vorübergehend
temporary, transient, interim
English translations
- 01
temporary
- 02
provisional
- 03
interim
Word details
- German meaning
- Nicht dauerhaft, nur für eine begrenzte Zeit.
- English meaning
- Temporary
- Synonym
- zeitweilig, temporär
- German example
- Das ist nur eine vorübergehende Lösung.
- English example
- This is only a temporary solution.
Related words
- Modekrankheit
Fashionable disease
- Schulschließung
school closure
- Schulschliessung
School closure
- Gastschülerin
Exchange student (female)
- leihen
lend/borrow
- etwas auf Eis legen
To put something on ice
- detachieren
To detach
- ausborgen
to borrow
- temporal
temporal
- permanent
Permanent
- temporär
Temporary
- schneeblind
Snowblind
- sprachlos
Speechless
- Waffenstillstand
Ceasefire
- Waffenruhe
ceasefire
- Gummizelle
A padded cell is a padded room in a psychiatric facility used for the temporary isolation of patients.
- Strohfeuer
Flash in the pan
- Atemstillstand
Apnea
- Suspension
Suspension
- Ersatzhaltestelle
Temporary bus stop
- Ausstand
Strike
- Sequestrierung
sequestration
- Strohwitwe
Grass widow
- Pflegemutter
Foster mother
- Pflegevater
Foster father
- Müllkorb
Trash can, garbage bin
- Überbrückungshilfe
Bridge financing, bridging loan
- Kurzarbeit
short-time work
- Totenstarre
Rigor mortis
- Freistellung
Release
- zwischenlagern
to store temporarily
- quartieren
To quarter
- ausquartieren
To evict, to relocate
- einquartieren
to lodge, to quarter
- zeitweilig
Temporary means that something only takes place for a certain period of time or occasionally.
- einstweilig
Provisionally means temporarily, temporarily or until further notice.
- Ohnmacht
Fainting
- Gehirnschädigung
Brain damage
- Schneeblindheit
Snow blindness
- Lückenfüller
Gap filler
- Leihgabe
A loan is an item that is temporarily lent.
- Zwischenlager
intermediate storage, depot
- Arbeitsbeschaffungsmaßnahme
A job creation scheme (ABM) is a government-funded measure to combat unemployment, creating temporary jobs.
- Essiv
Essive case
- Mietlager
A self-storage unit is a facility where individuals or businesses can rent storage space to store items temporarily or long-term.
- Arbeitsgedächtnis
Working memory
- verleihen
To lend
- suspendieren
suspend
- kurzarbeiten
to work reduced hours
Example sentences with “vorübergehend”
Das ist nur eine vorübergehende Lösung. (This is only a temporary solution.)
Frequently asked questions
How do you use 'vorübergehend' as an adverb?
It is used without change in form to describe an action that is happening for a short time, e.g., 'Die Straße ist vorübergehend gesperrt'.