temprare

"to harden;

Härten;

Aushärten;

temperar"

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temprare v.tr.

1 (tecn.) to harden, to temper; (con raffreddamento in liquido) to quench: temprare il vetro, to temper glass; temprare acciaio, to harden (o to quench) steel

2 (fig.) (fortificare) to strengthen, to harden, to toughen; (plasmare) to form, to mould: le difficoltà temprano l'animo, hardships strengthen the soul; la disciplina tempra il carattere, discipline toughens the character; è temprato a tutte le difficoltà, he is hardened to all the difficulties.

◘ temprarsi v.rifl. o intr.pron. to strengthen oneself, to toughen oneself; to be strengthened; to get* harder: si è temprato nelle avversità, he was tempered (o toughened) by hardship.

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[tem'prare]

1. vt

(gen) Tecn to temper, fig to strengthen, toughen

2. vr vip (temprarsi)

(anche), fig to become stronger o tougher

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[tem'prare] 1.

verbo transitivo

1) tecn. to temper, to quench [acciaio]; to temper [vetro]

2) fig. to harden, to case-harden, to toughen

2.

verbo pronominale temprarsi fig. to toughen up

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temprare

/tem'prare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

 1 tecn. to temper, to quench [acciaio]; to temper [vetro]

 2 fig. to harden, to case-harden, to toughen

II temprarsi verbo pronominale

 fig. to toughen up.