Definition
Short for temporary worker or employee hired for a limited period. Can also refer to temperature informally.
Etymology
Shortened from 'temporary,' which comes from Latin temporarius meaning 'of time' or 'lasting for a time.' The employment sense emerged in the mid-20th century with the rise of flexible labor markets.
Kelly Says
The word 'temp' perfectly captures modern economic anxiety - it reduces the complex human experience of uncertain employment to a crisp, impersonal syllable that sounds almost dismissive.
Translations
ARالعربية
درجة الحرارة
darajat al-hararah
BNবাংলা
তাপমাত্রা
taapmaatra
CACatalà
temperatura
tem-peh-rah-TOO-rah
CSČeština
teplota
teh-ploh-tah
DADansk
temperatur
tem-peh-rah-TOO-er
DEDeutsch
Temperatur
tem-peh-rah-TOO-er
ELΕλληνικά
θερμοκρασία
ther-moh-krah-SEE-ah
ESEspañol
temperatura
tem-pe-rah-TOO-rah
FISuomi
lämpötila
lahm-poh-tee-lah
FRFrançais
température
tahm-peh-rah-TOO-ruh
HEעברית
טמפרטורה
tahm-peh-rah-TOO-rah
HUMagyar
hőmérséklet
hoe-mehr-sehk-leht
IDBahasa Indonesia
suhu
soo-hoo
IGIG
okpomọkụ
oh-kpoh-moh-koo
ITItaliano
temperatura
tem-peh-rah-TOO-rah
KKKK
температура
tem-peh-rah-TOO-rah
MSBahasa Melayu
suhu
soo-hoo
MYမြန်မာ
အပူချိန်
ah-poo-chin
NLNederlands
temperatuur
tem-peh-rah-TOO-er
NONorsk
temperatur
tem-peh-rah-TOO-er
PLPolski
temperatura
tem-peh-rah-TOO-rah
PTPortuguês
temperatura
tem-peh-rah-TOO-rah
RORomână
temperatură
tem-peh-rah-TOO-rah
RUРусский
температура
tyem-peh-rah-TOO-rah
SVSvenska
temperatur
tem-peh-rah-TOO-er
SWKiswahili
halijoto
hah-lee-joh-toh
TAதமிழ்
வெப்பநிலை
veppa nilai
TEతెలుగు
ఉష్ణోగ్రత
ushno-grata
THไทย
อุณหภูมิ
oon-hah-poom
TLTL
temperatura
tem-peh-rah-TOO-rah
TRTürkçe
sıcaklık
see-jahk-luhk
UKУкраїнська
температура
tyem-peh-rah-TOO-rah
URاردو
درجہ حرارت
darja haraarat
VITiếng Việt
nhiệt độ
nyet doh
ZUZU
isitulu
ee-see-too-loo