English-Dutch translations for ramshackle

• bouwvallig
• gammel
  Mijnheer de Voorzitter, ik roep u op om deze gammele coalitie van lafaards en despoten te overbluffen… Mr President, I urge you to face down this ramshackle coalition of cowards and autocrats, …
  Dan gaat het om enkelwandige olietankers, gammele vrachtauto's en slecht onderhouden lawaaiige vliegtuigen. I am talking about single-hulled oil tankers, ramshackle lorries and poorly-maintained noisy aircraft.

Definition of ramshackle

• In disrepair or disorder; poorly maintained; lacking upkeep, usually of buildings or vehicles

Examples

• They stayed in a ramshackle cabin on the beach
• He entered the ramshackle bus, and was driven a long distance through very sandy streets to the hotel on the St. Lawrence

Related words

• Khorramshahr
• Bramshaw
• shack ramshackle