temperance

[US]/'temp(ə)r(ə)ns/
[UK]/'tɛmpərəns/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. matigheid (vooral in dieet); onthouding van alcohol
Word Forms
Pluraltemperances

Example Sentences

their temperance is admirable.

hun matiging is bewonderenswaardig.

practise temperance in diet

oefen matiging in het dieet

Temperance is the best physic.

Matigheid is het beste medicijn.

Teetotalers preach temperance for everyone.

Teetotalers prediken matigheid voor iedereen.

negotiations marked by the temperance of the participants),

onderhandelingen die gekenmerkt werden door de matiging van de deelnemers),

The old man preached temperance to young people.

De oude man predikte matiging aan jongeren.

The temperance league wanted to close all the saloons in town.

De temperance league wilde alle saloons in de stad sluiten.

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