temporary

tem·po·rar·y  (tmp-rr)

adj.

Lasting, used, serving, or enjoyed for a limited time.

n. pl. tem·po·rar·ies Informal

One that serves for a limited time: an office staffed by temporaries.

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[Latin temporrius, from tempus, tempor-, time.]

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tempo·rari·ly adv.

tempo·rari·ness n.

Synonyms: temporary, acting, ad interim, interim, provisional
These adjectives mean assuming the duties of another for the time being: a temporary chairperson; the acting dean; an ad interim admissions committee; an interim administration; a provisional mayor.

Antonym: permanent

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temporary [ˈtɛmpərərɪ ˈtɛmprərɪ]

adj

1. not permanent; provisional temporary accommodation

2. lasting only a short time; transitory temporary relief from pain

n pl -raries

a person, esp a secretary or other office worker, employed on a temporary basis Often shortened to temp

[from Latin temporārius, from tempus time]

temporarily  adv

temporariness  n

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temporary

• booth - First a temporary dwelling made of branches, material, etc.
• learning cottage - A residential trailer used as a temporary or portable classroom.
• lodge - First was a temporary dwelling, as a hut or tent.
• jerry-built - Is either from English dialect jerry, "bad, defective," a pejorative use of the male nickname Jerry, or from nautical slang jury, "temporary," which came to be used of all sorts of makeshift and inferior objects.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	temporary - a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis temp, temporary worker worker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"
Adj.	1.	temporary - not permanent; not lasting; "politics is an impermanent factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing" impermanent unstable - lacking stability or fixity or firmness; "unstable political conditions"; "the tower proved to be unstable in the high wind"; "an unstable world economy"
	2.	temporary - lacking continuity or regularity; "an irregular worker"; "employed on a temporary basis" irregular part-time, parttime - involving less than the standard or customary time for an activity; "part-time employees"; "a part-time job"

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temporary

adjective

1. impermanent, passing, transitory, brief, fleeting, interim, short-lived, fugitive, transient, momentary, ephemeral, evanescent, pro tem, here today and gone tomorrow, pro tempore (Latin), fugacious a temporary loss of memory
impermanent long-term, permanent, enduring, eternal, durable, long-lasting, everlasting

2. short-term, acting, interim, supply, stand-in, fill-in, caretaker, provisional, stopgap She was working as a temporary teacher at a Belfast school.

Translations

temporary [ˈtempərərɪ] ADJ [accommodation, solution, licence] → temporal, provisional; [secretary, job, staff] → temporal, eventual; [problem] → pasajero, temporal
this is just a temporary measure → esto es sólo una medida temporal or provisional
orthodox treatment gave only temporary relief → el tratamiento ortodoxo proporcionó sólo un alivio temporal or pasajero
temporary workers → trabajadores mpl temporales; (agricultural) → temporeros mpl
"temporary road surface" → asfalto provisional

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temporary [ˈtɛmp^ərəri] adj [loss, relief] → momentané(e); [solution, measure, arrangement, accommodation] → temporaire, provisoire; [work, job, contract] → temporaire; [staff, worker] → intérimaire
a temporary teacher → un professeur remplaçant, un professeur suppléant

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temporary

adj → vorübergehend; job also → für kurze Zeit, befristet; arrangement also, method, building, road surface → provisorisch; powers → zeitweilig, befristet; licence → zeitlich begrenzt; our new secretary is only temporary → unsere neue Sekretärin ist nur vorübergehend or für einige Zeit hier; I’m only here for a temporary stay → ich bin nur für kurze Zeit hier; she is a temporary resident here → sie wohnt hier nur vorübergehend; temporary worker → Zeitarbeiter(in) m(f); temporary staff → Zeitpersonal nt; temporary refugee (Pol) Flüchtling mit zeitlich begrenzter Aufenthaltserlaubnis; temporary injunction (Jur) → einstweilige Verfügung; temporary restraining order (Jur) → einstweilige (Verbots)verfügung

n → Aushilfe f, → Aushilfskraft f

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temporary [ˈtɛmp/ərərɪ] adj (gen) → provvisorio/a; (powers, relief, improvement, job) → temporaneo/a; (worker) → avventizio/a
a temporary illness → una malattia passeggera
temporary secretary → segretario/a temporaneo/a or straordinario/a
temporary teacher → supplente m/f

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temporary

adj temporary [ˈtempərəri, (American ) ˈtempəreri]

lasting, acting, used etc for a (short) time only a temporary job; He made a temporary repair. tydelik مُؤَقَّتا временен dočasný, prozatímní midlertidig einstweilig προσωρινός temporal ajutine موقت väliaikainen temporaire זְמָנִי अस्थायी privremen ideiglenes sementara bráðabirgða- temporaneo 臨時の 순간의, 일시적인 laikinas pagaidu-; īslaicīgs sementara tijdelijk midlertidig, provisorisk tymczasowy provisório temporar, provizoriu временный dočasný začasen privremen tillfällig, temporär ชั่วคราว geçici 臨時的 тимчасовий عارضي tạm thời 临时的

adv temporarily

tydelik بصورةٍ مُؤَقَّتَه временно dočasně midlertidigt einstweilig προσωρινά temporalmente ajutiselt موقتاً väliaikaisesti temporairement בְּאוֹפֶן זְמָנִי थोडा़ दिन, अस्थायी रूप से privremeno ideiglenesen untuk sementara til bráðabirgða temporaneamente 一時的に 임시로 laikinai pagaidām; uz laiku buat sementara waktu tijdelijk midlertidig, foreløpig tymczasowo provisoriamente temporar, provizoriu временно dočasne začasno privremeno tillfälligt, temporärt โดยชั่วคราว geçici olarak 臨時地 тимчасово عارضي طور پر một cách tạm thời 临时地

n temporariness

tydelikheid وَقْتِيَّه، كَوْن الشَّيء مؤَقَّتا временен характер dočasnost midlertidighed die Einstweiligkeit προσωρινότητα carácter temporal/provisional ajutisus موقتی بودن tilapäisyys caractère temporaire זְמָנִיוּת अस्थायित्व privremenost átmeneti állapot keadaan sementara e-ð sem er til bráðabirgða temporaneità 臨時 임시(변통) laikinumas īslaicīgums; nepastāvīgums sifat yg sementara tijdelijkheid midlertidighet tymczasowość natureza provisória caracter temporar/pro­­vi­zoriu временность dočasnosť začasnost privremenost kortvarighet ชั่วคราว geçicilik 臨時性 тимчасовість وقتي ہونا، عارضي ہونا tính tạm thời 临时性

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temporary → مؤقت dočasný midlertidig vorübergehend προσωρινός temporal tilapäinen temporaire privremen temporaneo 一時の 임시의 tijdelijk midlertidig tymczasowy temporário временный tillfällig ชั่วคราว geçici tạm thời 临时的