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témpera s.f. tempera.
temperamento s.m. 1. temperament, nature,
disposition. 2. (Am.) climate, weather.
temperante adj. 1. calming, sedative. 2. (Am.)
teetotal, abstemious. s.m. y f. 3. (Am.)
teetotaller, abstainer.
temperar v.t. 1. to moderate, to mitigate, to calm,
to relieve. 2. MÚS. to temper. v.i. 3. (Am.) to
have a change of air, to spend the summer.
temperatura s.f. 1. temperature. 2. MED.
temperature, fever.
tempestad s.f. 1. storm, tempest. 2. ~ de arena,
sandstorm. 3. ~ de insultos, storm of insults.
4. una ~ en un vaso de agua, a storm in a
teacup.
tempestivo -va, adj. seasonable, opportune,
timely.
tempestuoso -sa, adj. tempestuous, turbulent,
stormy.
templado -da, adj. 1. restrained, moderate. 2.
warm, lukewarm. 3. temperate, mild. 4. MÚS.
tuned, in tune. 5. (fig.) brave, courageous. 6.
(fig.) steady.
templanza s.f. 1. temperance, moderation,
restraint. 2. MET. mildness.
templar v.t. 1. to moderate, to restrain, to temper.
2. to warm up; to cool down. 3. MÚS. to tune,
to temper. 4. MEC. to adjust. 5. to temper.
6. to knock down, to beat. v.i. 7. to warm up.
v.pron. 8. to be moderate, to control oneself.
9. (Am. y fam.) to get drunk. 10. (fig. y Am.) to
fall in love.
templario s.m. REL. Templar, Knight Templar.
temple s.m. 1. temper. 2. MÚS. tuning. 3.
weather. 4. mood, humour. 5. ART. tempera.
6. courage,; calmness. 7. pintar al ~, to
distemper.
templo s.m. 1. temple; church. 2. como un ~,
(fam.) huge, enormous. 3. es una verdad
como un ~, it is the plain truth.
temporada s.f. 1. season. 2. spell, period, time.
3. por temporadas, on and off.
temporal adj. 1. temporary, provisional. s.m. 2.
storm, spell of rough weather. 3. capear el ~,
to weather the storm, to ride out the storm. 4.
poder ~, REL. temporal power.
temporalidad s.f. temporality.
temporalmente adv. temporarily, provisionally.
temporero -ra, adj. 1. seasonal, temporary,
casual. s.m. y f. 2. temporary worker;
seasonal worker.
temporizador s.m. timing device.
temporizar v.i. 1. to temporize. 2. to pass the
time, to kill time.
tempranal adj. early (fruta y productos de la
huerta).
tempranamente adv. prematurely, early.
tempranear v.i. 1. (Am.) to get up early. 2. to
sow early.
tempranero -ra, adj. 1. early-rising. 2. AGR.
early.
temprano -na, adj. 1. early. adv. 2. early.
tenacidad s.f. tenacity, stubbornness,
perseverance.
tenaz adj. 1. tenacious, stubborn. 2. persistent.
3. stubborn, hard to remove. 4. ingrained.
tenazas s.f. pl. 1. pliers, pincers. 2. tongs. 3.
MED. forceps. 4. TEC. jaws. 5. claws, pincers.
tenazmente adv. tenaciously, stubbornly.
tenca s.f. ZOOL. tench.
tendal s.m. 1. awning. 2. canvas used to catch
olives. 3. (Am.) heap, disorder.
tendedero s.m. 1. drying place. 2. clothes line.
tendencia s.f. tendency, trend.
tendencioso -sa, adj. tendentious, (EE UU)
tendencious.
tender v.t. 1. to stretch, to spread out, to lay out.
2. to hang out. 3. to build. 4. to draw. 5. to lay.
6. (Am.) to set; to make. v.i. 7. to tend, to have
a tendency (a, towards). v.pron. to lie down,
to stretch out.
tenderete s.m. 1. stall, market booth. 2. display.
3. clothes line.
tendero -ra,s.m. y f. shopkeeper.
tendido -da, p.p. 1. de tender. adj. 2. lying
down. 3. spread out, laid out. 4. hung out. s.m.
5. ARQ. coat of plaster. 6. front rows of seats.
7. laying. 8. (Am.) bedclothes. 9. (Am.) long
tether, rope. 10. (Am.) stall, booth.
tendinitis s.f. tendinitis.
tendón s.m. ANAT. tendon, sinew.
tenebrosidad s.f. 1. darkness, gloom. 2. (fig.)
shadiness.
tenebroso -sa, adj. 1. dark, gloomy. 2. (fig.)
sinister, shady, obscure.
tenedor s.m. 1. fork. 2. COM. holder, bearer. 3. ~
de libros, bookkeeper.
teneduría s.f. bookkeeping.
tenencia s.f. 1. tenancy, occupancy. 2. tenure. 3.
possession. 4. deputyship.
tener v.t. 1. to have, to have got. 2. to have, to
own, to possess. 3. to have, to hold. 4. to
hold, to contain. 5. to be: tiene dos años =
he is two years old. 7. to keep, to maintain
: tener al día = to keep up to date; tener al
corriente = to keep informed.8. ~ a mano,
to have to hand. 9. ~ por, to consider: le
tengo por listo = I consider him clever. 10. ~
que, to have to: tengo que irme = I have to
go, I must go. 11. ~ puesto, to be wearing,
to have on. 12. ~ ganas, to want to, to feel
like: tengo ganas de cantar = I feel like
singing. 13. tenerse en pie, to stand up. 14.
tenerse por, to consider oneself: se tiene
por listo = he considers himself clever. 15.
