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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

Adjective

lasting only for a short time; not permanent: temporary accommodation [Latin temporarius]

temporarily adv

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 << OPPOSITE permanent

adjective 2. short-term, acting, interim, supply, stand-in, fill-in, caretaker, provisional, stopgap

Translations

temporary [ˈtɛmpərərɪ] adj → provisional, temporal (= passing); transitorio; [worker] → eventual;

temporary teacher → maestro/a interino/a

temporary [ˈtɛmpərərɪ] adj → temporaire, provisoire; [job, worker] → temporaire;

temporary secretary → (secrétaire f) intérimaire f;

a temporary teacher → un professeur remplaçant or suppléant

temporary [ˈtɛmpərərɪ] adj [arrangement] → provisorisch; [worker, job] → Aushilfs-;

temporary refugee → Flüchtling m mit zeitlich begrenzter Aufenthaltserlaubnis;

temporary secretary → Sekretärin zur Aushilfe;

temporary teacher → Aushilfslehrer(in) m(f)

temporary [ˈtɛmpərərɪ] adj → temporaneo/a; [job, worker] → avventizio/a, temporaneo/a;

temporary secretary → segretaria temporanea;

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 tilapäinen, väliaikainen temporaire זְמָנִי अस्थायी privremen ideiglenes sementara bráðabirgða- temporaneo 臨時の 임시의 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 ˈtemporarily

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 ˈtemporariness

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