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tempered

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
tempered adj	(iron, steel: strengthened)	templado/a adj
	The sword is made of tempered steel.
tempered adj	(glass: strengthened)	templado/a adj
	Tempered glass should be used for patio doors.
tempered, -tempered adj	(having a specified disposition)	que tiene humor loc adj
Note: Used in combination
	Janice is too hot-tempered to be a good team leader.
	Janice tiene muy mal humor para ser líder de equipo.

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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
temper n	(mood)	humor nm
		talante nm
		estado de ánimo grupo nom
	Try to find out what temper the boss is in, before you ask for your pay rise.
	Intenta averiguar de qué humor está tu jefe antes de pedirle un aumento.
temper n	(ability to get angry)	temperamento nm
		irascibilidad nf
		mal genio grupo nom
	Hannah has a temper; it's best not to upset her.
	Hannah tiene su temperamento; es mejor no enfadarla.
temper [sth]⇒ vtr	often passive (moderate, mitigate)	atemperar⇒ vtr
		templar⇒ vtr
		temperar⇒ vtr
		moderar⇒ vtr
	George's boss tempered her negative appraisal with a few positive comments.
	Karen's attraction to Brian was tempered by her knowledge of his criminal past.
	El jefe de George atemperó su evaluación negativa con algunos comentarios positivos. // La atracción de Karen por Brian estaba atemperada por el conocimiento de su pasado criminal.

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Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
temper [sth] vtr	(iron, steel: strengthen)	templar⇒ vtr
	The blacksmith tempered the steel, making sure it was strong enough to withstand many years of use.
	El herrero templó el acero, asegurándose de que era lo suficientemente fuerte como para resistir muchos años de uso.

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Compound Forms: tempered | temper | -tempered
Inglés		Español
bad-tempered adj	(grumpy)	malhumorado/a adj
		de mal carácter loc adj
	Darla's piano teacher is a bad-tempered old man.
	El profesor de piano de Darla es un viejo malhumorado.
even-tempered adj	(mild mannered)	tranquilo/a adj
	My father was an even-tempered man who never raised his voice.
	Mi padre era un hombre tranquilo que nunca levantaba la voz.
		calmo/a adj
	Mi padre era un hombre calmo que nunca levantaba la voz.
		de buen genio loc adj
		sereno/a adj
	Mi padre era un hombre de buen genio que nunca levantaba la voz.
		apacible adj
	Mi padre era un hombre apacible que nunca levantaba la voz.
evil-tempered adj	(person: angry, bad-tempered)	malhumorado/a adj
		irascible adj mf
		irritable adj mf
	Helena crept into the office, hoping her evil-tempered boss wouldn't notice she was late.
	Helena entró a hurtadillas en la oficina, esperando que su jefe malhumorado no se diera cuenta de que llegaba tarde.
good-tempered adj	(pleasant personality) (persona: carácter)	agradable adj
	Jenny's boss is good-tempered and makes work fun.
hotheaded, hot-headed, hot-tempered adj	(easily angered) (persona: perder la calma)	exaltado/a adj
	(coloquial, AR)	calentón adj
	My hotheaded boss loses his temper over the slightest mistake.
ill-tempered adj	(grumpy, argumentative)	malhumorado/a adj
		irritable adj
		gruñón/ñona adj
quick-tempered adj	(easily angered)	temperamental adj
	(coloquial)	geniudo adj
	(formal)	irascible adj
	My mother is quick-tempered, so I always do my chores on time.
sharp-tempered adj	(becomes angry suddenly) (figurado)	calentón adj
		irritable adj mf
short-tempered adj	(easily angered) (coloquial)	de pocas pulgas, de malas pulgas loc adj
	I can get very short-tempered when things don't go my way.
	Me pongo de malas pulgas si las cosas no salen como yo quiero.
		irritable adj mf
		de trato difícil loc adj
	(coloquial)	de mecha corta loc adj
	(AR, coloquial)	chinchudo/a adj
sweet tempered, sweet-tempered adj	(mild mannered, good natured)	afable, cordial, simpático/a adj
		de buen temperamento loc adj
tempered glass n	(glass strengthened by heat treatment)	vidrio templado nm
tempered safety glass n	(glass strengthened by heat treatment)	cristal de seguridad nm + loc adj
		vidrio templado de seguridad nm + loc adj
	The principal feature of tempered safety glass is its strength.
	La principal característica del cristal de seguridad es su dureza.
well-tempered adj	(person: cheerful)	alegre adj
well-tempered adj	(process: properly regulated)	regulado adj
well-tempered adj	(metal: strong)	duro/a adj
		templado/a adj
well-tempered adj	(musical instrument: tuned)	afinado adj

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