"temper sth" in German to temper sth. etw. abmildern mildern mäßigen etw. mildern etw. temperieren etw. entgegenwirken Detailed translations for "temper sth" to temper sth. 1. general to temper sth.(also: to tone down sth., to moderate sth., to attenuate sth.) etw. abmildern to temper sth.(also: to relieve, to moderate sth., to mollify, to sweeten) mildern to temper sth.(also: to moderate sth., to temper) mäßigen{transitive verb} to temper sth.(also: to mitigate sth., to alleviate sth., to ameliorate sth.) etw. mildern 2. music to temper sth. etw. temperieren{transitive verb} 3. with sth. to temper sth. etw. entgegenwirken 4. elevated, with sth. to temper sth. etw. mildern