temper tantrum in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for temper tantrum in the English»French Dictionary

temper tantrum N

temper tantrum

caprice m

to throw or have a temper tantrum

faire un caprice

Translations for temper tantrum in the English»French Dictionary

tantrum [Brit ˈtantrəm, Am ˈtæntrəm] N

tantrum

crise f (de colère)

to throw or have a tantrum child:

faire un caprice

to throw or have a tantrum adult:

piquer une colère inf

I.temper [Brit ˈtɛmpə, Am ˈtɛmpər] N

1. temper (mood):

temper

humeur f

to be in a good/bad temper

être de bonne/mauvaise humeur

to be in a temper

piquer une crise inf

to have a temper

se mettre facilement en colère

to keep or control one's temper

se contrôler

to lose one's temper

se mettre en colère (with contre)

to fly into a temper

exploser

tempers flared or frayed

les esprits se sont emportés (over sur)

in a fit of temper

dans un accès de colère

you'll only put him into a worse temper

tu vas le mettre encore plus en colère

temper! temper!

on se calme!

2. temper (nature):

temper

caractère m

to have an even/sweet temper

être d'un caractère égal/doux

to have a hot or quick temper

être irascible

to have a nasty temper

avoir un sale caractère

3. temper TECH (hardness):

temper

trempe f

II.temper [Brit ˈtɛmpə, Am ˈtɛmpər] VB trans

1. temper (moderate):

temper

tempérer

2. temper (harden):

temper steel

tremper

tempered steel

acier trempé

temper tantrum in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for temper tantrum in the English»French Dictionary

temper tantrum

colère f

Translations for temper tantrum in the English»French Dictionary

tantrum [ˈtæntrəm] N

tantrum

caprice m

temper tantrum

colère f

to have [or throw] a tantrum

faire un caprice

I.temper [ˈtempəʳ, Am -pɚ] N

1. temper (angry state):

temper

colère f

a fit of temper

un accès de colère

to be in a temper

être en colère

to get into a temper

se fâcher

to lose one's temper

se mettre en colère

2. temper (characteristic mood):

temper

humeur f

to be in a good/bad temper

être de bonne/mauvaise humeur

to have a very bad temper

avoir très mauvais caractère

3. temper (hardness of steel):

temper

trempe f

II.temper [ˈtempəʳ, Am -pɚ] VB trans

1. temper form (moderate):

temper

tempérer

to temper with sth

tempérer par qc

2. temper (make malleable):

temper

tremper

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The trouble, of course, is that mum can't face another temper tantrum over a Brussels sprout.

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It is simply desperation, reminiscent of a temper tantrum of a child that can not get his way.

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He seldom permits himself the luxury of a temper tantrum, and he talks to anyone who talks to him.

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At one point, a building collapses on her after she repeatedly stomps her foot in a temper tantrum over a broken shoe.

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