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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesprovisoire
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pro-vee-zwar
"La décision était provisoire jusqu'à ce que de nouvelles informations soient disponibles."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Arranged or existing for the present, possibly to be changed later.
"The committee made a provisional decision until further information could be gathered." - 2
Of or relating to a provision or provisions.
"The provisional government was established to maintain order during the transition."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'provisional' originates from the Latin 'provisio', meaning 'foreseeing' or 'providing'. It evolved through Middle French 'provisoire', which retained the sense of something temporary or conditional, reflecting its usage in English since the late 15th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Provisional" is said worldwide
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provisoire
Transliteration: pro-vee-zwar
"La décision était provisoire jusqu'à ce que de nouvelles informations soient disponibles."
vorläufig
Transliteration: for-loyf-ig
"Die Entscheidung war vorläufig, bis weitere Informationen vorlagen."
provvisorio
Transliteration: pro-vee-zor-ee-o
"La decisione era provvisoria fino a quando non sono state raccolte ulteriori informazioni."
provisional
Transliteration: pro-vee-sio-nal
"La decisión fue provisional hasta que se obtuvieron más datos."
provisório
Transliteration: pro-vee-zor-ee-o
"A decisão foi provisória até que mais informações fossem coletadas."
अस्थायी
Transliteration: asthayi
"निर्णय अस्थायी था जब तक कि और जानकारी नहीं मिली।"
临时的
Transliteration: lín shí de
"这个决定是临时的，直到有更多信息。"
임시의
Transliteration: imsi-ui
"결정은 더 많은 정보가 수집될 때까지 임시적이었다."
仮の
Transliteration: kari no
"その決定は、さらなる情報が集まるまで仮のものでした。"
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