Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
tempérament à revendre
English translation:
to have more character than she knows what to do with; to have a lots of character,
French term
tempérament à revendre
Some GHits:
"c'est la chanteuse qui casse mes carreaux je l'adore elle a une voix magnifique et du tempérament a revendre."
"Y'a pas de raison de condamner un gars qui a du tempérament a revendre, rien de prouvé, il n'y a que les jaloux et les impuissants ..."
"Dorothy, elle n'avais pas sa langue dans sa poche et ses originies siciliennes n'était pas loin, elle avait du tempérament a revendre."
"la maitresse de ton destin alors te laisse pas marcher dessus tu as du tempérament a revendre et noulie pas t'es la ptite rugbywomen"
Jun 8, 2015 17:25: ormiston changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Jun 9, 2015 02:57: Yolanda Broad changed "Term asked" from "tempérament a revendre" to "tempérament à revendre"
Non-PRO (3): Nikki Scott-Despaigne, Tony M, ormiston
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Proposed translations
Psychologist, Court-certified legal
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English
to have more character than she knows what to do with; to have a lots of character,
I suspect it would be more natural to ssay that she has a very strong character r personality. Something along those lines.
But for the form "avoir x à revendre = to have more x than you know what to do with".
In your sentence, it could be :
"They reckoned that underneath it all, she had more character than she knw what to do with".
bursting with hidden depths
| Thanks ormiston. Also works well. |
Belize
Near Native Proficiency in Source langua
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Dutch to English, French to English
too hot-blooded/feisty for her own good
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Note added at 9 hrs (2015-06-09 01:09:03 GMT)
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She has feistiness to spare
| Thanks Verginia. Although this particular lady takes "feisty" to a whole new level :-) |
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Daryo
: "too ... for her own good? I don't think that it's the intended meaning, I see more a positive connotation in the way it's expressed. // yes, something more positive, along the lines of "overflowing with..." / "in abundance" or "to spare" ...
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so what about : she has feistiness to spare ?
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volcanic temperament
| Thanks kashew. I've actually used a version of this and am awaiting feedback from the author (but I'm going with Nikki's answer as being of the most overall help). |
hot-blooded in abundance
"Ils croyaient sentir sous la glace du tempérament à revendre."
They believed they could feel that behind the icy facade she is hot-blooded in abundance.
| Thanks Daryo. Also works in the context. |
Discussion
FYI, she also wields a whip (literally).
The woman clearly has a fiery personality!