# kurzzeitig

kurzzeitig is a German adjective meaning “temporary”.

## In other languages

- Русский: кратковременный

## Meanings

1. temporary
2. brief, momentary
3. short-term

## Examples

- Der Apfel stillte kurzzeitig meinen Hunger. — The apple appeased my hunger temporarily.
- Die Gewalt nahm kurzzeitig ab, während die Anführer beider Seiten verhandelten. — There was a momentary lull in the violence as the leaders of the two sides parleyed.
- Zu meinem Bedauern sollte dies bloß ein kurzzeitiger Triumph für ihn werden. — To my regret, his was nothing but a short-lived triumph.

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