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makeshift:
- Hilfsmittel; Ersatzmittel; Flickmittel; Ersätze; Notbehelf
- improvisiert
Wiktionary:
- makeshift → provisorisch, behelfsmäßig
- makeshift → Notlösung, Provisorium, Notbehelf
- makeshift → Marke Eigenbau

English

Detailed Translations for makeshift from English to German

makeshift:

makeshift [the ~] nomen

the makeshift (remedy; resources; expedient; help)
Hilfsmittel
- Hilfsmittel [das ~] nomen
the makeshift (palliative; stopgap)
die Ersatzmittel; Flickmittel; die Ersätze; der Notbehelf
- Ersatzmittel [die ~] nomen
- Flickmittel [das ~] nomen
- Ersätze [die ~] nomen
- Notbehelf [der ~] nomen

makeshift adj

makeshift (provisional)
improvisiert
- improvisiert adj

Translation Matrix for makeshift:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Ersatzmittel	makeshift; palliative; stopgap	palliative; substitute; surrogate
Ersätze	makeshift; palliative; stopgap
Flickmittel	makeshift; palliative; stopgap
Hilfsmittel	expedient; help; makeshift; remedy; resources	prosthesis; social assistance; social security
Notbehelf	makeshift; palliative; stopgap	palliative; substitute; surrogate
-	make-do; stopgap
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	improvised; jury-rigged
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
improvisiert	makeshift; provisional	improvised; unprepared

Related Words for "makeshift":

makeshifts

Synonyms for "makeshift":

improvised; jury-rigged; impermanent; temporary
stopgap; make-do; expedient

Related Definitions for "makeshift":

done or made using whatever is available¹
- the rock served as a makeshift hammer¹
something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency¹

Wiktionary Translations for makeshift:

makeshift

adjective

Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted
- makeshift → provisorisch; behelfsmäßig

noun

A temporary, usually insubstantial, substitution for something else
- makeshift → Notlösung; Provisorium; Notbehelf

makeshift

(umgangssprachlich) scherzh.|: etwas, das jemand selbst (zumeist aus der Not oder dem Mangel an geeignetem Material heraus, improvisiert) hergestellt, zusammengebastelt hat
- Marke Eigenbau → self-built; makeshift; improvised; DIY; home-made

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