temperar

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin temperāre. Doublet of temprar.

Pronunciation

Verb

temperar (first-person singular present tempero, first-person singular preterite temperí, past participle temperat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

  1. (transitive) to moderate
    Synonyms: moderar, assuaujar
  2. (transitive, music) to temper
    Synonym: temprar
  3. (pronominal) to adapt
    Synonyms: acomodar-se, adaptar-se

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Further reading

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese temperar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), Latin tempero, temperare (to mix, to temper).

Pronunciation

Verb

temperar (first-person singular present tempero, first-person singular preterite temperei, past participle temperado)

  1. to mix or combine properly
    Synonym: mesturar
  2. to tune
    Synonym: afinar
    • 1814, Manuel Pardo de Andrade, Romance:
      Repinicáde o pandeiro,
      Nenas dos portos de mar;
      Para tocálo Rianxo
      E a Avia para bailar.
      O Miño tempére a gaita,
      Anque marre o brencellau;
      E mais que non quede pinga,
      Xarro tras xarro e brindár.
      Os barrosos e pardiños,
      Xuro a brios, que an de danzar,
      Sin que o estorven as cadrillas
      Dos valentes Roquetaus.
      Ring your tambourine,
      girls from the sea harbours;
      at playing it, Rianxo;
      the land of Avia, at dancing.
      Let the Miño tune the bagpipe,
      even if the good wine is not enough;
      Do not leave a drop,
      pitcher after pitcher and toast.
      Highlanders and lowlanders,
      I swear they ought to dance,
      no fault on the teams
      of the valiant people of Lemos.
  3. to temper
    Synonym: regular
  4. to warm up or to cool down to the desired temperature

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin temperāre (to mix, to temper).

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: tem‧pe‧rar

Verb

temperar (first-person singular present tempero, first-person singular preterite temperei, past participle temperado)

  1. to season (to flavour food)
  2. to temper (metal)

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin temperāre. Doublet of templar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tempeˈɾaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: tem‧pe‧rar

Verb

temperar (first-person singular present tempero, first-person singular preterite temperé, past participle temperado)

  1. (transitive) to temper (to moderate or control)
    Synonyms: atemperar, templar
  2. to soften
  3. to calm

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