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