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1 moderar
v.1 to moderate.modere el consumo de alcohol you should try to avoid drinking excessive amounts of alcohol2 to chair (debate).* * *1 (gen) to moderate; (velocidad) to reduce1 to control oneself\moderarse en las palabras to measure one's words, mind what one says* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=controlar)a) [+ impulsos, emociones] to restrain, control; [+ violencia, deseo] to curb, control; [+ ambición, opiniones, actitud] to moderateb) [+ palabras, lenguaje, tono] to tone down, mindpor favor, caballero, modere sus palabras — please, sir, mind your language
2) (=reducir) [+ gastos, consumo] to cut, reduce; [+ velocidad] to reduce; [+ tensión] to easemedidas para moderar la inflación — measures to curb o cut o reduce inflation
marcha 3)modere su velocidad — reduce your speed, slow down
3) [+ debate, coloquio] to chair, moderate2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <impulsos/aspiraciones> to curb, moderateb) <vocabulario/palabras>c) <gasto/consumo> to curb; < velocidad> to reduce2) <debate/coloquio> to moderate, chair2.moderarse v pronmodérate, estás comiendo mucho — restrain yourself o (colloq) go easy, you're eating too much
modérate, no hables así — control yourself, don't talk like that
* * *= temper, tone down, moderate, lower.Ex. This advantage must be tempered by the fact that the standard centrally produced record may not always be consistent with local requirements.Ex. We found an increasing trend toward a more structured approach in data gathering procedures, while loose data collection was toned down significantly.Ex. The effect of using the system is moderated by 2 variable, the level of experience of the person completing the task, and the status of the client.Ex. When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.----* moderar la velocidad = slow down.* moderar + Posesivo + aspiraciones = lower + Posesivo + sights.* moderar + Posesivo + pretensiones = lower + Posesivo + sights.* moderarse = hold back on.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <impulsos/aspiraciones> to curb, moderateb) <vocabulario/palabras>c) <gasto/consumo> to curb; < velocidad> to reduce2) <debate/coloquio> to moderate, chair2.moderarse v pronmodérate, estás comiendo mucho — restrain yourself o (colloq) go easy, you're eating too much
modérate, no hables así — control yourself, don't talk like that
* * *= temper, tone down, moderate, lower.Ex: This advantage must be tempered by the fact that the standard centrally produced record may not always be consistent with local requirements.
Ex: We found an increasing trend toward a more structured approach in data gathering procedures, while loose data collection was toned down significantly.Ex: The effect of using the system is moderated by 2 variable, the level of experience of the person completing the task, and the status of the client.Ex: When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.* moderar la velocidad = slow down.* moderar + Posesivo + aspiraciones = lower + Posesivo + sights.* moderar + Posesivo + pretensiones = lower + Posesivo + sights.* moderarse = hold back on.* * *moderar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹impulsos/aspiraciones› to curb, moderate2 ‹palabras/vocabulario›por favor modera tu vocabulario please mind your languagemodera el tonito don't use that tone of voice with me3 ‹gasto/consumo› to curb; ‹velocidad› to reducemoderaron la velocidad they slowed down, they reduced their speedtenemos que moderar el consumo de energía we have to curb o reduce energy consumptionB ‹debate/coloquio› to moderate, chairmodérate, estás comiendo demasiado restrain yourself o ( colloq) go easy, you're eating too muchmodérate, no hables así calm down o control yourself, don't talk like thateste mes tendremos que moderarnos en los gastos this month we'll have to cut down on our spending* * *
moderar ( conjugate moderar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ velocidad› to reduce
2 ‹debate/coloquio› to moderate, chair
moderarse verbo pronominal:◊ modérate, estás comiendo mucho restrain yourself o (colloq) go easy, you're eating too much;
moderarse en los gastos to cut down on spending
moderar verbo transitivo
1 to moderate: tienes que moderar esos hábitos, you have to kick your bad habits
2 (velocidad) to reduce: al llegar a la curva, modere la velocidad, slow down at the curve
3 (una discusión) to chair: tengo que moderar un debate en el Ateneo, I have to chair a debate at the Ateneo
' moderar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
templar
- atenuar
English:
chair
- moderate
- modify
- hold
- tone
* * *♦ vt1. [templar, atenuar] to moderate;le pidieron que moderara su estilo agresivo he was asked to tone down his aggressive style;modere el consumo de alcohol you should try to avoid drinking excessive amounts of alcohol2. [velocidad] to reduce;modere su velocidad [en cartel] reduce speed3. [debate] to chair, to facilitate4. [contener] to contain, to restrain;moderar las pasiones to contain one's passions* * *v/t1 exigencias moderate; impulsos control, restrain3 debate chair* * *moderar vt1) temperar: to temper, to moderate2) : to curb, to reducemoderar gastos: to curb spending3) presidir: to chair (a meeting)
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