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harden, temper meaning in French

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harden [hardened, hardening, hardens] (become hard)
verb
[UK: ˈhɑːd.n̩]
[US: ˈhɑːr.dn̩]

durcir◼◼◼verbeLava hardens. = La lave durcit.

harden [hardened, hardening, hardens] (make hard(er))
verb
[UK: ˈhɑːd.n̩]
[US: ˈhɑːr.dn̩]

endurcir◼◼◼verbeHer heart has been hardening all throughout her string of bad hookups. = Son cœur s'est endurci au fil de sa série de coups pourris.

temper [tempers] (tendency to be of a certain type of mood)
noun
[UK: ˈtem.pə(r)]
[US: ˈtem.pər]

caractère◼◼◼nom {m}I have a bad temper. = J'ai un mauvais caractère.

tempérament◼◼◼nom {m}He has an uncontrollable temper. = Il a un tempérament ingérable.

temper [tempers] (state of mind)
noun
[UK: ˈtem.pə(r)]
[US: ˈtem.pər]

humeur◼◼◼nom {f}He has a bad temper. = Il est de mauvaise humeur.

état d'esprit◼◻◻nom {m}

temper [tempered, tempering, tempers] (to strengthen or toughen by heat treatment)
verb
[UK: ˈtem.pə(r)]
[US: ˈtem.pər]

recuire◼◼◻verbe

temper [tempers] (heat treatment)
noun
[UK: ˈtem.pə(r)]
[US: ˈtem.pər]

recuit◼◼◻nom {m}

lose one's temper (to be explosively angry)
verb
[UK: luːz wʌnz ˈtem.pə(r)]
[US: ˈluːz wʌnz ˈtem.pər]

perdre son calme◼◼◼verbe

perdre son sang froidverbe

sortir de ses gondsverbe