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1 stopgap
بَدِيل مُؤَقَّت \ stopgap: sb. or sth. that fills a need for a short time: One of the older students acted as a stopgap when the teacher of the youngest class was ill. \ سَدَّةُ فَراغ \ stopgap: sb. or sth. that fills a need for a short time: One of the older students acted as a stopgap when the teacher of the youngest class was ill. \ See Also بَديل مُؤَقَّت -
2 stopgap
nouna person or thing that fills a gap in an emergency:بَديل مُؤَقَّت لِسَد الفَراغ( also adjective) stopgap arrangements.
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3 بديل
بَدِيل \ alternative: (offering) a choice of two or more: Enquire and inquire are alternative forms of the same word. replacement: putting (sth. or sb.) in the place of (sth. or sb. else); sth. or sb. that takes the place of (sth. or sb. else): The teapot is broken. We must buy a replacement. substitute: sb. or sth. that is substituted: a substitute for a player who is hurt. \ بَدِيل جاهِز (ليَحُلّ محل الممثل الرئيسي) \ understudy: sb. who knows the part of an actor and can take his place if necessary. \ بَدِيل مُؤَقَّت \ stopgap: sb. or sth. that fills a need for a short time: One of the older students acted as a stopgap when the teacher of the youngest class was ill. -
4 سدة فراغ
سَدَّةُ فَراغ \ stopgap: sb. or sth. that fills a need for a short time: One of the older students acted as a stopgap when the teacher of the youngest class was ill. \ See Also بَديل مُؤَقَّت -
5 بديل مؤقت
n. stopgap
См. также в других словарях:
stopgap — [adj] temporarily helping Band Aid*, emergency, expedient, impromptu, improvised, makeshift, practical, provisional, rough andready*, rough and tumble*, substitute, temp, temporary, throwaway*; concepts 551,560 Ant. completed, finished, permanent … New thesaurus
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stopgap — 1680s, from STOP (Cf. stop) + GAP (Cf. gap) … Etymology dictionary
stopgap — *makeshift, shift, expedient, *resource, resort, substitute, surrogate … New Dictionary of Synonyms
stopgap — ► NOUN ▪ a temporary solution or substitute … English terms dictionary
stopgap — [[t]stɒ̱pgæp[/t]] stopgaps N COUNT: oft N n A stopgap is something that serves a purpose for a short time, but is replaced as soon as possible. Gone are the days when work was just a stopgap between leaving school and getting married... Even if… … English dictionary
stopgap — UK [ˈstɒpˌɡæp] / US [ˈstɑpˌɡæp] noun [countable] Word forms stopgap : singular stopgap plural stopgaps a person or thing that provides a temporary solution a stopgap measure … English dictionary
stopgap — /stop gap /, n. 1. something that fills the place of something else that is lacking; temporary substitute; makeshift: Candles are a stopgap when the electricity fails. adj. 2. makeshift: This is only a stopgap solution. [1525 35; n., adj. use of… … Universalium
stopgap — 1. adjective Temporary; short term. They put a stopgap solution in place, but need something more permanent. 2. noun A temporary measure or short term fix used until something better can be obtained … Wiktionary
stopgap — 1. noun that old plane was merely a stopgap Syn: temporary solution/fix, expedient, makeshift; substitute, stand in, pinch hitter 2. adjective a stopgap measure Syn: temporary, provisional, interim, pro tem, short term, working, makeshif … Thesaurus of popular words
