bricoler — meaning in English

English meaning

• DIY adj Made or done by yourself, without hiring a professional.
• tamper verb To interfere with something in an unauthorized or harmful way.
• tinker noun A traveling mender of pots, pans, and other metal household items.

Senses

bricoler is used for these senses in English:

• cobble together To put together (something) without adequate preparation or equipment; to improvise (something) minimally usable.
• tamper (intransitive) To make unauthorized or improper alterations, sometimes causing deliberate damage; to meddle (with something).
• tinker (ambitransitive) To fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner.

DIY — full definition

1. adj Made or done by yourself, without hiring a professional.
2. verb To do a task yourself that would normally be done by a hired professional.

tamper — full definition

1. verb To interfere with something in an unauthorized or harmful way.
2. verb To try to influence someone improperly, often illegally.

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