distemper
US /dɪˈstem.pɚ/
UK /dɪˈstem.pɚ/
1.
cimurro
a viral disease of some animals, especially dogs, causing fever, coughing, and catarrh, and in some forms, neurological symptoms and death.
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The puppy was vaccinated against distemper.
Il cucciolo è stato vaccinato contro il cimurro.
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Symptoms of distemper include fever, lethargy, and loss of appetite.
I sintomi del cimurro includono febbre, letargia e perdita di appetito.
2.
tempera
a type of paint made from powdered pigments mixed with a binder (such as egg yolk or glue) and water, used for painting walls or theatrical scenery.
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The old theater sets were painted with distemper.
Le vecchie scenografie teatrali erano dipinte a tempera.
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Distemper is not as durable as oil paint.
La tempera non è resistente come la pittura a olio.
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dipingere a tempera
to paint with distemper.
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They decided to distemper the walls of the old house.
Decisero di dipingere a tempera le pareti della vecchia casa.
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The artist carefully distempered the backdrop for the play.
L'artista ha accuratamente dipinto a tempera lo sfondo per lo spettacolo.