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temper noun

  /ˈtɛmpə/ , /ˈtɛmpɚ/
  • A general tendency or orientation towards a certain type of mood, a volatile state; a habitual way of thinking, behaving or reacting.
Temperament, Gereiztheit, Laune
  • The heat treatment to which a metal or other material has been subjected; a material that has undergone a particular heat treatment.
Anlassen, Ausheizen
  • State of mind; mood.
  • The state of any compound substance which results from the mixture of various ingredients; due mixture of different qualities.
Laune

temper verb

  /ˈtɛmpə/ , /ˈtɛmpɚ/
  • (archaic) To mingle in due proportion; to prepare by combining; to modify, as by adding some new element; to qualify, as by an ingredient; hence, to soften; to mollify; to assuage.
mäßigen

temperate adjective

  /ˈtɛmpəɹət/
  • Moderate; not excessive
gemäßigt, zurückhaltend

temperance noun

  /ˈtɛmpəɹəns/
  • Habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate indulgence.
Mäßigung
  • Moderation of passion; calmness.
Mäßigung, Enthaltsamkeit, Mäßigkeit im Alkoholgenuss, Temperenz
  • (obsolete) State with regard to heat or cold; temperature.
Mäßigkeit, Mäßigung

temperately adverb

  • In a thoughtfully measured or regulated manner, eschewing extremes.
maßvoll

tempering

Anlassen

tempered adjective

  • Pertaining to the industrial process for toughening glass, or to such toughened glass.
beherrscht
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