¿qué tiene?, what’s the matter?, what’s
wrong?
tenia s.f. ZOOL. tapeworm, taenia.
tenida s.f. (Am.) meeting (reunión).
teniente s.m. y f. 1. MIL. lieutenant. 2. deputy.
tenis s.m. 1. tennis. 2. ~ de mesa, table tennis,
ping pong.
tenista s.m. y f. tennis player.
tenístico -ca, adj. tennis.
tenor s.m. 1. MÚS. tenor. 2. (fig.) purport, tenor.
3. a ~ de, according to, judging by.
tenorio s.m. ladykiller, Don Juan.
tensar v.t. 1. to tauten, to draw tight. 2. to draw.
tensión s.m. 1. tension, tautness. 2. MEC.
stress, strain. 3. ELEC. voltage. 4. MED.
pressure. 5. MED. strain, nervous tension,
stress. 6. (fig.) tenseness.
tenso -sa, adj. 1. taut, tight. 2. (fig.) tense,
strained.
tensor -ra, adj. tensile, tightening. s.m. 1. tensor,
tightener. 2. TEC. turnbuckle, guy, strut. 3.
ANAT. tensor.
tentación s.f. temptation.
tentacular adj. tentacular.
tentáculo s.m. tentacle, feeler.
tentador -ra, adj. 1. tempting, enticing. s.m. 2.
tempter. s.f. 3. temptress.
tentar v.t. 1. to touch, to feel. 2. to attempt, to
try. 3. to try, to test, to try out. 4. to tempt, to
entice. 5. MED. to probe.
tentativa s.f. attempt, try.
tentativo -va, adj. tentative.
tentemozo s.m. prop, support.
tentempié s.m. bite to eat, snack.
tentetieso s.m. tumbler, roly-poly.
tenue adj. 1. thin, tenuous, insubstantial, slight.
2. light. 3. subdued, faint, weak. 4. simple,
natural. 5. insignificant.
tenuidad s.f. 1. thinness, fineness, tenuousness.
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2. thinness. 3. weakness, faintness. 4.
simplicity. 5. trifle, triviality.
teñible adj. dyeable.
teñido -da, adj. 1. dyed. 2. dyed, tinted. 3. (fig.)
tinged. s.m. 4. dyeing. 5. dye.
teñir v.t. 1. to dye. 2. ART. to tone down. 3. (fig.)
to tinge, to colour. 4. to stain.
teocracia s.f. theocracy.
teocrático -ca, adj. theocratic.
teodicea s.f. theodicy.
teodolito s.m. theodolite.
teologal adj. theological, theologic.
teología s.f. REL. theology.
teológico -ca, adj. theological, theologic.
teólogo -ga,s.m. y f. theologian.
teorema s.m. MAT. theorem.
teorético -ca, adj. theoretic, theoretical.
teoría s.f. theory.
teórica s.f. theoretics, theory.
teóricamente adv. theoretically.
teórico -ca, adj. theoretic, theoretical. s.m. y f.
theoretician.
teorizante s.m. y f. 1. theoretician, theorist. 2.
(desp.) theorizer.
teorizar v.i. to theorize.
teosofía s.f. theosophy.
teosófico -ca, adj. theosophical.
teósofo -fa,s.m. y f. theosophist.
tepe s.m. turf, sod.
tequila s.m. y f. tequila.
TER s.m. high speed intercity train (abr. de tren
español rápido).
terapeuta s.m. y f. therapist.
terapéutica s.f. therapeutics, therapy.
terapéutico -ca, adj. therapeutic, therapeutical.
terapia s.f. therapy.
terbio s.m. QUÍM. terbium.
tercamente adv. obstinately, stubbornly.
tercer adj. third: el tercer piso = the third floor.
tercero -ra, adj. 1. third. s.m. 2. third person,
third party. 3. mediator, arbitrator, go-between.
4. (desp.) pimp, pander, procurer.
terceto s.m. 1. LIT. tercet, triplet (estrofa). 2.
MÚS. trio.
terciar v.t. 1. to divide into three parts. 2. to slant,
to slope, to place crosswise or diagonally. 3.
to wear across one’s chest. 4. (Am.) to water
down (.). v.i. 5. to arbitrate, to mediate. v.pron.
6. to occur, to arise, to present itself.
terciario -ria, adj. tertiary.
tercio -cia, adj. 1. third. s.m. 2. third. 3. MIL.
infantry regiment. 4. MIL. legion: tercio
extranjero = foreign legion. 5. MIL. division. 6.
stage of a bullfight: tercio de varas = opening
stage. 7. (Am.) pack, bale. 8. hacer buen ~,
to do a good turn. 9. ~ de libre disposición,
DER. disposable portion of an estate.
terciopelo s.m. velvet.
terco -ca, adj. obstinate, stubborn.
terebenteno s.m. QUÍM. terebenthene.
tergiversable adj. liable to be twisted, easily
distorted.
tergiversación s.f. distortion, twisting,
misrepresentation.
tergiversador -ra, adj. 1. distorting. s.m. y f. 2.
person who distorts the facts.
tergiversar v.t. to distort, to twist, to
misrepresent.
termal adj. thermal.
termas s.f. pl. hot baths, hot springs.
termes s.m. ZOOL. termite.
térmico -ca, adj. thermal, thermic, heat.
terminación s.f. 1. end, ending, conclusion,
termination. 2. completion. 3. TEC. finish. 4.
GRAM. ending.
terminador -ra, s.m. y f. finisher.
terminal adj. 1. final, terminal, ultimate. 2. BOT.