destemplar

v.

1 to distemper, to alter, to disconcert.

2 to put to confusion.

3 to untune.

4 to be ruffled, to be discomposed.

5 to be out of order (pulso).

6 to grow blunt, to lose the temper (instrumentos).

7 to act improperly or rashly.

8 to lose moderation in actions or words.

9 to anneal, to take out the temper of metals.

10 to melt glue or other cement.

11 to put out of tune, to untune.

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destemplar

► verbo transitivo

1 (alterar) to disturb, upset

■ los nervios destemplaron al equipo the team lost concentration due to nerves

2 (poner en infusión) to infuse

3 MÚSICA to make go out of tune

4 (un metal) to untemper

► verbo pronominal destemplarse

1 MEDICINA to feel indisposed, feel unwell

2 (un instrumento) to go out of tune

3 (perder la moderación) to become upset, get agitated

4 (un metal) to lose its temper

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1. VT

1) (Mús) to put out of tune

2) (=alterar) to upset, disturb

2.

See:

destemplarse

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1.

Col, Per, Ven verbo transitivo

1) <guitarra/violín> to make ... go out of tune

2) <ánimos/nervios> to fray

solo logró destemplar los ánimos — all he did was to make things even more fraught

3) (AmL) <dientes> to set ... on edge

2.

destemplarse v pron

1) tiempo to change for the worse

2) (Mús) instrumento to go out of tune

3) (Andes, Méx) dientes (+ me/te/le etc)

con ese ruido se me destemplan los dientes — that noise sets my teeth on edge

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1.

Col, Per, Ven verbo transitivo

1) <guitarra/violín> to make ... go out of tune

2) <ánimos/nervios> to fray

solo logró destemplar los ánimos — all he did was to make things even more fraught

3) (AmL) <dientes> to set ... on edge

2.

destemplarse v pron

1) tiempo to change for the worse

2) (Mús) instrumento to go out of tune

3) (Andes, Méx) dientes (+ me/te/le etc)

con ese ruido se me destemplan los dientes — that noise sets my teeth on edge

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destemplar [A1 ] or (Col, Per) [A5 ]

vt

A ‹guitarra/violín› to make … go out of tune

B ‹nervios› to fray

lo único que hizo fue destemplar los ánimos he only made everyone even more agitated o made things even more fraught

C (AmL) ‹dientes› to set … on edge

■ destemplarse

v pron

A (indisponerse) to become unwell; (con fiebre) to get a slight fever, to get a bit of a temperature (BrE)

B «tiempo» to become unpleasant o unsettled

C (Mús) «instrumento» to go out of tune

D «herramienta» to lose its edge

E

(Andes, Méx) «dientes» (+ me/te/le etc): al oír ese ruido se me destemplan los dientes that noise sets my teeth on edge

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destemplar (conjugate destemplar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹guitarra/violín› to make … go out of tune
2 ‹ánimos/nervios› to fray
3 (AmL) ‹dientes› to set … on edge

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destemplar

♦ vt

1. [instrumento] to put out of tune

2. [causar malestar a]

este tiempo me destempla this weather makes me feel out of sorts

3. [alterar] to disturb the order o harmony of

♦ See also the pronominal verb destemplarse

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destemplar

v/t

1 MÚS put out of tune

2 persona upset