temporal

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• /ˈtɛm.pə.ɹəl/
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From Middle English temporal, temporel (“transitory, worldly, material, of secular society”), from Old French temporel or Latin temporālis (“of time (in grammar), temporary, relating to time as opposed to eternity”), from tempus (“time, period, opportunity”) + -ālis.

From Middle English, from Middle French timporal, temporal, from Late Latin temporālis, from tempora (“the temples of the head”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). Doublet of temporalis.

144 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Belarusian: све́цкі (svjécki) — of or relating to the material world
• Bulgarian: све́тски (svétski) — of or relating to the material world
• Bulgarian: ми́рски (mírski) — of or relating to the material world
• Chinese Mandarin: 世俗的 (shìsú de) — of or relating to the material world
• Czech: světský — of or relating to the material world
• Danish: verdslig — of or relating to the material world
• Finnish: maallinen — of or relating to the material world
• Finnish: ajallinen — of or relating to the material world
• French: temporel — of or relating to the material world
• German: diesseitig — of or relating to the material world
• German: weltlich — of or relating to the material world
• Hungarian: e világi — of or relating to the material world
• Hungarian: világi — of or relating to the material world
• Irish: saolta — of or relating to the material world
• Irish: teamparálta — of or relating to the material world
• Irish: tuata — of or relating to the material world
• Latin: temporālis — of or relating to the material world
• Māori: whakawhenua — of or relating to the material world
• Norwegian Bokmål: jordisk — of or relating to the material world
• Norwegian Bokmål: timelig — of or relating to the material world
• Norwegian Bokmål: verdslig — of or relating to the material world
• Persian: دنیوی (donyavi) — of or relating to the material world
• Plautdietsch: weltlich — of or relating to the material world
• Polish: świecki — of or relating to the material world
• Portuguese: temporal — of or relating to the material world
• Romanian: lumesc — of or relating to the material world
• Romanian: pământesc — of or relating to the material world
• Russian: све́тский (svétskij) — of or relating to the material world
• Russian: мирско́й (mirskój) — of or relating to the material world
• Scottish Gaelic: saoghalta — of or relating to the material world
• Slovak: svetský — of or relating to the material world
• Swedish: världslig — of or relating to the material world
• Swedish: jordisk — of or relating to the material world
• Turkish: cismani — of or relating to the material world
• Turkish: dünyevi — of or relating to the material world
• Turkish: fani — of or relating to the material world
• Turkish: maddi — of or relating to the material world
• Ukrainian: сві́тський (svítsʹkyj) — of or relating to the material world
• Ukrainian: мирськи́й (myrsʹkýj) — of or relating to the material world
• Belarusian: ча́савы (čásavy) — of or relating to time
• Bulgarian: веко́вен (vekóven) — of or relating to time
• Bulgarian: свъ́рзан с вре́мето (svǎ́rzan s vrémeto) — of or relating to time
• Catalan: temporal — of or relating to time
• Chinese Mandarin: 時間的 /时间的 (shíjiān de) — of or relating to time
• Czech: časový — of or relating to time
• Estonian: aja- — of or relating to time
• Estonian: ajaline — of or relating to time
• Finnish: aika- — of or relating to time
• Finnish: ajallinen — of or relating to time
• French: temporel — of or relating to time
• Georgian: დროებითი (droebiti) — of or relating to time
• German: zeitlich — of or relating to time
• German: temporal — of or relating to time
• Greek: χρονικός (chronikós) — of or relating to time
• Hungarian: idő- — of or relating to time
• Hungarian: időbeli — of or relating to time
• Irish: aimseartha — of or relating to time
• Italian: temporale — of or relating to time
