temporary

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtɛmpərəri/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtɛmpəˌrɛri/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(tem′pə rer′ē)

Inflections of 'temporary' (n): npl: temporaries
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
temporary adj (not permanent)temporal adj mf
  provisional adj mf
  pasajero/a adj
  transitorio/a adj
 The situation was difficult, but Nina could tolerate it because she knew it was temporary.
 La situación era difícil, pero Nina podía tolerarla porque sabía que era temporal.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
temporary accommodation n (short-term accommodation)alojamiento temporal nm + adj
  alojamiento temporario nm + adj
 The company provided temporary accommodation for the employee they had just transferred to head office, to give her time to look for somewhere permanent to live.
temporary alimony n (law: paid to ex-spouse)pensión alimenticia temporal loc nom f
  pensión alimentaria temporal loc nom f
temporary arrangement n (non-permanent setup)arreglo temporal nm + adj
  (coloquial, figurado)parche nm
 The two businesses sharing premises was a temporary arrangement while fire damage to one of their shops was repaired.
 Que los dos negocios compartieran el espacio fue un arreglo temporal, mientras reparaban el daño del incendio en una de los negocios.
  acomodo temporal, acomodo provisorio nm + adj
temporary disability n (short-term government benefits)discapacidad temporal nf + adj mf
  incapacidad temporal nf + adj mf
temporary employee n (worker on short-term contract)trabajador temporal, trabajadora temporal nm, nf + adj
  trabajador temporario, trabajadora temporaria nm, nf + adj
 The business took on a temporary employee while the secretary was away on maternity leave.
 La empresa tomó a un trabajador temporal mientras la secretaria estaba con licencia por maternidad.
  (ES)temporero, temporera nm, nf
  (CL)trabajador esporádico, trabajadora esporádica nm, nf + adj
temporary injunction n (law: prohibition on action)interdicto temporal nm + adj mf
  orden judicial temporaria grupo nom
temporary job,
temp job n		 (short-term employment)trabajo temporal nm + adj mf
  empleo temporal nm + adj mf
temporary measure n (provisional course of action)medida temporal, medida provisional nf + adj
 A tourniquet is a temporary measure to stop bleeding until doctors can stitch up the wound.
 Un torniquete es una medida provisional para detener la hemorragia hasta que los médicos puedan coser la herida.
  medida provisional, medida temporal nf + adj
temporary transfer n (relocation for a short period)traslado temporal nm + adj mf
 Adrian got a temporary transfer to the company's Paris office; he would be spending three months there.
  reubicación provisoria nf + adj
temporary work n (employment on short-term contract)trabajo temporal nm + adj
  trabajo temporario nm + adj
 Temporary work is particularly common amongst young people.
 El trabajo temporal es particularmente común entre la juventud.
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'temporary' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
acting - acting deputy - acting judge - ad interim - armistice - bailment - bridge the gap - bullpen - caretaker - caretaker government - caretaker president - casual labor - casual teaching - casual worker - cataplexy - centering - cookhouse - crash pad - crush - deciduous - disposable - dog kennel - fill in - foster father - foster home - foster mother - foster parent - foster parents - furlough - halt - henna tattoo - hired hand - holding tank - holiday job - hotel - impermanence - impermanent - locum - lodging - makeshift - makeshift camp - martial law - masking tape - mood - on loan - pause - permanent - pop-up - precarious loan - precarious possession
Spanish:
amovible - de paso - eventual - ocasional - pasajero - situacional - temporal - temporario - temporero - transitorio - supletorio - temporáneo - agencia de trabajo temporal - apaño - baja temporal - cachuelo - componenda - conchabo - contrato temporal - eventualidad - incapacidad temporal - interinato - interinidad - interino - medida provisional - medidas provisionales - mensual - paliativo - pontón - provisional - provisionalidad - remiendo - temporalidad - trabajador en precario - trabajador eventual - trabajador temporal - transeúnte - transitoriedad - vivaque

Collocations: has a temporary [role, position, job], it is only a temporary [role], a temporary [president, coach, manager, worker], more...

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