makeshift — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

1. A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution.

   Esempi

   And I am not a model clergyman—only a decent makeshift.

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   Hoboism cannot be cured or prevented by makeshifts or by local measures and efforts, although community interest naturally is vital in dealing with a problem that comes home to every community.

Aggettivo

1. Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.

   Sinonimi

   jury-riggedextemporaneous

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   They used the ledge and a few branches for a makeshift shelter.

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   Hodgson was able to introduce Arsenal teenager Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for his debut late on as this makeshift England line-up closed out a victory that was solid for the most part without ever threatening to be spectacular.

   The first US service members to die in the conflict between the US and Iran were killed by a direct Iranian strike on a makeshift operations center at a civilian port in Kuwait on Sunday morning local time, a source familiar with the situation told CNN.

Sostantivo

1. A rogue; a shifty person.

   Uso

   • obsoleto

   Parole correlate

   make shift

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   Greene the coneycatcher, of this dream the author, / For his dainty devise deserveth the halter. / A rakehell, a makeshift, a scribbling fool; / A famous bayard in city and school: / Now sick as a dog, and ever brain-sick, / Where such a raving and desperate Dick?

Aggettivo

1. done or made using whatever is available

   Sinonimi

   improvisedjury-rigged

   Esempi

   crossed the river on improvised bridges

   the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear

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   the rock served as a makeshift hammer

Sostantivo

1. something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency

   Sinonimi

   stopgapmake-do

   Termini più generali

   expedient