temperar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- quench verb To satisfy thirst, or more broadly, a strong desire.
- season noun One of the four main divisions of the year — spring, summer, autumn, or winter — marked by particular weather patterns.
- spice noun A dried plant substance, such as pepper or cinnamon, used to flavor food.
- temper noun A person's tendency to become angry, or a fit of anger itself.
Senses
temperar is used for these senses in English:
- quench (transitive, metallurgy) To cool rapidly by direct contact with liquid coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron.
- season (transitive) To flavour food with spices, herbs or salt.
- spice (transitive) To add spice or spices to; season.
- spice up To enhance the flavor of something by adding spice to it.
- temper To strengthen or toughen a material, especially metal, by heat treatment; anneal.
- temper (archaic) To mingle in due proportion; to prepare by combining; to modify, as by adding some new element; to qualify, as by an ingredient; hence, to soften; to mollify; to assuage.
quench — full definition
- verb To satisfy thirst, or more broadly, a strong desire.
- verb To put out a fire or extinguish a flame.
- verb To rapidly cool hot metal by plunging it into water or oil.
season — full definition
- noun One of the four main divisions of the year — spring, summer, autumn, or winter — marked by particular weather patterns.
- noun A period of the year associated with a particular activity, sport, or event.
- verb To add salt, herbs, or spices to food to improve its flavour.