interino
interim
adjective een-teh-REE-noh Rare
Origin: From Latin interim (meanwhile).
Also means
temporary
Usage Note
Interino describes a person or situation filling a role temporarily until a permanent replacement is found: presidente interino, profesora interina. It agrees in gender and number. As a noun, el interino / la interina refers specifically to a substitute teacher or temporary civil servant in Spain.
Examples
"El director interino firmó el contrato."
Natural Translation
The interim director signed the contract.
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