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I . temper [ˈtempəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

1. temper no pl (angry feeling):

temper
złość f
a fit of temper
wybuch m gniewu
to be in a temper
być rozdrażnionym

2. temper (inclination to anger):

temper
porywczość f

3. temper (mood):

temper
nastrój m
temper
humor m

4. temper no pl (nature):

temper
usposobienie nt
people with an even temper
ludzie pl opanowani

II . temper [ˈtempəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB trans

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1. temper form criticism, bad news:

temper
łagodzić [perf z-]

2. temper steel:

temper
hartować

even-tempered ADJ

good-tempered ADJ

good-tempered person:

good-tempered
łagodny

hot-tempered ADJ

ill-tempered ADJ form

1. ill-tempered person:

ill-tempered
nerwowy

2. ill-tempered meeting, discussion:

ill-tempered
nieprzyjemny

quick-tempered ADJ

sharp-tempered ADJ

short-tempered ADJ

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The phone features tempered glass covered by shatterproof film on front and back.
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Death and dementia shadow the album, tempered by tenderness and wicked gallows humor.
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The man protested that he had no reason to provide identification, and became ill-tempered when the deputy continued to press him for his identification.
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Then on to the present day school full of violence and thugs, a school so desperate for students, they even enroll a gorilla and a bad-tempered robot.
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The influence of the emerging nation-state was tempered by the ideal of an international Christendom.
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I'm interested in the fact that she makes mistakes, that's she's quick-tempered and a bit of a control freak.
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His problem, it turns out, is that he is an unscrupulous, treacherous, selfish, greedy, lying, thieving scoundrel, and at the same time an irascible, ornery, cantankerous, ill-mannered, bad-tempered old grouch.
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He's very quick-tempered, and tends to do things without thinking them through.
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This caused her often to have a bad-tempered personality.
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He is overly nice and even-tempered, never showing anger or raising his voice even when the subject of insults or physical attacks, much to the annoyance of his classmates.
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