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tem·per·ate  (tmpr-t, tmprt)

adj.

1. Exercising moderation and self-restraint: learned to be temperate in eating and drinking.

2. Moderate in degree or quality; restrained: temperate criticism.

3. Characterized by moderate temperatures, weather, or climate; neither hot nor cold.

4. Biology Of or relating to a virus that infects bacterial cells but rarely causes lysis: temperate bacteriophages.

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[Middle English temperat, from Latin tempertus, from past participle of temperre, to temper; see temper.]

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temper·ate·ly adv.

temper·ate·ness n.

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temperate [ˈtɛmpərɪt ˈtɛmprɪt]

adj

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) having a climate intermediate between tropical and polar; moderate or mild in temperature

2. mild in quality or character; exhibiting temperance

[from Latin temperātus]

temperately  adv

temperateness  n

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temperate  (tmpr-t)

Marked by moderate temperatures, weather, or climate.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	temperate - (of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate; "a temperate region"; "the temperate zones"; "temperate plants" clement - (of weather or climate) physically mild; "clement weather" intemperate - (of weather or climate) not mild; subject to extremes; "an intemperate climate"; "intemperate zones"
	2.	temperate - not extreme in behavior; "temperate in his habits"; "a temperate response to an insult"; "temperate in his eating and drinking" mild - moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme; "a mild winter storm"; "a mild fever"; "fortunately the pain was mild"; "a mild rebuke"; "mild criticism" moderate - being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme; "moderate prices"; "a moderate income"; "a moderate fine"; "moderate demands"; "a moderate estimate"; "a moderate eater"; "moderate success"; "a kitchen of moderate size"; "the X-ray showed moderate enlargement of the heart" intemperate - excessive in behavior; "intemperate rage"
	3.	temperate - not extreme; "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response to criticism" moderate mild - moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme; "a mild winter storm"; "a mild fever"; "fortunately the pain was mild"; "a mild rebuke"; "mild criticism"

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temperate

adjective

1. mild, moderate, balmy, fair, cool, soft, calm, gentle, pleasant, clement, agreeable The valley keeps a temperate climate throughout the year.
mild severe, extreme, harsh, intemperate, inclement, torrid

2. moderate, dispassionate, self-controlled, calm, stable, reasonable, sensible, mild, composed, equable, even-tempered, self-restrained His final report was more temperate than earlier ones.
moderate wild, uncontrolled, unrestrained, undisciplined, intemperate, unreasonable

3. abstemious, continent, sober, abstinent, moderate He lived a temperate and contented life with his wife.
abstemious intemperate, immoderate, excessive, prodigal, inordinate

Translations

temperate [ˈtempərɪt] ADJ [climate, zone] → templado; [person] → moderado; (in drinking) → abstemio
to be temperate in one's demands → ser moderado en sus exigencias

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temperate [ˈtɛmpərət] adj

[climate, zone, region] → tempéré(e); [forest] → des climats tempérés

(= moderate) [person, behaviour] → modéré(e)

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temperate

adj

climate → gemäßigt; forest → mit gemäßigtem Klima; (Bot, Zool) plant, animal → in gemäßigten Klimazonen beheimatet; the Temperate Zone → die gemäßigte Klimazone

person, language → gemäßigt; (in eating, demands) → maßvoll

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temperate [ˈtɛmp/ərɪt] adj (climate, zone) → temperato/a (frm) (language, response) → moderato/a

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temperate

adj temperate [ˈtempərət]

(of climate) neither too hot nor too cold. matig مُعْتَدِل، غَيْر مُتَطَرِّف умерен mírný tempereret; mild gemäßigt εύκρατος templado mõõdukas معتدل lauhkea tempéré מְמוּזָג समशीतोष्ण umjeren mérsékelt sedang tempraður temperato 温暖な 온화한 vidutinis mērens; atturīgs sederhana gematigd temperert umiarkowany temperado temperat умеренный mierny zmeren umeren tempererad ปานกลาง ılıman []有節制的，適度的，氣候溫和的 помірний معتدل، متوازن ôn hòa, kiềm chế 气候温和的