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provisoire

French → English

adj//pʁɔ.vi.zwaʁ//

(time) Temporary: intended to last for only a limited time; not permanent or final.

Ils ont installé un pont provisoire en attendant la reconstruction.

(English) They installed a temporary bridge while waiting for the reconstruction.

C'est un arrangement provisoire jusqu'à la fin de l'année.

(English) It is a temporary arrangement until the end of the year.

noun//pʁɔ.vi.zwaʁ//

(status) Interim: something that is set up or used while waiting for a permanent solution.

Nous devons sortir du provisoire pour construire un projet durable.

(English) We must move away from the interim state (provisional) to build a lasting project.

En France, on dit souvent que rien ne dure comme le provisoire.

(English) In France, it is often said that nothing lasts like the temporary.

Entry ID: fr:en:provisoire · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary