cobble together
cobble together · cobbles together · cobbled together · cobbling together
сварганить, сляпать
zusammenschustern
To put together without adequate preparation or equipmentTo put together (something) without adequate preparation or equipment; to improvise (something) minimally usable.
» We'll see what we can cobble together.
letsgolanguages · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo put together (something) without adequate preparation or equipment; to improvise (something) minimally usable.
zusammenschustern
сварга́нитьsvargánitʹ, сля́патьsljápatʹ
put together hastily
Examples
2 sentencesWe'll see what we can cobble together.
We managed to cobble together a solution, but it isn't pretty.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
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Forms
cobbles together, cobbling together, cobbled together, cobbled together| Base form | cobble together · to cobble together |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | cobbles together |
| Present participle | cobbling together |
| Past simple | cobbled together |
| Past participle | cobbled together |
irregular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- put together hastily:cobble up
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle