Kludge Meaning in English

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التعريف

A kludge is a quick and messy solution to a problem, usually put together with whatever is available instead of being done properly.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Mainly used in technical, computer, and engineering contexts, but can refer to any improvised fix. Carries a negative tone: a kludge usually works, but is considered messy or unreliable. Often used as a noun, but sometimes used as a verb ('to kludge something together').

• Spanish: remiendo improvisado - chapuza
• Portuguese (BR): gambiarra - solução improvisada
• Portuguese (PT): remendo improvisado - solução improvisada
• Chinese (Simplified): 临时拼凑的解决方案 - 权宜之计
• Chinese (Traditional): 臨時拼湊的解決方案 - 權宜之計
• Hindi: जुगाड़ (improvised solution) - अस्थायी उपाय
• Arabic: حل مؤقت مرتجل - حل ترقيعي
• Bengali: জোড়াতালি - অস্থায়ী সমাধান
• Russian: костыль - временное решение
• Japanese: 場当たり的な対処 - 急ごしらえ
• Vietnamese: giải pháp chắp vá - giải pháp tạm bợ
• Korean: 땜질 - 임시방편
• Turkish: geçici çözüm - yamalı çözüm
• Urdu: عارضی حل - وقتی حل
• Indonesian: solusi tambal sulam - solusi darurat

جمل نموذجية

Our old TV only works because of a kludge my dad made.

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This website works, but it’s basically held together with a big kludge.

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Don’t rely on that kludge forever—sooner or later it will break.

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He fixed the broken chair with a kludge using tape and string.

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The programmer created a kludge to make the system work.

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They managed to get the car running with a kludge, but I wouldn’t take it on a long drive.

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