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improvise

/ˈɪmprəvaɪz/

Translations

improviseverb

improvised

Past Simple

improvised

Past Participle

improvising

Gerund

/ˈɪmprəvaɪz/

improviserEmployer sans préparation, sur le moment.

She improvised a short speech after the presenter introduced her unexpectedly.

Elle a improvisé un bref discours après que le présentateur l’a présentée à l’improviste.

The actor had to improvise his lines when he forgot the script.

L’acteur a dû improviser ses répliques quand il a oublié son texte.

Additional translations

bricolerDans le sens de faire quelque chose avec les moyens du bord, de façon provisoire.

Synonyms

cobble together

make do

wing it

Antonyms

improviseverb

To create or perform something spontaneously or without preparation.

The actor had to improvise his lines when he forgot the script.

To make or do something using whatever is available, often as a temporary solution.

She had to improvise a shelter using branches and leaves.