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1 lose one's temper
(to show anger: He lost his temper and shouted at me.) missa stjórn á skapi sínu -
2 keep one's temper
(not to lose one's temper: He was very annoyed but he kept his temper.) hafa stjórn á skapi sínu -
3 temper
['tempə] 1. noun1) (a state of mind; a mood or humour: He's in a bad temper.) skap2) (a tendency to become (unpleasant when) angry: He has a terrible temper.) skap3) (a state of anger: She's in a temper.) vont skap2. verb1) (to bring metal to the right degree of hardness by heating and cooling: The steel must be carefully tempered.) styrkja, bæta2) (to soften or make less severe: One must try to temper justice with mercy.) milda•- - tempered- keep one's temper
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4 blow up
1) (to break into pieces, or be broken into pieces, by an explosion: The bridge blew up / was blown up.) springa (í loft upp)2) (to fill with air or a gas: He blew up the balloon.) blása upp, fylla lofti3) (to lose one's temper: If he says that again I'll blow up.) verða bálreiður -
5 fly off the handle
(to lose one's temper.) missa stjórn á sér, stökkva upp á nef sér
См. также в других словарях:
lose one's temper — ► keep (or lose) one s temper retain (or fail to retain) composure or restraint when angry. Main Entry: ↑temper … English terms dictionary
lose one's temper — verb get very angry and fly into a rage The professor combusted when the student didn t know the answer to a very elementary question Spam makes me go ballistic • Syn: ↑flip one s lid, ↑blow up, ↑throw a fit, ↑hit the roof, ↑hit the ceiling, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
lose one's temper — {v. phr.} To lose control over one s anger; to get angry. * /He lost his temper when he broke the key in the lock./ Compare: BLOW A FUSE, FLY OFF THE HANDLE. Contrast: HOLD ONE S TEMPER … Dictionary of American idioms
lose one's temper — {v. phr.} To lose control over one s anger; to get angry. * /He lost his temper when he broke the key in the lock./ Compare: BLOW A FUSE, FLY OFF THE HANDLE. Contrast: HOLD ONE S TEMPER … Dictionary of American idioms
lose\ one's\ temper — v. phr. To lose control over one s anger; to get angry. He lost his temper when he broke the key in the lock. Compare: blow a fuse, fly off the handle Contrast: hold one s temper … Словарь американских идиом
lose one's temper — fail to maintain one s composure, lose one s self control … English contemporary dictionary
lose one's temper — Syn: get angry, fly into a rage, erupt; informal go mad, go bananas, have a fit, see red, fly off the handle, blow one s top, hit the roof, lose one s rag; Brit.; informal go spare, throw a wobbly … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
keep (or lose) one's temper — retain (or fail to retain) composure or restraint when angry. → temper … English new terms dictionary
make one lose one's temper — index incense Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
lose one's temper — become angry He lost his temper when the child broke the dish. (from Idioms in Speech) to lose control of oneself in a moment of anger; to get angry or impatient She frowned. I shall lose my temper. You ll make me lose my temper. Why do you hide… … Idioms and examples
lose one's temper — calm down, there s no need to lose your temper Syn: get angry, fly into a rage, erupt, lose control, go berserk, breathe fire, flare up, boil over; informal go mad, go crazy, go bananas, have a fit, see red, fly off the handle, blow one s top,… … Thesaurus of popular words
