English-Italian translations for band-aid

• cerotto
  Chiedo al Parlamento di ricordare che gli aiuti di Stato, in questo contesto, sono come un cerotto applicato su una ferita aperta. I ask the House to remember that state aid, in this context, is rather like a Band-Aid or a sticking plaster being applied to a gaping wound.
  A mio parere è stata una cattiva idea fin dall'inizio, e semplificarla equivale ad metterci semplicemente un cerotto, non a curarla. It is my contention that it was a bad idea in the first place, and simplifying it is to merely administer a band-aid rather than a cure.

Definition of band-aid

• An adhesive bandage, a small piece of fabric or plastic that may be stuck to the skin in order to temporarily cover a small wound
• To apply an adhesive bandage
• To apply a makeshift fix; to jury-rig

Synonyms

• adhesive bandage
• plaster
• sticking plaster
• Elastoplast
• hack

Examples

• As a school nurse, Pat was used to bandaiding lots of scraped knees and elbows.
• Rather than fix the code, we just band-aided the problem by hiding the error message.

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