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tem-aze-pam /ta'maezipaem/ noun [u] (medical E) a drug that is used to make people feel less anxious and more relaxed    )

tem er ity /ta'merati/ noun [U] {formal) extremely confi­dent behaviour that people are likely to consider rude # #; H X; ig M : He had the temerity to call me a liar! 14£&ttf&ftit! temp /temp/ noun, verb, abbr.

m noun a temporary employee in an office lift ® M ; life

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m verb [V] (informal) to do a temporary job or a series of temporary jobs tT lift 04 X; jiftllftBtX#;     : I’ve

been temping for an employment agency.   — j| ^ — %

■abbr. (also temp, especially in NAmE) temperature fi.

Jt: Max temp 17 °C       17

temper /'tempa(r)/ noun, verb

a noun 1 [C, usually sing., U] if sb has a temper, they become angry very easily Jj$ ; J? & 64 '14 1# : a violent/short/quick, etc. temper M '14 X, fe ‘14 X. ‘X 'I4X^f O He must learn to control his temper, 141#^^ $H4'l4Xo 0 She broke the plates in a fit of temper. M ■—o After an hour of waiting, tempers began to fray (= people began to get angry). ^7-vjvj^j^ XikJlffifeWXTo 2 [C, usually sing.] a short period of feeling very angry %% H; XH; ^ M: to fly into a temper o She says awful things

when she’s in a temper. M—Ik If H i$ fft M 4r. 3 [C]

the way that you are feeling at a particular time >6 If;

'If ; >i>±a HTTl mood: Come back when you’re in a better temper. X'lf <> to be in a bad, foul,

etc. temper >i> fit X £? , IS ^ 4 -tempered (in adjectives )& ffc § isl) having a particular type of temper ff • • • 1$ H 64; 'l> 'If • • • 64; good-/bad-tempered 0 a sweet-tempered child 14 'If 64 /h itdij You will find other compounds ending in -tempered at their place in the alphabet. ^ 14 £X -tempered

Ull lose/keep your temper (with sb) to fail/manage to control your anger ftWH', Mit MX: She lost her temper with a customer and shouted at him.

71$^, M1# A&XV&XW o o I struggle to keep my temper with the kids when they misbehave. 7 ill H 04,     — more at quick adj.

a verb [VN] 1 ~ sth (with sth) (formal) to make sth less severe by adding sth that has the opposite effect 14 £i! jfl; 14/mXl: Justice must be tempered with mercy,

2 (technical Xin) to make metal as hard as it needs to be by heating and then cooling it 14 ( ft ft ) 0*

tem pera /'tempara/ noun [U] a kind of paint in which the colour is mixed with egg and water; a method of painting that uses this kind of paint     ( -MM.

tem-pera-ment /'tempramant/ noun 1 [c, U] a person’s or an animal’s nature as shown in the way they behave or react to situations or people ( A$Lift#/(HJ ) HUfc, 14 'If, 14ff, S'I4: to have an artistic temperament 4f X XMffiHfffi O cl horse with an excellent temperament j4 'If M Jl® 64   0 She’s a dreamer and a romantic by

temperament. MX'I4#:®,X 4F, '/IM^'lfo 2 [U] the tendency to get emotional and excited very easily and behave in an unreasonable way J§ <4 ;       ( '141f ) H

; MM AX' an actor given to displays of tempera­ment 'I4'lf#&4G#64'/f M

tem pera men tal /.tempra'mentl/ adj. 1 (usually dis­approving) having a tendency to become angry, excited or upset easily, and to behave in an unreasonable way H^c#64; §^$(3464; S.S7n#64: Youneverknow what to expect with her. She’s so temperamental. Iftzkjgn X ^ X ft £ » M - ft- - M. o (figurative) The printer’s being temperamental this morning. XXXX& n IT EP #1B4 04 X o 2 connected with sb’s nature and personality      14 'If ; '1464 : They are firm

friends in spite of temperamental differences. {Ml If'14 ffX0, lfife$;£'lf  ► tem pera men tal ly /-tali/

adv.; I’m temperamentally unsuited to this job. 6414

tem perance /'temparans/ noun [U] 1 (old-fashioned) the practice of not drinking alcohol because of your moral or religious beliefs ( 66 X it   I? %. Is # ffl % If

