What does temperino in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word temperino in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use temperino in Italian.
The word temperino in Italian means pencil sharpener, penknife, pocketknife, sharpen, temper, tone down, temper, tone down, mix, stir, blend, quench, reinforce, strengthen, toughen up. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word temperino
pencil sharpenersostantivo maschile (temperamatite) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Mi si è spuntata la matita, mi passi il temperino per favore? My pencil broke, would you pass me the pencil sharpener please? |
penknife, pocketknifesostantivo maschile (coltellino) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Andrea incise le loro iniziali sulla panchina con un temperino. Andrea carved their initials into the bench with a pocketknife. |
sharpenverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (matite, lame) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") |
temper, tone downverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (moderare) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") |
temper, tone downverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (figurato (moderarsi) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") |
mix, stir, blendverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (mescolare) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") |
quenchverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (metallurgia, tecnologia (fare la tempra) (metal, cool rapidly) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") |
reinforce, strengthenverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (fortificare, rinvigorire) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") |
toughen upverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (figurato (fortificarsi) (phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.") Patire un po' di fame temprò il suo carattere. |
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