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L'amor che move il sole e l'altre stelleLove that moves the sun and the other stars

Dante Alighieri, Paradiso, XXXIII, v. 145

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

tempĕrātor: ōris, m. id.,
I one who duly arranges, orders, or governs (very rare): moderator ille et quasi temperator hujus tripartitae varietatis, Cic. Or. 21, 70: voluptatis, i. e. who enjoys it in moderation, Sen. Vit. Beat. 14, 1.—Poet.: armorum (flumen), i. e. that rightly tempers them, Mart. 4, 55, 15.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

tempĕrātŏr,¹⁶ ōris, m. (tempero),
1 qui mesure, qui dose : Cic. Or. 70 ; Sen. Vita b. 14, 1
2 [poét.] armorum Mart. 4, 55, 15, qui donne aux armes la trempe convenable, v. tempero I S 3 fin.