English-Dutch translations for improvise

• improviseren
  De lidstaten improviseren en handelen op eigen gezag. The Member States act as they wish and improvise.
  Mijnheer de Voorzitter, ik geloof niet dat in staat ben vijf minuten te improviseren als het gaat over begrotingsaangelegenheden. Mr President, I do not believe I can improvise a five-minute speech on budgetary affairs.
  Deze dagen, waarin het tijdsschema als geheel zeer krap is, moeten we erg veel improviseren. The timetabling has been extremely tight recently and we are having to improvise a great deal.

Definition of improvise

• To make something up or invent it as one goes on; to proceed guided only by imagination, instinct, and guesswork rather than by a careful plan

Examples

• He had no speech prepared, so he improvised.
• They improvised a simple shelter with branches and the rope they were carrying.
• She improvised a lovely solo.

Related words

• improvised
• improviser
• improvised explosive device
• vehicle-borne improvised explosive device