temperate

templado, moderado

Que no es fuerte ni extremo, especialmente ni muy frío ni muy caluroso.

En inglés sencillo: Not too strong or extreme, especially neither very hot nor very cold.

• The island has a temperate climate.
• These plants prefer temperate conditions.
• Temperate heat made the afternoon pleasant.

Sinónimos: moderate, mild

Antónimos: extreme

Expresiones frecuentes: temperate climate, temperate zone, temperate heat

mesurado, moderado

Que actúa con calma y control, sin ira ni violencia.

En inglés sencillo: Calm and controlled, without anger or violence.

• Her reply was temperate and polite.
• He used temperate language during the heated debate.
• We welcomed their temperate response to the criticism.

Sinónimos: restrained, measured, calm

Antónimos: heated

Expresiones frecuentes: temperate language, temperate response, temperate tone

moderado, sobrio

Que evita los excesos al comer, beber o disfrutar de otros placeres.

En inglés sencillo: Careful not to eat, drink, or enjoy pleasures too much.

• He was temperate in his drinking.
• Her temperate habits kept household spending low.
• They lived a temperate life with few luxuries.

Cómo se usa: temperate in something (She was temperate in her eating and drinking.)

Sinónimos: moderate, abstemious

Antónimos: self-indulgent

Expresiones frecuentes: temperate habits, temperate in something

de clima templado

Que vive o crece de forma natural en regiones ni muy calurosas ni muy frías.

En inglés sencillo: Living or growing naturally in regions that are neither very hot nor very cold.

• Temperate fishes need cooler water.
• These temperate plants struggle in tropical heat.
• Researchers compared tropical and temperate species.

Expresiones frecuentes: temperate fishes, temperate species, temperate plants