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temperate

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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.

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

temper·ate·ly adv.
temper·ate·ness n.

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

temperate  (tmpr-t)
Marked by moderate temperatures, weather, or climate.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"
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"

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
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 demandsser moderado en sus exigencias

temperate [ˈtɛmpərət] adj
[climate, zone, region] → tempéré(e); [forest] → des climats tempérés
(= moderate) [person, behaviour] → modéré(e)

temperate
adj
climategemäßigt; forestmit gemäßigtem Klima; (Bot, Zool) plant, animalin gemäßigten Klimazonen beheimatet; the Temperate Zonedie gemäßigte Klimazone
person, languagegemäßigt; (in eating, demands) → maßvoll

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

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


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By a Law of Nature with us, there is a constant attraction to the South; and, although in temperate climates this is very slight -- so that even a Woman in reasonable health can journey several furlongs northward without much difficulty -- yet the hampering effect of the southward attraction is quite sufficient to serve as a compass in most parts of our earth.
"I am temperate to the verge of absurdity," replied the Tramp.
Nevertheless he ought to be slow to believe and to act, nor should he himself show fear, but proceed in a temperate manner with prudence and humanity, so that too much confidence may not make him incautious and too much distrust render him intolerable.
 
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