temporaire
French, adjective/tɑ̃.pɔ.ʁɛʁ/
temporaire is spelled T-E-M-P-O-R-A-I-R-E (10 letters) and appears 14 times per million words in written French, the 5,118th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Temporaire is a French adjective meaning “temporary” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Pour une durée limitée, éphémère”.
What does temporaire mean in English?
adjective
- 1
temporary
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Pour une durée limitée, éphémère.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of temporaire
- temporaires plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce temporaire?
- /tɑ̃.pɔ.ʁɛʁ/
- \tɑ̃.pɔ.ʁɛʁ\
- [tɒ̃.pɔ.ʁɛʁ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to temporaire
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is temporaire in French?
temporaire appears 14 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).