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Meaning of temperate in English

temperate
adjective
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/ˈtem.pɚ.ət/ uk
/ˈtem.pər.ət/ /ˈtem.prət/

temperate adjective (WEATHER)

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environment
(of weather conditions) neither very hot nor very cold:
a temperate climate
biology
Temperate plants grow naturally in places where the weather is neither very hot nor very cold.
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Describing good weather
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temperate adjective (BEHAVIOR)

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If someone's behavior is temperate, it is calm and controlled.
Opposite
intemperate
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Controlling emotions
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(Definition of temperate from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

temperate | Intermediate English

temperate
adjective [ not gradable ]
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/ˈtem·pər·ət/
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not extreme; within a middle range:
The climate here is pretty temperate.
(Definition of temperate from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of temperate

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However, the index for temperate regions rose 31%, as some species showed signs of recovery after huge biodiversity losses the previous century.
From CNN
The team plans to assess how the model can be applied to natural forests in the temperate and boreal zone.
From Phys.Org
Trees in temperate climates produce the most obvious rings, thanks to the large difference in growth rates between the early and late season.
From Ars Technica
In temperate deciduous forests, for example, a tree adds growth around its trunk each year.
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He expected it to be in those big temperate and tropical forests.
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Studies in temperate regions have demonstrated that genetic differences between individual trees affect the ecological communities and ecosystem processes associated with them.
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Better to forget what once was normal, the way season followed season, with a temperate charm only the poets appreciated.
From TIME
It was the temperate climate and the beauty of the place that decided us.
From Plain Dealer
These ideas have been tested for relatively simple systems such as temperate grasslands, but never for hyper-diverse tropical forests.
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The vast majority of all the technical knowhow, political will, education and financing is in the temperate world.
From Voice of America
In tropical zones, non-bee pollinators are also efficient crop pollinators, but in temperate zones bees are the major group of pollinators.
From Huffington Post
I would hazard that he'd pick someone temperate and restrained; and, this time around, utterly unconfirmable nevertheless.
From Slate Magazine
I think 30 to 40 people per 10,000 square miles of temperate zone would be okay.
From Phys.Org
He was also a temperate man given to long daily walks and a life of moderation.
From The New York Review of Books
Instantly we would be facing major earthquakes, tsunamis, and freezing temperatures in places where it is normally temperate.
From Huffington Post
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Translations of temperate

in Chinese (Traditional)
天氣, （氣候）溫帶的，溫和的, （植物）（適於）在溫和氣候條件下生長的…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
天气, （气候）温带的，温和的, （植物）（适于）在温和气候条件下生长的…
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templado, moderado, comedido…
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