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1 temper
['tempə] 1. noun1) (a state of mind; a mood or humour: He's in a bad temper.) dispoziţie2) (a tendency to become (unpleasant when) angry: He has a terrible temper.) fire (irascibilă)3) (a state of anger: She's in a temper.) (acces de) furie2. verb1) (to bring metal to the right degree of hardness by heating and cooling: The steel must be carefully tempered.) a căli2) (to soften or make less severe: One must try to temper justice with mercy.) a tempera; a împăca (cu)•- - tempered- keep one's temper
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2 lose one's temper
(to show anger: He lost his temper and shouted at me.) -
3 keep one's temper
(not to lose one's temper: He was very annoyed but he kept his temper.) -
4 blow up
1) (to break into pieces, or be broken into pieces, by an explosion: The bridge blew up / was blown up.) a sări în aer2) (to fill with air or a gas: He blew up the balloon.) a umfla3) (to lose one's temper: If he says that again I'll blow up.) a exploda -
5 fly off the handle
(to lose one's temper.) a-şi ieşi din fire
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lose temper — lose (your) temper to become very angry. If she contradicted him now, he would lose his temper and his blood pressure would shoot up … New idioms dictionary
lose temper — become impatient, become irritated … English contemporary dictionary
lose — W1S1 [lu:z] v past tense and past participle lost [lɔst US lo:st] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(stop having attitude/quality etc)¦ 2¦(not win)¦ 3¦(cannot find something)¦ 4¦(stop having something)¦ 5¦(death)¦ 6¦(money)¦ 7 have nothing to lose 8¦(time)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
temper — ► NOUN 1) a person s state of mind in terms of their being angry or calm. 2) a tendency to become angry easily. 3) an angry state of mind. 4) the degree of hardness and elasticity in steel or other metal. ► VERB 1) improve the temper of (a metal) … English terms dictionary
lose your temper — lose (your) temper to become very angry. If she contradicted him now, he would lose his temper and his blood pressure would shoot up … New idioms dictionary
temper — [tem′pər] vt. [ME tempren < OE temprian & OFr temprer, both < L temperare, to observe proper measure, mix, regulate, forbear < tempus (gen. temporis), time, period, orig., a span < IE * tempos, a span < * temp , to pull < base * … English World dictionary
lose your temper with — lose your temper (with) phrase to become very angry She hardly ever lost her temper. Thesaurus: to be, or to become angry or annoyedsynonym Main entry: temper … Useful english dictionary
lose your temper (with somebody) — lose/keep your ˈtemper (with sb) idiom to fail/manage to control your anger • She lost her temper with a customer and shouted at him. • I struggle to keep my temper with the kids when they misbehave. Main entry: ↑temperidiom … Useful english dictionary
lose — [ luz ] (past tense and past participle lost [ lɔst ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 stop having something ▸ 2 be unable to find ▸ 3 not win ▸ 4 have less than before ▸ 5 when someone dies ▸ 6 no longer see/hear etc. ▸ 7 not have body part ▸ 8 stop having… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lose — [lo͞oz] vt. lost, losing [ME losen, lesen, merging OE losian, to lose, be lost (< los, LOSS) + leosan, to lose, akin to OHG (vir)liosan, Goth (fra)liusan < IE base * leu , to cut off, separate > Gr lyein, to dissolve; L luere, to loose,… … English World dictionary
lose the plot — (informal) 1. To be at a loss, lose one s way 2. To lose one s temper 3. To become insane • • • Main Entry: ↑plot * * * informal lose one s ability to understand or cope with what is happening many people believe that he is feeling the strain or… … Useful english dictionary
