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tijdelijk — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • makeshift adj Put together quickly as a temporary, improvised solution.
  • secular adj Not connected to religion; concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters.
  • temporarily adverb For a limited period of time; not permanently.
  • temporary adjective Lasting for only a limited time; not permanent.
  • transitional adj Relating to or marking a period of change between two states.
  • volatile adjective Likely to change suddenly and unpredictably, especially for the worse.

Senses

tijdelijk is used for these senses in English:

  • makeshift Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.
  • secular Temporal; worldly, or otherwise not based on something timeless.
  • temporary Existing only for a short time or short times; transient, ephemeral.
  • transitional temporary; pending the implementation of something new
  • volatile Temporary or ephemeral.

secular — full definition

  1. adj Not connected to religion; concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters.
  2. adj Of a member of the clergy: living among ordinary people rather than under monastic vows.

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