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momentan

adjectiveadjektiv

EtymologyOpphav

fra latin; jamfør moment (I)factor, point, element · moment (in physics) from Latin; compare moment (I)factor, point, element · moment (in physics)

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. som gjelder bare et øyeblikk;
    kortvarigshort-lived, brief
    momentary, lasting only an instant;
    short-livedkortvarig
    • momentan pengemangel a momentary lack of money
  2. brukt som adverb: straks, med det samme used as an adverb: at once, immediately
    • stoppe momentant to stop instantly
    • bilføreren ble drept momentant the driver was killed instantly