Temperamentos (en. Temperaments)

/tempeɾa'mentos/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Set of emotional and psychological characteristics that define an individual's personality.

The temperaments of people can influence their way of reacting to situations.

Los temperamentos de las personas pueden influir en su manera de reaccionar ante situaciones.

Variety of personalities that can coexist in the same individual.

Juan's choleric temperament manifests when he is frustrated.

El temperamento colérico de Juan se manifiesta cuando se frustra.

From the Latin 'temperamentum', which refers to the quality of regulating or moderating.

to have a strong temperament

It means having a dominant or intense personality.

tener un temperamento fuerte

to change temperament

Referring to the ability to modify emotions or attitudes.

cambiar de temperamento

varied temperaments

It refers to the existence of different ways of being among people.

temperamentos variados

character

Set of qualities that define a person or object.

carácter

personality

The set of psychological traits and behaviors that characterize an individual.

personalidad

mood

Mood state that can influence emotional behavior.

humor

explosive temperament

María has an explosive temperament and easily gets angry.

María tiene un temperamento explosivo y fácilmente se enoja.

to have a bad temperament

Juan always has a bad temperament when he is tired.

Juan siempre tiene un mal temperamento cuando está cansado.

to be of calm temperament

Pedro is of calm temperament; he never gets agitated.

Pedro es de temperamento calmado, nunca se altera.