What does temporal in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word temporal in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use temporal in Spanish.

The word temporal in Spanish means storm, temporary, temporal bone, temporal, temporal, foster care, temporary work agency, temporarily off-road, weather the elements, weather the storm, ride out the storm, temporary contract, time-space, temporal bone, temporary disability, timeframe, timeline, timescale, temporal clause, snow storm, seasonal worker, temporary worker. To learn more, please see the details below.

Listen to pronunciation

Meaning of the word temporal

storm

nombre masculino (borrasca, tempestad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El temporal dejó cuantiosas pérdidas materiales.
The storm caused a great deal of property loss.

temporary

adjetivo de una sola terminación (transitorio, pasajero)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El éxito temporal que obtuvo se derrumbó cuando descubrieron su engaño.
The temporary success that he enjoyed was destroyed when his deception was uncovered.

temporal bone

nombre masculino (hueso craneal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Jaime se fracturó el temporal al caerse de cabeza desde el tejado de su casa.
Jaime broke his temporal bone when he fell headfirst off the roof of his house.

temporal

adjetivo de una sola terminación (de las sienes) (medicine)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La inflamación de la arteria temporal se conoce como arteritis.
Inflammation of the temporal artery is known as arteritis.

temporal

adjetivo de una sola terminación (relativo al hueso temporal) (bone)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La región temporal se encuentra a los lados del cráneo.
The temporal region is located on either side of the cranium.

foster care

locución nominal masculina (protección de niños) (system)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

temporary work agency

(empresa que tramita empleo para terceros)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

temporarily off-road

locución nominal femenina (de coche, vehículo)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
El auto de Martín tiene una baja temporal y él tiene que tomar el autobús.
Martin's car is temporarily off-road and he has to take the bus.

weather the elements, weather the storm, ride out the storm

locución verbal (coloquial, figurado (dificultad: esquivar) (figurative)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Sé que estamos en crisis pero la empresa está haciendo todo lo posible por capear el temporal.

temporary contract

(por tiempo determinado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El próximo mes termina el contrato temporal del asistente.
The assistant's temporary contract ends next month.

time-space

nombre masculino (relativo al espacio-tiempo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

temporal bone

nombre masculino (del cráneo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El hueso temporal está en los laterales del cráneo.
The temporal bone is located on the sides of the cranium.

temporary disability

(der: trabajador temporalmente incapaz)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Alonso no podía ser despedido porque se encontraba en incapacidad temporal.
Alonso couldn't be dismissed because he was on temporary disability.

timeframe, timeline, timescale

(espacio de tiempo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se debe entender la película dentro de su marco temporal.
The movie should be understood within its timeframe.

temporal clause

(gramática: subordinada)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En la oración "Volví antes de que sea tarde", "antes de que sea tarde" es una oración temporal.

snow storm

(tormenta invernal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se acerca el temporal de nieve y la gente del pueblo se prepara.
The snow storm is approaching and the locals are getting ready.

seasonal worker, temporary worker

locución nominal con flexión de género (no permanente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Let's learn Spanish

So now that you know more about the meaning of temporal in Spanish, you can learn how to use them through selected examples and how to read them. And remember to learn the related words that we suggest. Our website is constantly updating with new words and new examples so you can look up the meanings of other words you don't know in Spanish.

Do you know about Spanish

Spanish (español), also known as Castilla, is a language of the Iberian-Romance group of the Romance languages, and the 4th most common language in the world according to Some sources, while others list it as a 2nd or 3rd most common language. It is the mother tongue of about 352 million people, and is spoken by 417 million people when adding its speakers as a language. sub (estimated in 1999). Spanish and Portuguese have very similar grammar and vocabulary; The number of similar vocabulary of these two languages is up to 89%. Spanish is the primary language of 20 countries around the world. It is estimated that the total number of speakers of Spanish is between 470 and 500 million, making it the second most widely spoken language in the world by number of native speakers.