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Meanings of temporary in English

Catalan
eventual

A worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis.

        eventual
        Portuguese
        temporário
        Catalan
        temporal
        Spanish
        temporal

        Not permanent; not lasting.

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            temporário

            A means or measure or an action taken in preparation of.

                Lacking continuity or regularity.

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                      Usage of temporary in English
                      1
                      The revelation led to a temporary government ban on awarding state contracts.
                      The Guardian
                      2
                      The debt crisis is not a temporary problem, it's a structural one.
                      The black swan: the impact of the highly improbable
                      3
                      However, all those good strides forward have come to a temporary halt.
                      The South African
                      4
                      Omar Suleiman is good as long as he leads a temporary government.
                      Reuters
                      5
                      The temporary measure needs Congressional approval to remain on the books, however.
                      Reuters
                      6
                      The company said the job cuts mainly affected workers on temporary contracts.
                      Reuters
                      7
                      Bethune said, 'I shall show you the temporary headquarters building, m' lord.
                      Second to None
                      8
                      That said; there's a propensity to underestimate a temporary or minor problem.
                      The South African
                      9
                      This doesn't mean that the current crisis is artificial or indeed temporary.
                      The Guardian
                      10
                      Won't companies just make temporary changes and then return to China later?
                      Wired
                      11
                      Trichet further said the bank's programme of buying government bonds was temporary.
                      Reuters
                      12
                      The NSW Government will soon pass temporary legislation to enact the code.
                      News.com.au
                      13
                      Many of the new jobs created are zero-hour contracts, part-time or temporary.
                      The Guardian
                      14
                      A temporary arrangement that, as far as I'm concerned, can remain permanent.
                      Back on murder
                      15
                      Immigration New Zealand quickly renewed temporary visas expiring from April to July.
                      Radio NZ
                      16
                      An executive recruitment process generally takes longer than a temporary recruitment assignment.
                      News.com.au
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                      Translations for temporary
                      Portuguese
                      temporário
                      Spanish
                      temporal
                      Temporary through the time
                      Temporary across language varieties
                      New Zealand
                      Common
                      South Africa
                      Common
                      Ireland
                      Common
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