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Detailed Translations for makeshift from English to French

makeshift:

makeshift [the ~] nomen

  1. the makeshift (remedy; resources; expedient; help)
    le remède
  2. the makeshift (palliative; stopgap)
    le palliatif; l'expédient; le pis-aller

makeshift adj

  1. makeshift (provisional)

Translation Matrix for makeshift:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
expédient makeshift; palliative; stopgap palliative; substitute; surrogate
palliatif makeshift; palliative; stopgap palliative; substitute; surrogate
pis-aller makeshift; palliative; stopgap
remède expedient; help; makeshift; remedy; resources drug; medicament; medication; medicine; remedy
- make-do; stopgap
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- improvised; jury-rigged
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
improvisé makeshift; provisional improvised; unprepared
palliatif softening; soothing

Related Words for "makeshift":

  • makeshifts

Synonyms for "makeshift":


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:


Cross Translation:
FromToVia
makeshift fait maison; de fortune; faite maison; improvisé; maison; improvisée Marke Eigenbau — (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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