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Detailed Translations for makeshift from English to German

makeshift:

makeshift [the ~] nomen

  1. the makeshift (remedy; resources; expedient; help)
    Hilfsmittel
  2. the makeshift (palliative; stopgap)
    die Ersatzmittel; Flickmittel; die Ersätze; der Notbehelf

makeshift adj

  1. makeshift (provisional)

Translation Matrix for makeshift:

NounRelated TranslationsOther 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
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- improvised; jury-rigged
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
improvisiert makeshift; provisional improvised; unprepared

Related Words for "makeshift":

  • makeshifts

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Related Definitions for "makeshift":

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

Wiktionary Translations for makeshift:

makeshift
adjective
  1. Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted
noun
  1. A temporary, usually insubstantial, substitution for something else
makeshift
  1. (umgangssprachlich) scherzh.|: etwas, das jemand selbst (zumeist aus der Not oder dem Mangel an geeignetem Material heraus, improvisiert) hergestellt, zusammengebastelt hat

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