temper
A general tendency or orientation towards a certain type of mood, a volatile stateA general tendency or orientation towards a certain type of mood, a volatile state; a habitual way of thinking, behaving or reacting.
» Tom lost his temper and shouted at Mary.
Том вышел из себя и накричал на Мэри.
Том потерял терпение и накричал на Мэри.
Том вийшов із себе і накричав на Мері.
Meaning
12 senses(countable, uncountable)A general tendency or orientation towards a certain type of mood, a volatile state; a habitual way of thinking, behaving or reacting.
to have a good, bad, or calm temper
Gereiztheit, Laune, Temperament
нравnrav, хара́ктерxarákter, темпера́ментtemperáment
(countable, uncountable)State of mind; mood.
Laune
настрое́ниеnastrojénije, настро́йnastrój
(countable, uncountable)A tendency to become angry.
Mind your hasty temper!
He has quite a temper when dealing with salespeople.
(countable, uncountable)Anger; a fit of anger.
an outburst of temper
When I heard about it I got myself into a terrible temper.
a sudden outburst of anger
(countable, uncountable)Calmness of mind; moderation; equanimity; composure.
to keep one's temper; to lose one's temper; to recover one's temper
(countable, uncountable)Middle state or course; mean; medium.
(countable, uncountable)The state of any compound substance which results from the mixture of various ingredients; due mixture of different qualities.
the temper of mortar
(countable, uncountable)The heat treatment to which a metal or other material has been subjected; a material that has undergone a particular heat treatment.
Anlassen, Ausheizen
(countable, uncountable)The state of a metal or other substance, especially as to its hardness, produced by some process of heating or cooling.
the temper of iron or steel
(countable, historical, uncountable)Milk of lime, or other substance, employed in the process formerly used to clarify sugar.
(countable, uncountable)A non-plastic material, such as sand, added to clay to prevent shrinkage and cracking during drying or firing; tempering.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Constitution of body; the mixture or relative proportion of the four humours: blood, choler, phlegm, and melancholy.
Examples
414 sentencesTom lost his temper and shouted at Mary.
Том вийшов із себе і накричав на Мері. — deniko
ruТом вышел из себя и накричал на Мэри. — svetla
Don't lose your temper no matter what Tom says.
Не втрачайте голови, що б не сказав Том. — deniko
Mary is a pretty girl, but has a bad temper.
Мері гарна дівчина, але в неї поганий характер. — deniko
ruМэри хорошенькая девушка, но у неё плохой характер. — sharptoothed
He lost his temper.
Він вийшов із себе. — deniko
ruОн вышел из себя. — AqQoyriq_1
deSein Temperament ist mit ihm durchgegangen. — PeterR
I lost my temper.
Я втратила терпіння. — deniko
ruЯ вышел из себя. — marafon
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English temperen, tempren, from Old English ġetemprian, temprian, borrowed froFrom Middle English temperen, tempren, from Old English ġetemprian, temprian, borrowed from Latin temperō (“(transitive) to divide or proportion duly, to moderate, to regulate; (intransitive) to be moderate, temperate”), from tempus (“time, fit season”). Compare also French tempérer. Doublet of tamper. See temporal.
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Forms
plural: tempersSynonyms
15 synonyms- a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger:biliousnessirritabilitypeevishnesspettishnesssnappishnesssurliness
- the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking:toughness
- a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling:moodhumorhumour
- a sudden outburst of anger:piqueirritation
Word family
22 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
10 patterns- lost his temper
- lost my temper
- lose your temper
- bad temper
- a bad temper
- control your temper
- temper tantrum
- lose her temper
- his temper and
- quite a temper