Definisjon av Temper

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Noun

temper - a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor"
mood, humor, humour
feeling the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"
peeve an annoyed or irritated mood
sulk, sulkiness a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal; "stayed home in a sulk"
good humor, good humour, good temper, amiability a cheerful and agreeable mood
temper - a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees"
biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness
ill nature a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition
temper - the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
toughness
elasticity, snap the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed; "the waistband had lost its snap"
Temper - a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood"
pique, temper, irritation
chafe, vexation, annoyance soreness and warmth caused by friction; "he had a nasty chafe on his knee"

Verb

temper - harden by reheating and cooling in oil; "temper steel"
harden
modify make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
temper - make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"
season, mollify
weaken become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"
temper - adjust the pitch (of pianos)
adjust, correct, set adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"
Temper - restrain
chasten, moderate, temper
modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
Temper - bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass"
anneal, temper, normalize
indurate, harden become fixed or established; "indurated customs"
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Substantiv

Temper - A tendency to be of a certain type of mood.
Temper - State of mind.
Temper - The heat treatment to which a metal or other material has been subjected; a material that has undergone a particular heat treatment.

Verb

Temper - To moderate or control.
Temper - To heat-treat a material, especially metal or chocolate.
Temper - To mix clay, plaster or mortar with water to obtain the proper consistency.
Temper - To combine in due proportions; to constitute; to compose.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) temper
  • Presens: temper / tempers
  • Preteritum: tempered
  • Perfektum: (have) tempered

Substantiv

  • Entall: temper
  • Flertall: tempers

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