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le bricolage

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Definition: home improvement, tinkering, DIY; (derogatory) rush/makeshift job

Mon père aime bien le bricolage - My father really likes doing home improvement

Pour ma voiture, leurs réparations, c'était du bricolage - They did a makeshift job on my car

Related: bricoler - to tinker about, do home improvement; un bricoleur - handyman; une bricole - easy job, small matter

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