время́нка — meaning in English

English meaning

• kludge noun A rough, quickly built device made to check whether an idea works before a proper version is designed.
• shack noun A small, roughly built hut or cabin.

Senses

время́нка is used for these senses in English:

• granny flat (UK, Australia, New Zealand, informal) A dwelling detached from a primary residence, traditionally designated for a member of an extended family to live in.
• kludge (informal) Any construction or practice, typically crude yet effective, designed to solve a problem temporarily or expediently.
• shack A crude, roughly built hut or cabin.

kludge — full definition

1. noun A rough, quickly built device made to check whether an idea works before a proper version is designed.
2. noun A rough-and-ready method or object that solves a problem well enough for the time being.
3. noun A jumble of unrelated pieces stuck together into one thing.
4. noun (informal) A piece of computer software put together poorly or in a rush.

shack — full definition

1. noun A small, roughly built hut or cabin.
2. verb To live somewhere casually, especially with a romantic partner (usually "shack up").

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