An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
adjective 1. (related to time)
a. temporary Esta pasant铆a es temporal y termina a finales de agosto. This internship is temporary and finishes at the end of August.
b. provisional Me han dado un permiso de conducir temporal que caduca en un mes. I got a provisional driver's license which expires in a month.
2. (religious)
a. temporal Estudiamos el poder temporal de los papas en la clase de religi贸n. We studied the temporal power of the popes in religion class.
3. (anatomy)
a. temporal Los estudiantes de medicina aprendieron sobre el l贸bulo temporal del cerebro. The medical students learned about the temporal lobe of the brain.
b. temporal bone El hueso temporal es donde se encuentran las estructuras del 贸rgano auditivo. The temporal bone is where the structures of the hearing organ are located.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun 4. (weather)
a. storm El meteor贸logo dice que se avecina un temporal. The weatherman says a storm is coming.
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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
adjective 2. (del tiempo)
a. time el factor temporal the time factor
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
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temporal
adjective
1 (provisional) temporary; [+trabajo] temporary; casual; (en turismo, agricultura) seasonal empresa de trabajo temporal temp recruitment agency
2 (Religión) temporal poder temporal temporal power
3 (Anatomía) temporal fisura rinal en el lóbulo temporal
1 (tormenta) storm; (mal tiempo) spell of rough weather capear el temporal to weather the storm; ride out the storm
temporal de agua temporal de lluvia (tormenta) rainstorm; (período lluvioso) rainy weather; prolonged rain
temporal de nieve (tormenta) snowstorm; (período de nevadas) snowy weather
2 (Anatomía) temporal bone 3 (Caribe) (persona) shady character Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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