Portuguese-English translations for improviso

• impromptu
  We must avoid any type of impromptu action. É preciso evitar todo e qualquer improviso.
  One was even found in an impromptu inspection by the Ministry of Agriculture in my own country. Um deles foi mesmo encontrado numa inspecção de improviso realizada pelo Ministério da Agricultura no meu próprio país.
  The party began with an impromptu rendition of Happy Birthday
• improvisation
  We are in a situation in which improvisation tends to lead to mistakes, and in which trying to do things before we know what needs to be done tends to be counterproductive. Estamos numa situação em que o improviso tende a conduzir a erros e em que tentar fazer as coisas antes de saber o que é preciso fazer tende a ser contraproducente.
  He played a quick improvisation on the keyboard.
• makeshift
  They used the ledge and a few branches for a makeshift shelter.
• offhand
  She gave an offhand speech.
  He doesnt realise how hurtful his offhand remarks can be.
  She was quite offhand with me yesterday.

Related words

• improvisar
• improvisado
• improvisador
• improvisação
• artefato explosivo improvisado