Meaning
character, mettle, tempering
- Strength of character, grit, or physical resilience.
- The metallurgical process of hardening metal (tempering/quenching).
In a sentence
Ha superato tutte le difficoltà dimostrando una tempra eccezionale.
She overcame all difficulties, showing exceptional mettle.
È un atleta di antica tempra che non si arrende mai.
He is an athlete of old-fashioned grit who never gives up.
La tempra dell'acciaio richiede temperature molto elevate.
Tempering steel requires very high temperatures.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| tempra | feminine · singular |
| tempre | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Almost always figurative in everyday speech ('un uomo di tempra').