makeshift

de fortune, improvisé

Fabriqué rapidement avec ce qu’on a, pour répondre à un besoin en attendant mieux.

En anglais simple : Made quickly from available things to meet a need until something better is available.

• They built a makeshift shelter.
• A blanket served as a makeshift curtain.
• Doctors treated the injured in makeshift hospitals.

Synonymes : improvised, temporary

Expressions courantes : makeshift shelter, makeshift bed, makeshift hospital

solution de fortune

Remplacement préparé rapidement et utilisé provisoirement, faute de mieux.

En anglais simple : A quickly made replacement used for a short time because something better is unavailable.

• This bed is only a makeshift.
• They used a wooden crate as a makeshift until a table arrived.
• Such makeshifts rarely last through a whole winter.

Synonymes : temporary substitute, stopgap

Expressions courantes : a mere makeshift, use a makeshift