stopgap

ˈstɒpɡæp
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Translation of stopgap from English into Dutch

Noun

1.

solution

temporary solution until something better is found
  • The tent was a stopgap until the cabin was built.De tent was een noodoplossing totdat de hut was gebouwd.
2.

temporary role

person filling a role temporarily
tijdelijke kracht
  • She was hired as a stopgap until a new manager arrived.Ze werd aangenomen als tijdelijke kracht totdat er een nieuwe manager kwam.
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Expressions with stopgap: examples in English and translations in Dutch

noodoplossing
tijdelijke oplossing
We used a stopgap solution to patch the leak.
noodoplossing
The committee proposed a stopgap measure to address the budget shortfall.

Synonyms and analogies of stopgap in English

Examples of stopgap in a sentence

  • Using a tarp as a roof was merely a stopgap.
  • The intern served as a stopgap during the hiring freeze.
  • He acted as a stopgap while the team found a replacement.

Translations of "stopgap" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
noodoplossingnf.

Temporary fencing acted as a stopgap to secure the property quickly.

Het tijdelijke hekwerk fungeerde als noodoplossing om het terrein snel te beveiligen.

This city is in crisis and I'm the stopgap.

Deze stad zit in een diepe crisis en blijkbaar ben ik de noodoplossing.

So at best, it's a stopgap.

Het is op z'n best een noodoplossing.

So did my typeface. It was only a stopgap.

En zo ook mijn lettertype. Het was maar een noodoplossing.

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Other translations for stopgap:

  • stoplap

stopgap: Examples and translations in context

This loan will serve as a stopgap while we wait for our next payment.

Deze lening is een tijdelijke noodoplossing terwijl we op onze volgende betaling wachten.

Hiring part-time workers was a stopgap to manage increased demand temporarily.

Het inschakelen van parttimers was een tijdelijke noodoplossing om de hogere vraag op te vangen.

We used plastic sheets as a stopgap to cover the broken window last night.

Gisteravond hebben we plastic zeilen gebruikt als tijdelijke noodoplossing om het kapotte raam af te dekken.

We considered the rented equipment a stopgap until we could buy our own.

We zagen de gehuurde apparatuur als een tijdelijke noodoplossing totdat we onze eigen spullen konden kopen.

Using a borrowed car was a stopgap arrangement after ours broke down.

Een auto lenen was een tijdelijke noodoplossing nadat die van ons het had begeven.

The new software is just a stopgap until the full version is ready.

De nieuwe software is maar een tijdelijke noodoplossing totdat de volledige versie klaar is.

See also:

stopgap solutionstopgap measure
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