fugace

Definition: (adj) - fleeting, transient

Je n'ai que des souvenirs fugaces de cette époque - I have only fleeting memories of that period

Il y a une fraîcheur fugace ce soir - There's a fleeting freshness (to the air) tonight

Related: la fugacité - fleetingness, transience; la fugue - running away

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