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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.
controlar, moderar, regular, temperar
  • To strengthen or toughen a material, especially metal, by heat treatment; anneal.
temperar

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.
  • State of mind; mood.
  • The state of any compound substance which results from the mixture of various ingredients; due mixture of different qualities.
temperamento
  • The heat treatment to which a metal or other material has been subjected; a material that has undergone a particular heat treatment.
têmpera

temperance noun

  /ˈtɛmpəɹəns/
  • (obsolete) State with regard to heat or cold; temperature.
temperança

temperate adjective

  /ˈtɛmpəɹət/
  • Moderate; not excessive
ameno, temperado
  • Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions
comedido, temperado

temperate verb

  /ˈtɛmpəɹət/
  • (obsolete) To render temperate; to moderate
amenizar

temperately adverb

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

temperable adjective

  • Capable of being tempered.
temperável
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