temperar

/tempeˈɾaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
tempero
preterite (yo)
temperé
past participle
temperado

Meaning

  1. to temper

    • Templó el ánimo.

      He tempered his mood.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

templar

templar is more common, like tempering metal or one's emotions; temperar is rarer and more literary — both mean "to temper."

Practice

1 What does temperar mean?

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