temporary

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. Not permanent; existing only for a period or periods of time.
2. Existing only for a short time or short times; transient, ephemeral.

Noun

1. One serving for a limited time; short-term employee.
2. A short-term variable used to store an intermediate result.

Concepts

temporaire

provisoire

passager

intérimaire

à durée déterminée

momentané

spécial

temporel

transitoire

informel

non-officiel

par intérim

passagère

prévisionnel

momentanée

éphémère

temp

expérimental

extraordinaire

intermédiaire

irrégulier

Synonymes

provisional

interim

impermanent

transient

momentary

transitory

makeshift

ad hoc

passing

fleeting

temporal

tentative

occasional

ephemeral

acting

substitute

for the time being

temp

brief

improvised

temporary worker

provisory

irregular

short-lived

pro tem

casual

occasionally

for a while

short term

solution

special

stopgap

substituting

surrogate

t

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tactical

temporality

unassigned

while

ad interim

fill-in

for a time

locum

locum tenens

pinch hitter

seasonal articles

brush shelter

intere

temp.

of the moment

shakedown temperary

limited in time

adventitious

alternate

ambulatory

arrangement

awhile

deputy

draft

dummy

evanescent

extraordinary

false

for a moment

for a short time

fugacious

initiation

introduction

modern

momentaneous

momentarily

odd

preamble

preliminary

preparative

preparatory

pro tempore

replacement

semipermanent

Coupé comme

tem‧po‧rary

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈtɛmpəɹəɹi/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed from Latin temporarius, from tempus (“time”).

Phrases

The bridge was closed for weeks until temporary repairs were completed .

Le pont a été fermé pendant des semaines jusqu'à ce que les réparations temporaires soient terminées.