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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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