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Summary

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stopgap:
- mot favori; palliatif; expédient; pis-aller
Wiktionary:
- stop-gap → rustine

English

Detailed Translations for stop-gap from English to French

stopgap:

stopgap [the ~] nomen

the stopgap (filler)
le mot favori
- mot favori [le ~] nomen
the stopgap (palliative; makeshift)
le palliatif; l'expédient; le pis-aller
- palliatif [le ~] nomen
- expédient [le ~] nomen
- pis-aller [le ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for stopgap:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
expédient	makeshift; palliative; stopgap	palliative; substitute; surrogate
mot favori	filler; stopgap
palliatif	makeshift; palliative; stopgap	palliative; substitute; surrogate
pis-aller	makeshift; palliative; stopgap
-	make-do; makeshift
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
palliatif		softening; soothing

Related Words for "stopgap":

stopgaps

Synonyms for "stopgap":

makeshift; make-do; expedient

Related Definitions for "stopgap":

something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency¹

Wiktionary Translations for stop-gap:

stop-gap

noun

Temporary measure or short-term fix
- stop-gap → rustine

stop-gap

noun

Solution provisoire à un problème
- rustine → stop-gap

External Machine Translations:

Related Translations for stop-gap

stopgap solution

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