64 ) rtc?®,   2 (formal) the practice of

controlling your behaviour, the amount you eat, etc., so that it is always reasonable g $c5tL $];

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tem-perate /'temparat/ adj. 1 [usually before noun] (tech­nical XiH) (of a climate or region having a

mild temperature without extremes of heat or cold n, {^    64 ; Im. ^ 64 2 (formal) behaving in a calm and

controlled way |g.fp64;  64; i 64 PTin

intemperate ► tem perate ly adv.

'temperate zone noun [c, usually sing.] (technical 4tig) an area of the Earth that is not near the equator or the South or North Pole

tem pera ture (Hr /'tempratfa(r); NAmE also -tjur/ noun [C, U] (abbr. temp)

1                  the measurement in degrees of how hot or cold a

thing or place is iHH;;    high/low temperatures

itj / o a fall/drop in temperature "HIUTI# 0 a rise in temperature IU f\ ❖ The temperature has risen (by) five degrees. Mif XMTILflEo 0 Heat the oven to a temperature of 200°C (= degrees centigrade).

64 S. S ft M 200 M K IS o o Some places have had temperatures in the 40s (= over 40° centigrade). X ® Jfe l& i1 ££ IS M 40 #Klt0 — see also absolute temperature, room temperature 2 the measure­ment of how hot sb’s body is /H. : to take sb’s temperature (= measure the temperature of sb’s body using a special instrument) M W lm 0 Does he have a temperature (= is it higher than normal, because of illness)? 14 "A ‘%t   ? o She’s running a temperature

(= it is higher than normal).   0 He’s in

bed with a temperature of 40 °. 14 Eh ^    ^      40

HKfSo —compare fever(I) 1171771 raise/lower the temperature to increase/decrease the amount of excitement, emotion, etc. in a situation f\ / ^|&;      /

: His angry refusal to agree raised the temperature of the meeting. 14 'It $ X 0 M,  % & iK

tem pest /'tempist/ noun (formal or literary) a violent storm   IMS; UMI! iTTTTTI a tempest in a

teapot (NAmE) - a storm in a teacup at storm n.

tempestuous /tem'pestjues/ adj. 1 (formal) full of extreme emotions &      64 ; $E#64; H zf 64 BQZ1

stormy: a tempestuous relationship 14^5XKr64X&

2                  (forma! or literary) caused by or affected by a violent storm $EMHffi64; ^cM#64 stormy: tempes­tuous seas ifoW'MMtfiA'M

tem plate /'templeit/ noun 1 a shape cut out of a hard material, used as a model for producing exactly the same shape many times in another material # ffc ; H4& ; II 2 a thing that is used as a model for producing other similar examples :

If you need to write a lot of similar letters, set up a template on your computer, in^ jfofr^^i4^64If

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tem ple /'tempi/ noun 1 a building used for the worship of a god or gods, especially in religions other than Christianity ( 64 ) jg^, #l£,        £

££: the Temple of Diana at Ephesus o a Buddhist/Hindu/Sikh temple

o (NAmE) to go to temple (- to a service in a syna­gogue, where Jews worship)   2 each of the

flat parts at the sides of the head, at the same level as the eyes and higher X PB /C; ft A; lit!; ISSP: He had black hair, greying at the temples. 1464life 64, ISWftBjJiLlEflo — picture o body

tempo /'tempau; NAmE -pou/ noun [C, U] (pi. -os or, in sense l % 1 X, technical 7ft tempi /'tempi:/) 1 the speed or rhythm of a piece of music ( %. 64 )  ,

1? #: a slow/fast tempo 'If / j& j§ o It’s a diffi­cult piece, with numerous changes of tempo.

J® ISX o 2 the speed of any movement or activity ( jg^j^lg^64 ) 3£J£,     SSCIpace: the