stopgap

ˈstɒpɡæp
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Translation of stopgap from English into Spanish

Noun

1.

solution

temporary solution until something better is found
  • The tent was a stopgap until the cabin was built.La tienda de campaña fue un remedio temporal hasta que se construyó la cabaña.
2.

temporary role

person filling a role temporarily
temporal mrecurso provisional
  • She was hired as a stopgap until a new manager arrived.Ella fue contratada como un interino hasta que llegara un nuevo gerente.
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Expressions with stopgap: examples in English and translations in Spanish

solución temporal
We used a stopgap solution to patch the leak.
medida provisional
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
recurso provisionalnm.

This old chair is just a stopgap until we can find something more comfortable.

Esta vieja silla es solo un recurso provisional hasta que podamos encontrar algo más cómodo.

parchenm.

This improvised stopgap allowed us to continue our plans without further interruptions.

Este parche improvisado nos permitió continuar con nuestros planes sin más interrupciones.

solución provisionalnf.

I used a stopgap to handle the emergency while we awaited professional help.

Usé una solución provisional para manejar la emergencia mientras esperábamos ayuda profesional.

sustitutonm.

After what Terry and his stopgap have told him what to do, our angel Gabrie...

Después de que Terry y su sustituto le han dicho como hacerlo, nuestro án...

substitutoadj./nm.

Only as a stopgap.

Sólo como un substituto.

Adjective
temporaladj.

A stopgap arrangement was necessary until a final agreement could be reached.

Fue necesario un arreglo temporal hasta que se pudiera llegar a un acuerdo final.

paliativoadj.

It recommends a policy which is more stopgap than imaginative, more resigned than determined.

Recomienda una política más paliativa que imaginativa, más resignada que voluntarista.

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stopgap: Examples and translations in context

We brought you in here as a stopgap.

Te hemos hecho venir como recurso provisional.

A temporary stopgap, I swear.

Un recurso provisional, te lo juro.

Women thus could cease to view work as a stopgap until marriage and could plan their working life on a long-term basis.

De este modo podrían dejar de considerar el trabajo como un recurso provisional hasta el matrimonio y planificar su vida laboral a largo plazo.

We'll have to run more tests and whatever we do, it's a stopgap.

Tenemos que hacer más pruebas y sea lo que sea, es un recurso provisional.

that's more than a stopgap.

esto es más que un recurso provisional.

We would stress, however, that the compensation system proposed in this report is merely a stopgap that does nothing to change the fundamental problem.

Sin embargo, destacaríamos que el sistema de compensación propuesto en este informe es simplemente un recurso provisional que no hace nada para cambiar el problema fundamental.

So I was a stopgap till you could find a boyfriend right?

Así que yo era un recurso provisional hasta que pudieras encontrar un novio ¿no?

We would stress, however, that the compensation system proposed in this report is merely a stopgap that does nothing to change the fundamental problem.

Sin embargo, destacaríamos que el sistema de compensación propuesto en este informe es simplemente un recurso provisional que no hace nada para cambiar el problema fundamental.

See also:

stopgap measurestopgap solution
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