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provisoire

temporary, provisional

adjective pro-vee-ZWAHR Rare
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Origin: Latin provisorius, 'foreseen in advance'

Usage Note

Provisoire is invariable in gender (same form for masculine and feminine): un accord provisoire, une solution provisoire. The adverb provisoirement means 'temporarily'. The French saying rien n'est plus permanent que le provisoire ('nothing is more permanent than the temporary') reflects a wry cultural attitude.

Examples

"Cette solution est provisoire."

Natural Translation

This solution is temporary.

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