well-tempered in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for well-tempered in the English»French Dictionary

well-tempered ADJ MUS

well-tempered

bien tempéré

Translations for well-tempered in the French»English Dictionary

I.tempéré (tempérée) [tɑ̃peʀe] VB pp

tempéré → tempérer

II.tempéré (tempérée) [tɑ̃peʀe] ADJ

1. tempéré GEOG:

tempéré (tempérée)

temperate

2. tempéré MUS:

tempéré (tempérée) gamme, intervalle

tempered

‘le Clavier bien tempéré’

‘the Well-tempered Clavier’

See also tempérer

tempérer [tɑ̃peʀe] VB trans liter

1. tempérer (adoucir):

tempérer chaleur, froid

to temper

2. tempérer (modérer):

tempérer fougue, enthousiasme, critique

to temper

tempérer argument

to moderate

tempérer ses ardeurs

to cool one's ardour Brit

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

However, improperly managed confrontations can lead to severe injury from even the most well-tempered dog.

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