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Pronunciation
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Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�mp�(r)|-�mp�(r)

Noun
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1. A tendency to anger or lose patience easily.

#:He has quite a temper when dealing with salespeople.

1. The heat treatment to which a metal or other material has been subjected; a material that has undergone a particular heat treatment.

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trans-top|tendency to anger or lose patience easily
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trans-top|heat treatment
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Portuguese(Brazil): pavio-curto, tempero
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Verb
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1. To moderate or control.

#:Temper your language around children.

1. To heat-treat a material, particularly a metal.

#:Next, temper the steel by dropping the white hot metal into cold water.

1. To mix clay, plaster or mortar with water to obtain the proper consistency

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trans-top|to moderate or control
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Spanish: templar
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trans-top|to head-treat
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Spanish: templar
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trans-top|to mix
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ttbc|Portuguese: moderar, temperar
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