provisional

provisoire

Adopté ou utilisé pour le moment, mais susceptible de changer avant la décision définitive.

En anglais simple : Used or agreed for now, but likely to change before a final decision.

• We have a provisional date for the meeting.
• The results are still provisional.
• They reached a provisional agreement yesterday.

Synonymes : temporary, tentative

Contraires : final, permanent

Expressions courantes : provisional agreement, provisional results, provisional date, provisional government

timbre provisoire

Timbre disponible localement en attendant que le timbre officiel soit prêt.

En anglais simple : A stamp made available locally for use before an official stamp is ready.

• The collector bought a rare provisional.
• This provisional was issued by the local post office.
• Several provisionals filled the gap before official stamps arrived.

Synonymes : provisional stamp

Expressions courantes : local provisional, rare provisional, postal provisional