temporary
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The meaning (definition) of the word temporary
lasting only a short time
The word temporary used in a sentence
“The tent is a temporary home for our short trip”
Words that mean the same as temporary (synonyms)
briefshort
Words that mean the opposite of temporary (antonyms)
permanent
How the word temporary is said around the world
| French | temporaire (tahn-poh-RAIR) |
| Spanish | temporal (tem-poh-RAHL) |
| Mandarin | 临时 (leen shir) |
| Hindi | थोड़े समय का (THOH-ray suh-MAY kah) |
| Arabic | مُؤَقَّت (mu-AK-kat) |
| Russian | временный (VRYE-myen-niy) |
| Portuguese (EU) | temporário (teng-poo-RAH-ryoo) |
| Portuguese (BR) | temporário (teng-poh-RAH-ree-oo) |
| Japanese | かりの (KAH-ree-noh) |
| German | vorübergehend (fohr-UE-ber-gay-ent) |
| Urdu | عارضی (AAR-zee) |
| Punjabi | ਥੋੜ੍ਹੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਲਈ (THOH-ray sa-MAY la-ee) |
| Korean | 임시의 (eem-shee-EH) |
| Hebrew | זמני (zmah-NEE) |
| Greek | προσωρινός (proh-soh-ree-NOHS) |
| Dutch | tijdelijk (TY-duh-luk) |
| Tagalog | pansamantala (pan-sa-man-TA-la) |
| Vietnamese | tạm thời (tahm TUHY) |
| Turkish | geçici (geh-chee-JEE) |
| Persian | موقت (mo-vagh-GHAT) |
| Polish | tymczasowy (tihm-chah-SOH-vih) |
| Ukrainian | тимчасовий (tihm-chah-SOH-vih) |
| Bengali | অস্থায়ী (aw-sthah-YEE) |
| Swedish | tillfällig (TIL-fel-lig) |
| Italian | temporaneo (tem-po-RA-neh-oh) |
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