"MacGyver" meaning in All languages combined

See MacGyver on Wiktionary

Verb [Anglais]

IPA: \mə.ˈɡaɪ.və\, \mə.ˈɡaɪ.vɚ\ Forms: to MacGyver [infinitive], MacGyvers [present, third-person, singular], MacGyvered [preterite], MacGyvered [participle, past], MacGyvering [participle, present]
  1. Réparer quelque chose de manière frugale, improvisée et ingénieuse.
    Sense id: fr-MacGyver-en-verb-mm73F6Ku Categories (other): Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: MacGyvered

Noun [Français]

IPA: \mak.ɡaj.vœʁ\ Forms: MacGyvers [plural]
  1. Personne très bricoleuse.
    Sense id: fr-MacGyver-fr-noun-z9fmO8v1 Categories (other): Exemples en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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    "(XXᵉ siècle) De la série télévisée MacGyver."
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          "ref": "Manuela de Seltz, Tropique du Capricorne, 2015",
          "text": "En fait, t’es un vrai MacGyver. Avec un morceau de bois tu vas nous construire un frigo, c’est ça ?"
        },
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              54,
              62
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          "ref": "Cédric Pietralunga, Armes bricolées et stratégie innovante… L’ingéniosité de l’armée ukrainienne contre les troupes russes, Le Monde. Mis en ligne le 25 octobre 2022",
          "text": "[Thibault Fouillet] L’armée ukrainienne est une armée MacGyver. Sa capacité à s’adapter et à trouver des solutions innovantes explique en partie ses bonnes performances sur le terrain."
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    "(Date à préciser) De la série télévisée MacGyver."
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        },
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              54,
              62
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          "text": "[Thibault Fouillet] L’armée ukrainienne est une armée MacGyver. Sa capacité à s’adapter et à trouver des solutions innovantes explique en partie ses bonnes performances sur le terrain."
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