jerry-build

tr.v., -built (-bĭlt'), -build·ing, -builds.

To build shoddily, flimsily, and cheaply.

[From dialectal jerry, defective, perhaps from the name Jerry.]

jerrybuilder jer'ry-build'er n.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - dårligt bygget, bygget med spekulationsøjemed

Français (French)
v. tr. - construire avec des matériaux bon marché

Deutsch (German)
v. - schlecht bauen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - χτίζω με φτηνά και κακής ποιότητας υλικά

Italiano (Italian)
costruire con materiale scadente

Português (Portuguese)
v. - construir algo de qualquer jeito (sem solidez, com material barato) (coloq.)

Русский (Russian)
построенный на скорую руку

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - construir en forma chapucera, fabricar mal y a la carrera, producir mercadería de pacotilla

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - göra ett fuskbygge, bygga dåliga hus

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
草率建筑, 偷工减料地营造

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 草率建築, 偷工減料地營造

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 대강 짓다, 엉망으로 만들다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 安普請する

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮בנה בתים בחומרים מאיכות גרועה‬

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