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1 fiery
['faɪərɪ]aggettivo [ person] ardente, infervorato; [speech, performance] appassionato; [ wound] che brucia; [ gas] infiammabile; [ sky] fiammeggiante; [ heat] ardentefiery red — rosso acceso o fuoco
* * *1) (like fire: a fiery light.) ardente2) (angry: a fiery temper.) focoso* * *fiery /ˈfaɪərɪ/a.1 infuocato; fiammeggiante; di fuoco; ardente: fiery tongues, lingue di fuoco; a fiery sun, un sole ardente2 rosso fuoco; rosso acceso; fiammeggiante; di fiamma: a fiery sunset, un tramonto fiammeggiante; a fiery blush, un rossore di fiamma; fiery red hair, capelli di un rosso acceso4 focoso; ardente; infuocato; impetuoso; appassionato: fiery temper, carattere focoso; fiery eyes, occhi ardenti; fiery words, parole di fuoco.* * *['faɪərɪ]aggettivo [ person] ardente, infervorato; [speech, performance] appassionato; [ wound] che brucia; [ gas] infiammabile; [ sky] fiammeggiante; [ heat] ardentefiery red — rosso acceso o fuoco
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4 temper
I ['tempə(r)]1) (mood) umore m.to keep o control one's temper mantenere la calma; to lose one's temper perdere le staffe; to fly into a temper infuriarsi, andare su tutte le furie; tempers flared o frayed gli animi si surriscaldarono; in a fit of temper — in un impeto di collera
2) (nature) carattere m.to have an even, a hot temper — avere un carattere mite, irascibile
3) ind. tempra f.II ['tempə(r)]1) (moderate) attenuare, moderare, temperare2) ind. temprare [ steel]* * *['tempə] 1. noun1) (a state of mind; a mood or humour: He's in a bad temper.) umore2) (a tendency to become (unpleasant when) angry: He has a terrible temper.) carattere, temperamento3) (a state of anger: She's in a temper.) collera2. verb1) (to bring metal to the right degree of hardness by heating and cooling: The steel must be carefully tempered.) temprare2) (to soften or make less severe: One must try to temper justice with mercy.) temperare, attenuare•- - tempered- keep one's temper
- lose one's temper* * *temper /ˈtɛmpə(r)/n.1 [u] (ind.) tempra, tempera; (metall.) rinvenimento: the temper of glass, la tempera del vetro; steel of the finest temper, acciaio della miglior tempra; temper time, tempo di rinvenimento4 temperamento; carattere; indole: He has a fiery temper, ha un temperamento focoso; She has a sweet temper, ha un'indole dolce; a foul temper, un brutto carattere; un caratteraccio; a filthy temper, un carattere schifoso; a hot temper, un temperamento ardente (o focoso); an ill temper, un cattivo carattere; a violent temper, un'indole violenta5 stato d'animo; umore: He was in a bad [good] temper, era di malumore [di buonumore]6 [u] (fam.) collera; ira; stizza: a fit of temper, un accesso d'ira; to get (o to fly) into a temper, andare su tutte le furie; montare in collera; adirarsi7 (pl.) – tempers (fam.), i nervi: ( calcio) Tempers began to fray in the second half, i nervi cominciarono a saltare nel secondo tempo● (metall.) temper brittleness, fragilità al rinvenimento □ to get sb. 's temper up, mandare in collera q.; fare saltare i nervi a q. □ to have a quick temper, scaldarsi per un nonnulla; pigliar fuoco come un fiammifero □ to keep one's temper, mantenere la calma; restare calmo □ to lose one's temper, perder le staffe; andare in collera; uscire dai gangheri (fam.) □ to be out of temper, essere di malumore; essere adirato, stizzito; essere in collera □ to try sb. 's temper, mettere a dura prova la pazienza di q. □ That boy has a temper, quel ragazzo ha un caratterino!FALSI AMICI: temper non significa tempera. (to) temper /ˈtɛmpə(r)/A v. t.1 (ind., metall.) temprare; rinvenire: to temper steel [glass], temprare l'acciaio [il vetro]2 diluire; stemperare: to temper clay, mescolare l'argilla; Some paints are tempered with oil, alcune vernici si stemperano con l'olio3 (fig. form.) temperare; attenuare; moderare; mitigare: to temper justice with mercy, temperare la giustizia con la misericordia; to temper unemployment, attenuare la disoccupazioneB v. i.(metall.) temprarsi; prendere la tempra; rinvenire● (prov.) God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb, Dio manda il freddo secondo i panni.* * *I ['tempə(r)]1) (mood) umore m.to keep o control one's temper mantenere la calma; to lose one's temper perdere le staffe; to fly into a temper infuriarsi, andare su tutte le furie; tempers flared o frayed gli animi si surriscaldarono; in a fit of temper — in un impeto di collera
2) (nature) carattere m.to have an even, a hot temper — avere un carattere mite, irascibile
3) ind. tempra f.II ['tempə(r)]1) (moderate) attenuare, moderare, temperare2) ind. temprare [ steel]
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