temperar

== Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin temperāre. Doublet of temprar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [təm.pəˈɾa] IPA(key): (Valencia) [tem.peˈɾaɾ] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [tem.peˈɾa] === Verb === temperar (first-person singular present tempero, first-person singular preterite temperí, past participle temperat); root stress: (Northern) /e̞/; (Balearic, Central, Northwestern, Valencia) /e/ (transitive) to moderate Synonyms: moderar, assuaujar (transitive, music) to temper Synonym: temprar (pronominal) to adapt Synonyms: acomodar-se, adaptar-se ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== temperància === Further reading === “temperar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Galician == === Alternative forms === atemperar === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese temperar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), Latin tempero, temperare (“to mix, to temper”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [tempeˈɾaɾ] === Verb === temperar (first-person singular present tempero, first-person singular preterite temperei, past participle temperado) to mix or combine properly Synonym: mesturar to tune Synonym: afinar to temper Synonym: regular to warm up or to cool down to the desired temperature ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== tempero === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “temperar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “temperar”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “temperar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega “temperar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “temperar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega “temperar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “temperar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin temperāre (“to mix, to temper”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: tem‧pe‧rar === Verb === temperar (first-person singular present tempero, first-person singular preterite temperei, past participle temperado) to season (to flavour food) to temper (metal) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== tempero temperança === Further reading === “temperar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “temperar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin temperāre. Doublet of templar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tempeˈɾaɾ/ [t̪ẽm.peˈɾaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: tem‧pe‧rar === Verb === temperar (first-person singular present tempero, first-person singular preterite temperé, past participle temperado) (transitive) to temper (to moderate or control) Synonyms: atemperar, templar to soften to calm ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “temperar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025