make-do

• Sustantivo que designa algo inventado o improvisado para satisfacer una necesidad urgente o en una emergencia, empleado a menudo como reemplazo temporal.

A noun referring to something contrived or improvised to meet an urgent need or emergency, often used as a temporary substitute.

1. Temporary substituteB2informal

   Something that is used as a temporary or improvised solution to meet an immediate need or emergency.

   Sustituto provisional

   • Using a cardboard box as a table was just a make-do until the new furniture arrived.
   • The old blanket served as a make-do for a curtain.
   • They used a wooden plank as a make-do for a broken shelf.

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