temperate

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

Adjective

1. of a climate which is never extremely hot or extremely cold

2. mild or moderate in quality or character: try to be more temperate in your statements [Latin temperatus]

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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 << OPPOSITE extreme

adjective 2. moderate, dispassionate, self-controlled, calm, stable, reasonable, sensible, mild, composed, equable, even-tempered, self-restrained << OPPOSITE unrestrained << OPPOSITE excessive

Translations

temperate [ˈtɛmprət] adj → moderado; [climate] → templado

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temperate [ˈtɛmprət] adj → modéré(e); [climate] → tempéré(e)

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temperate [ˈtɛmprət] adj → gemäßigt

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temperate [ˈtɛmprət] adj → moderato/a; [climate] → temperato/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 leuto 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