bodge UK
bɒdʒ
See also: jury-rig (US)
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Definition of bodge - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.
1.
temporary repairRareUKdo a clumsy job as a temporary fixRareUK
  • He had to bodge the broken chair leg.
botch bungle cobble
2.
mistakeRareUKmake a mess or ruin somethingRareUK
  • She managed to bodge the entire presentation.
botch bungle
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work done badly because of carelessness or poor skill
That shelf is a real bodge job.
assemble quickly without attention to detail
They bodged together a shelter from old wood.

Origin of bodge

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Examples of bodge in a sentence

  • They bodged the car's engine to get it running.
  • He managed to bodge the repair job completely.
  • They bodged the recipe, and it tasted awful.

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  1. French:bricoler, gâcher, ...
  2. German:flicken, vermasseln, ...
  3. Italian:arrangiare, rovinare, ...
  4. Spanish:apañar, arruinar, ...
  5. Portuguese:remediar, estragar, ...
  6. Chinese:凑合修理, 搞砸, ...
  7. Japanese:応急処置する, 台無しにする, ...
  8. Arabic:رَتَقَ, أفسد, ...
  9. Hebrew:לְאַלְתֵּר, לְבַלְגֵּן, ...
  10. Russian:кое-как чинить, испортить, ...
  11. Ukrainian:заляпати, зіпсувати, ...
  12. Hindi:अस्थायी रूप से ठीक करना, गड़बड़ करना, ...

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