| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| fleeting adj | (brief) | flyktig adj |
| | | hastig, snabb adj |
| | | tillfällig, kortvarig adj |
| | Tom only spent a few fleeting moments with his family while he was home. |
| transient adj | (temporary, passing) (förändras, försämras) | obeständig adj |
| | (kortvarig, försvinnande) | flyktig adj |
| | (tidsbegränsad) | tillfällig adj |
| | (upphör snabbt) | övergående adj |
| | Life is short, so it's best to seize whatever transient pleasures you can. |
| cursory adj | (hasty, brief) | hastig adj |
| | | snabb adj |
| | | flyktig adj |
| | Lisa made a cursory visit to the party to congratulate the guest of honor. |
| flighty adj | informal (capricious, unreliable) | flyktig adj |
| | | nyckfull adj |
| | Don't trust Amy to plan the party; she's flighty. |
| impermanent adj | (fleeting, temporary) (kan försvinna) | förgänglig adj |
| | (kan bli sämre, mindre) | obeständig adj |
| | (tar slut) | övergående adj |
| | (temporär, oseriös) | flyktig adj |
| | Too bad my internship is impermanent; I really love it! |
| transitory adj | (fleeting, temporary) | flyktig adj |
| | (litterärt) | förgänglig adj |
| | | obeständig adj |
| | The beauty of spring, like youth, is only transitory. |
| inconstant adj | (inconsistent, varying) | oregelbunden adj |
| | | flyktig adj |
| short-lived adj | (brief) | kortlivad adj |
| | | flyktig adj |
| | (litterärt) | efemär adj |
| | The revolt was short-lived: it was all over within a week. |
| elusive adj | (thing, idea: hard to grasp) (bildlig) | svårfångad adj |
| | | undanglidande adj |
| | | flyktig adj |
| | The student struggled to understand the elusive concepts in the poetry. |
| brittle adj | figurative (fragile, insecure) (bildlig) | skör adj |
| | | flyktig adj |
| | Betty had a brittle grip on reality. |
| | The man's insults damaged Stuart's brittle pride. |
| elusive adj | (avoids answering) | undanglidande adj |
| | | undvikande adj |
| | | flyktig adj |
| | The elusive politician didn't give the interviewer any straight answers. |
| volatile adj | (chemistry: evaporating easily) | flyktig adj |
| | Gases from volatile compounds may be flammable. |
| volatile adj | figurative (unstable) | instabil adj |
| | | flyktig adj |
| | | ombytlig adj |
| | (litterärt) | volatil adj |
| | My sister doesn't like investing in the stock market because it is volatile. |