temper

temper
I ['tempə(r)]
nome
1) (mood) umore m.

to be in a good temper — essere di buon umore

to be in a temper — essere in collera

to keep o control one's temper mantenere la calma; to lose one's temper perdere le staffe; to fly into a temper infuriarsi, andare su tutte le furie; tempers flared o frayed gli animi si surriscaldarono; in a fit of temper — in un impeto di collera

2) (nature) carattere m.

to have an even, a hot temper — avere un carattere mite, irascibile

to have a nasty temper — avere un brutto carattere

3) ind. tempra f.
II ['tempə(r)]
verbo transitivo
1) (moderate) attenuare, moderare, temperare
2) ind. temprare [steel]
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['tempə] 1. noun
1) (a state of mind; a mood or humour: He's in a bad temper.) umore
2) (a tendency to become (unpleasant when) angry: He has a terrible temper.) carattere, temperamento
3) (a state of anger: She's in a temper.) collera
2. verb
1) (to bring metal to the right degree of hardness by heating and cooling: The steel must be carefully tempered.) temprare
2) (to soften or make less severe: One must try to temper justice with mercy.) temperare, attenuare
- keep one's temper
- lose one's temper
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temper /ˈtɛmpə(r)/
n.
1 [u] (ind.) tempra, tempera; (metall.) rinvenimento: the temper of glass, la tempera del vetro; steel of the finest temper, acciaio della miglior tempra; temper time, tempo di rinvenimento
2 [u] (anche edil.) miscela (legante); mescolanza: the temper of mortar, la miscela della malta
3 [u] (metall.) durezza e resistenza; (anche) percentuale di carbonio (dell'acciaio)
4 temperamento; carattere; indole: He has a fiery temper, ha un temperamento focoso; She has a sweet temper, ha un'indole dolce; a foul temper, un brutto carattere; un caratteraccio; a filthy temper, un carattere schifoso; a hot temper, un temperamento ardente (o focoso); an ill temper, un cattivo carattere; a violent temper, un'indole violenta
5 stato d'animo; umore: He was in a bad [good] temper, era di malumore [di buonumore]
6 [u] (fam.) collera; ira; stizza: a fit of temper, un accesso d'ira; to get (o to fly) into a temper, andare su tutte le furie; montare in collera; adirarsi
7 (pl.) tempers (fam.), i nervi: (calcio) Tempers began to fray in the second half, i nervi cominciarono a saltare nel secondo tempo
● (metall.) temper brittleness, fragilità al rinvenimento □ to get sb.'s temper up, mandare in collera q.; fare saltare i nervi a q.to have a quick temper, scaldarsi per un nonnulla; pigliar fuoco come un fiammifero □ to keep one's temper, mantenere la calma; restare calmo □ to lose one's temper, perder le staffe; andare in collera; uscire dai gangheri (fam.) □ to be out of temper, essere di malumore; essere adirato, stizzito; essere in collera □ to try sb.'s temper, mettere a dura prova la pazienza di q.That boy has a temper, quel ragazzo ha un caratterino!
FALSI AMICI: temper non significa tempera. (to) temper /ˈtɛmpə(r)/
A v. t.
1 (ind., metall.) temprare; rinvenire: to temper steel [glass], temprare l'acciaio [il vetro]
2 diluire; stemperare: to temper clay, mescolare l'argilla; Some paints are tempered with oil, alcune vernici si stemperano con l'olio
3 (fig. form.) temperare; attenuare; moderare; mitigare: to temper justice with mercy, temperare la giustizia con la misericordia; to temper unemployment, attenuare la disoccupazione
4 (mus.) temperare, modulare (una nota); accordare (uno strumento)
B v. i.
(metall.) temprarsi; prendere la tempra; rinvenire
● (prov.) God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb, Dio manda il freddo secondo i panni.
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I ['tempə(r)]
nome
1) (mood) umore m.

to be in a good temper — essere di buon umore

to be in a temper — essere in collera

to keep o control one's temper mantenere la calma; to lose one's temper perdere le staffe; to fly into a temper infuriarsi, andare su tutte le furie; tempers flared o frayed gli animi si surriscaldarono; in a fit of temper — in un impeto di collera

2) (nature) carattere m.

to have an even, a hot temper — avere un carattere mite, irascibile

to have a nasty temper — avere un brutto carattere

3) ind. tempra f.
II ['tempə(r)]
verbo transitivo
1) (moderate) attenuare, moderare, temperare
2) ind. temprare [steel]

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