transient
/ˈtɹæn.ʃənt/ sustantivo C2En español: trotamundo, transeúnte
- Something that is transient.
- A transient phenomenon, especially an electric current; a very brief surge.
- A relatively loud, non-repeating signal in an audio waveform that occurs very quickly, such as the attack of a snare drum.
- A person who passes through a place for a short time; a traveller; a migrant worker.
- A homeless person.
- A module that generally remains in memory only for a short time.
- A homestay.
Plural transients
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Was it a transient vision, or was he face to face with reality?
Her daughter endeavoured to convince her of what she did not believe herself, that his attentions to Jane had been merely the effect of a common and transient liking, which ceased when he saw her no more; but though the probability of the statement was admitted at the time, she had the same story to repeat every day.
Eradicating urban foxes has proven to be an exercise in futility, as vacant territories are rapidly claimed by transient individuals.
The Thames undoubtedly still meanders with the same sluggish indifference, bearing silent witness to the transient aspirations of countless generations.
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