cobble
To make shoesTo make shoes (what a cobbler does).
» We'll see what we can cobble together.
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive)To make shoes (what a cobbler does).
schustern
(transitive)To assemble in an improvised way.
I cobbled something together to get us through till morning.
schustern
топорно собира́тьtoporno
(intransitive, transitive)To use cobblestones to pave a road, walkway, etc.
моститьmostitʹ
pave with cobblestones
Examples
4 sentencesWe'll see what we can cobble together.
The cobbles lie dormant beneath a layer of asphalt.
deDas Pflaster schlummert unter einer Asphaltdecke. — al_ex_an_der
We managed to cobble together a solution, but it isn't pretty.
The old cobbles in the streets have gradually been substituted by asphalt in all cities.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English cobill, kobill (used in various combinations with ston, stan (“stone”)From Middle English cobill, kobill (used in various combinations with ston, stan (“stone”), note, nutt (“nut”), etc.), probably a diminutive of Middle English *cob, *cobb, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kubb- (“lump; round object”). Equivalent to cob + -le.
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Forms
cobbles, cobbling, cobbled, cobbledSynonyms
1 synonyms- pave with cobblestones:cobblestone
Word family
5 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