makeshift

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution.

Adj

Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.

Sinonieme

stopgap

improvised

temporary

ad hoc

provisional

temporary expedient

make-do

substitute

jury-rigged

home-made

casualness

interim

self-built

provisory

rough

sketchy

standby

carelessness

botch

thoughtlessness

DIY

temporary measure

temporary building

rough-and-readiness

darn

cursoriness

extemporaneous

for the time being

handy

Vertalings

Notbehelf

Provisorium

provisional

provisorisch

de fortune

behelfsmäßig

improvisado

espediente

Behelf

expédient

improvisé

provvisorio

Notlösung

μπάλωμα

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft/

Etimologie (Engels)

Deverbal from make shift. First appears c. 1554, in the publications of H. Hilarie.