makeshift

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution.

Adj

Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.

Conceptes

provisional

improvisat

Sinònims

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

Traduccions

Notbehelf

Provisorium

behelfsmäßig

provisorisch

de fortune

provisional

improvisado

espediente

provvisorio

Notlösung

expédient

Behelf

improvisé

notdürftig

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft/

Etimologia (Anglès)

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