to temper
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4.2
- verb
- /ˈtɛmpər/
:
moderar
- He decided to temper his criticism of the project by offering constructive feedback instead.
- tempered by reality
- tempered by mercy
- tempered by the fact
Well I think that the honesty needs to be tempered with love.
- Well I think that the honesty needs to be tempered with love.
- It's like he he wants to temper your expectations and slow things down.
- And then it tempers your worst instincts as a human being.
- Because again, most men, if they don't want anything serious, they're going to temper down the communication part.
- But remember the Infinity cache is smaller too, so this gives me reason to temper my expectations.
- You know, most human beings would temper their ideas because normally people like to fit in.
- I've been very strategic because I'm, I'm, I often I, I try and temper creativity with being very deliberate.
- But at the very least, what it allows me to do is temper these feelings and this enthusiasm I have right now.
- But but I was tempered and controlled by it, by this, because having fun did not Trump win it.
- I couldn't temper with any sort of comedy.
- You're not going to abandon your myth, but perhaps temper it with.
Examples
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Since we have the floor next in the debate, I thought I'd suggest you might temper your contribution so as not to frighten our conservative friends.
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The excitement of discoveries on the nanoscale needs to be tempered with environmental and health concerns.
Academic text (2013) -
It's like he he wants to temper your expectations and slow things down.
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You know, most human beings would temper their ideas because normally people like to fit in.
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Well I think that the honesty needs to be tempered with love.
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But today that pride must be tempered with a profound concern.
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Such enthusiasm and optimism should, however, be tempered by a note of caution.
Academic text (1999) -
Temper your frustrations.
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The teacher tried to temper the students' excitement with a few ground rules for the trip.
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To ensure efficient teamwork, it's important to temper enthusiasm with realistic expectations.
Synonyms
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4.4
To make something less strong or intense
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9.9
To hold back strong feelings or excitement
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Etymology
Temper comes from the Latin temperare, meaning 'to keep in balance' or 'to mix properly', and it is the same root as temperate. So to temper something is to make it less strong or more balanced, to hold or soften it.