makeshift

Etymology 1
1680s. From the verb form.

Noun

 * 1) A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: provizórium, dočasná náhrada
 * Dutch: noodoplossing
 * Finnish:
 * German:, ,
 * Irish: ainmniúchas, siocair, earra ionaid
 * Italian: ,
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: вре́менная заме́на, вре́менное приспособле́ние
 * Spanish: ,

Adjective

 * 1) Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.
 * They used the ledge and a few branches for a makeshift shelter.

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Armenian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 臨時代用的,
 * Czech:, ,
 * Dutch:, , , nood-,
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish: hätävara -, tilapäis-
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Haitian Creole: fortin
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi:, , जोड़-तोड़
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:, di fortuna, , arraffazzonato
 * Japanese: ,
 * Norwegian: nødløsning, improvisert
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: sealach
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:

Etymology 2
1560s. From.

Noun

 * 1)  A rogue; a shifty person.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:villain