• Latin: temporālis — of or relating to time
• Norwegian Bokmål: temporal — of or relating to time
• Persian: زمانی (zamâni) — of or relating to time
• Polish: czasowy — of or relating to time
• Portuguese: temporal — of or relating to time
• Romanian: temporal — of or relating to time
• Russian: временно́й (vremennój) — of or relating to time
• Slovak: časový — of or relating to time
• Spanish: temporal — of or relating to time
• Swedish: tidsmässig — of or relating to time
• Swedish: tidsbunden — of or relating to time
• Swedish: temporal — of or relating to time
• Swedish: tids- — of or relating to time
• Turkish: zamana ait — of or relating to time
• Turkish: zamansal — of or relating to time
• Ukrainian: часови́й (časovýj) — of or relating to time
• Belarusian: тымчасо́вы (tymčasóvy) — of limited time
• Belarusian: часо́вы (časóvy) — of limited time
• Bulgarian: вре́менен (vrémenen) — of limited time
• Catalan: temporal — of limited time
• Chinese Mandarin: 短暫 /短暂 — of limited time
• Czech: dočasný — of limited time
• Dutch: tijdelijk — of limited time
• Estonian: ajutine — of limited time
• Finnish: väliaikainen — of limited time
• French: temporaire — of limited time
• Georgian: დროებითი (droebiti) — of limited time
• Georgian: გარდამავალი (gardamavali) — of limited time
• German: zeitweilig — of limited time
• German: vorübergehend — of limited time
• German: temporär — of limited time
• Hebrew: זמני (z'mani) — of limited time
• Hungarian: múlékony — of limited time
• Hungarian: múló — of limited time
• Hungarian: átmeneti — of limited time
• Hungarian: ideiglenes — of limited time
• Hungarian: időleges — of limited time
• Italian: temporale — of limited time
• Latin: temporālis — of limited time
• Latin: temporārius — of limited time
• Manx: çherraghtagh — of limited time
• Norwegian Bokmål: temporær — of limited time
• Norwegian Bokmål: midlertidig — of limited time
• Polish: tymczasowy — of limited time
• Portuguese: temporário — of limited time
• Romanian: temporar — of limited time
• Russian: вре́менный (vrémennyj) — of limited time
• Slovak: dočasný — of limited time
• Spanish: temporal — of limited time
• Swedish: temporär — of limited time
• Turkish: geçici — of limited time
• Turkish: fani — of limited time
• Ukrainian: тимчасо́вий (tymčasóvyj) — of limited time
• Bulgarian: прехо́ден (prehóden) — lasting a short time only
• Catalan: temporal — lasting a short time only
• Finnish: hetkellinen — lasting a short time only
• Finnish: lyhytaikainen — lasting a short time only
• French: temporaire — lasting a short time only
• German: temporär — lasting a short time only
• Italian: temporale — lasting a short time only
• Latin: temporālis — lasting a short time only
• Latin: temporārius — lasting a short time only
• Norwegian Bokmål: forbigående — lasting a short time only
• Norwegian Bokmål: temporær — lasting a short time only
• Portuguese: temporário — lasting a short time only
• Romanian: temporar — lasting a short time only
• Romanian: trecător — lasting a short time only
• Russian: преходя́щий (prexodjáščij) — lasting a short time only
• Swedish: tillfällig — lasting a short time only
• Swedish: temporär — lasting a short time only
• Turkish: geçici — lasting a short time only
• Turkish: muvakkat — lasting a short time only
• Turkish: fani — lasting a short time only
• Bulgarian: слепоочен (slepoočen) — relating to the temples
• Catalan: temporal — relating to the temples
• Chinese Mandarin: 顳的 /颞的 (niè de) — relating to the temples
• Czech: spánkový — relating to the temples
• Finnish: ohimo- — relating to the temples
• German: Schläfen- — relating to the temples
• Hungarian: halánték- — relating to the temples
• Italian: temporale — relating to the temples
• Latin: templaris — relating to the temples
• Norwegian: temporal — relating to the temples
• Portuguese: temporal — relating to the temples
• Russian: висо́чный (visóčnyj) — relating to the temples
• Ukrainian: скроневий (skronevyj) — relating to the temples