templar

v.

1 to warm (up) (entibiar) (lo frío).

2 to calm (calmar) (nervios, ánimos).

3 to temper (mechanics) (metal).

Hay que templar el agua antes del baño We must temper the water before bath

El herrero templa el hierro en el yunke The smith tempers iron in the anvil.

4 to tune (Music).

5 to tighten (up).

6 to get milder.

7 to attune, to tune.

Templa tu guitarra antes de tocar Attune the guitar before you play.

8 to anneal.

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templar

► verbo transitivo

1 (moderar) to moderate, temper

2 (algo frío) to warm up; (algo caliente) to cool down

3 figurado (cólera) to appease; (apaciguar) to calm down

4 (cuerda, tornillo) to tighten (up)

5 figurado (bebida) to dilute

6 MÚSICA to tune

7 TÉCNICA to temper

8 (colores) to match

► verbo intransitivo

1 (el tiempo) to warm up

► verbo pronominal templarse

1 (contenerse) to restrain oneself, control oneself

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verb

1) to warm up

2) temper

3) moderate

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1. VT

1) [+ comida] (=calentar) to warm up; (=enfriar) to cool down

2) [+ clima] to make mild; [+ calor] to reduce

3) (=moderar) to moderate; [+ ánimos] to calm; [+ cólera] to restrain, control

4) (Quím) [+ solución] to dilute

5) [+ acero] to temper, harden

6) (Mús) to tune (up)

7) (Mec) to adjust; [+ tornillo] to tighten up; [+ resorte] to set properly

8) (Arte) [+ colores] to blend

9) And (=derribar) to knock down; CAm (=golpear) to hit, beat up; And (=matar) to kill, bump off *

10) Caribe *** to screw ***, fuck ***

2. VI

1) (Meteo) (=refrescar) to get cooler; (=hacer más calor) to get warmer, get milder

2) Caribe (=huir) to flee

3.

See:

templarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) (Tec) <acero> to temper

2) (Mús) <violín/cuerda> to tune

3) (entibiar - enfriando) to cool down; (- calentando) to warm up

2.

templar vi (hacer más calor) to get warmer o milder; (refrescar) to get cooler

3.

templarse v pron (enfriarse) to cool down; (calentarse) to get warmer, warm up

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= temper.

Ex. This advantage must be tempered by the fact that the standard centrally produced record may not always be consistent with local requirements.

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) (Tec) <acero> to temper

2) (Mús) <violín/cuerda> to tune

3) (entibiar - enfriando) to cool down; (- calentando) to warm up

2.

templar vi (hacer más calor) to get warmer o milder; (refrescar) to get cooler

3.

templarse v pron (enfriarse) to cool down; (calentarse) to get warmer, warm up

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= temper.

Ex: This advantage must be tempered by the fact that the standard centrally produced record may not always be consistent with local requirements.

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templar [A1 ]

vt

A (Tec) ‹acero› to temper

B (Mús) ‹violín/cuerda› to tune

una guitarra bien templada a well-tuned guitar

C (entibiar — enfriando) to cool, cool down; (— calentando) to warm up, warm

encendí la estufa para templar la habitación I put the heater on to warm the room up

D (fam)

1 (derribar) to knock down, floor (colloq)

2 (matar) to kill, bump off (sl)

■ templar

vi

(hacer más calor) to get warmer o milder; (refrescar) to get cooler

■ templarse

v pron

(enfriarse) to cool down; (calentarse) to get warmer, warm up

está muy caliente, espera a que se temple it's very hot, wait until it cools down

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templar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un metal) to temper
2 (una habitación) to warm up
3 (moderar, suavizar) to moderate: templa tus nervios, calm your nerves
templar los ánimos, to calm o cool everyone down
4 Mús (un instrumento) to tune
II verbo intransitivo (el tiempo) to get warmer
♦ Locuciones: templar gaitas, to compromise
'templar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gaita
- templario
English:
temper
- harden

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templar

♦ vt

1. [entibiar] [lo frío] to warm (up);

[lo caliente] to cool (down);

templaban las manos al calor de la hoguera they warmed their hands at the bonfire

2. [calmar] [nervios, ánimos] to calm;

[ira, pasiones] to restrain; [voz] to soften;

templar la pelota o [m5]el balón [en fútbol] to slow the game down

3. Tec [metal, cristal, vidrio] to temper

4. [instrumento musical] to tune;

Comp

Esp

templar gaitas to calm things down

5. [tensar] to tighten (up)

6. Andes [matar] to kill

♦ vi

1. [tiempo, día] to get milder;

[viento] to lighten, to moderate

2. Taurom = to control the movement of the cape to accompany the bull's charge

3. Cuba Fam [copular] to screw

♦ See also the pronominal verb templarse

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templar

v/t ira, nervios etc calm

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templar vt

1) : to temper (steel)

2) : to restrain, to moderate

3) : to tune (a musical instrument)

4) : to warm up, to cool down

♦ See also the reflexive verb templarse