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temper [ˈtempə(r)]
sustantivo
1. carácter (m) (character); humor (m) (mood); mal humor (bad mood)
- to be in a good/(bad) temper -> estar de buen/mal humor
- to keep one's temper -> mantener la calma
- to lose one's temper -> perder los estribos
- to have a short temper -> tener mal genio
- to fly into a temper -> ponerse hecho(a) una furia
- temper, temper! (familiar) -> ¡calma, calma!
- temper tantrum -> rabieta (f)
verbo transitivo
2. templar (steel)
3. moderar, mitigar (action)
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temper [tem-par]
1. Templar, moderar, entibiar o suavizar la fuerza de alguna cosa; atemperar.
2. Mezclar varios ingredientes entre sí para componer o formar un compuesto.
3. Atemperar, acomodar; temperar, ablandar.
4. Templar, dar a los metales aquel punto de dureza que requieren para su perfección.
va.
sustantivo
1. Condición, carácter, genio, disposición del ánimo (character).
2. Temple, la calidad o el estado del genio y natural apacible o áspero; disposición, carácter.
3. Irritación, cólera, ira (anger, rage).
4. Moderación, calma, sangre fría (cold blood).
5. Temple, el punto de dureza que se da a los metales.
6. Grado de densidad debida a una mezcla,
verbo
7. g. (Antiguo)
8. Cal de defecación (for sugar).
9. Temperamento, la complexión, constitución o disposición del cuerpo. (Antiguo)
en la argamasa.
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