No. 957 in Catalan

temporal

"Temporal" in Catalan means "temporary" or "storm."

In a sentence

El temporal d'ahir va causar molts danys a la costa.
The storm from yesterday caused a lot of damage to the coast.
Here, 'temporal' means 'storm' or 'weather disturbance', a common meaning in Catalan.
Aquest contracte és temporal i finalitzarà al desembre.
This contract is temporary and will end in December.
In this case, 'temporal' is used to describe something as 'temporary' or not permanent.
L'aspecte temporal d'aquesta història és fascinant.
The temporal aspect of this story is fascinating.
Here, 'temporal' refers to 'pertaining to time', describing an attribute related to the concept of time.

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