transitory in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for transitory in the English»French Dictionary

transitory [Brit ˈtransɪt(ə)ri, ˈtrɑːnsɪt(ə)ri, ˈtranzɪt(ə)ri, ˈtrɑːnzɪt(ə)ri, Am ˈtrænsəˌtɔri, ˈtrænzəˌtɔri] ADJ

transitory stage

transitoire

transitory hope, pain

passager/-ère

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transitoire présence

transitory

transitory in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for transitory in the English»French Dictionary

transitory [ˈtræntsɪtəri, Am ˈtræntsətɔ:ri] ADJ form

transitory → transient

See also transient

transient [ˈtrænziənt, Am ˈtræntʃənt] ADJ form

1. transient (lasting a short time):

transient

éphémère

2. transient (staying for short time):

transient

transitoire

transient population

de passage

transient feeling

passager(-ère)

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transitoire

transitory

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However, over the last decade these emergencies have become a chronic, rather than transitory, condition.

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It focused on transitory visual impressions, often painted directly from nature, with an emphasis on the changing effects of light and color.

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This is also called transitory if only one communicator is attempting this style.

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Within the film exists a fractured world which is both fragile and transitory, such as wax melting and bread voraciously consumed by ants.

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Modern theories view the current continental configurations as only transitory, so give no special role to the tetrahedral shape.

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In this process, other representations are silenced or denied and the human agency that constituted the contingent and transitory reality may be hidden.

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Simultaneously, many more modest and more transitory institutions were coming into (and passing out of) existence.

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They all go in the same direction, merely seen as a transitory means for color to be expressed.

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The results have a quality reminiscent of the transitory period in sleep when one dream suddenly becomes another.

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Measured income and measured consumption comprise a permanent (anticipated and planned) element and a transitory (windfall gain/unexpected) element.

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