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1.
If you describe a situation or period as indefinite, you mean that people have not decided when it will end.
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2.
Something that is indefinite is not exact or clear.
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But an indefinite furlough is not the answer.The musicians flew back, but are twiddling their thumbs on indefinite leave as they
have no instruments.They would then have the opportunity to apply for indefinite leave to remain.
Translations of 'indefinite'
English-French
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● adjective: [period, number] indéterminé(e); [strike, leave, detention] illimité(e); [future] indéterminé(e); [answer, idea] vague [...]
English-Spanish
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● adjective: (= vague) [answer] impreciso; (= not fixed) [time] indefinido, indeterminado; (Linguistics) indefinido [...]
English-German
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● adjective: number, length unbestimmt; (Gram) article, pronoun unbestimmt; (= vague) unklar, undeutlich [...]
English-Italian
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● adjective: (answer, plans) vago/a; (time, period, number) indeterminato/a, indefinito/a; (grammar) indefinito/a [...]
English-Portuguese
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● adjective: indefinido; (uncertain) impreciso; (period, number) indeterminado [...]
English-Hindi
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● adjective: अनिश्चित, अनियत [...]
English-Japanese
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● adjective: 不定の [...]
English-Korean
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'indefinite' in other languages
● adjective: 불명확한, 정해지지 않은 [...]
If you describe a situation or period as indefinite, you mean that people have not decided when it will end.
Thai: ไม่มีกำหนด
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