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Portuguese
Etymology
From des- + temperar.
Pronunciation
Verb
destemperar (first-person singular present destempero, first-person singular preterite destemperei, past participle destemperado)
- (transitive) to untemper (metal), to cause to lose temper
- (transitive) to make (food) lose flavor, to make insipid
- (transitive) to dilute, to weaken (an alcoholic drink)
- (painting, transitive) to dilute (paint)
- (transitive) to change the temperature of (liquid) by adding more liquid
- (music, transitive) to cause (an instrument or voice) to go out of tune
- (music, reflexive) to go out of tune
- (transitive) to confuse, to disjoint
- (reflexive) to become confused or disjointed
- (intransitive or reflexive) to lose one's temper
- (transitive, colloquial) to cause diarrhea or an intestinal disorder in (someone)
- (reflexive, colloquial) to get diarrhea or an intestinal disorder
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
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