Usage Note
Temporaneamente modifies a verb or adjective to indicate a situation limited in time: il servizio è temporaneamente sospeso ('the service is temporarily suspended'). It contrasts with definitivamente (permanently) or permanentemente. The word is formal; in casual speech Italians often say per il momento or provvisoriamente instead.
Examples
"Il negozio è temporaneamente chiuso per lavori."
Natural Translation
The shop is temporarily closed for renovations.
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