makeshift
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makeshift(
meyk
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shihft
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (temporary)
a. provisional
The earthquake victims are living in makeshift huts until they can be rehoused.Las víctimas del terremoto están viviendo en cabañas provisionales hasta que se las pueda realojar.
b. improvisado
We used a chair leg as a makeshift tourniquet.Usamos la pata de una silla como torniquete improvisado.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el arreglo provisional (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
As a makeshift, the law firm is using their secondary office while the main office is being remodeled.Como arreglo provisional, el estudio jurídico está usando la oficina secundaria mientras remodelan la oficina principal.
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