1 adjective impermanent, short-livedneamhbhuan adj1 c m usealadach adj1 c m ua transient phenomenonfeiniméan neamhbhuandue to its transient naturetoisc nach bhfuil sé buan2 adjective constantly moving from place to placeneamhchónaitheach adj1 c m utransient populationdaonra neamhchónaitheachthe Aborigines were transientfánaithe ba ea na Bundúchasaigh3 noun pejorative personfánaí masc4 c m ufuaidire masc4 c m u4 noun short change in sthathrú ríogachvoltage transientsathruithe ríogacha sa voltas