The Vocabulary of Patchwork

Stückwerk — piecework. Duden defines Stückwerk sein as recht unvollkommen und daher unbefriedigend sein, to be quite imperfect and therefore unsatisfying. The Luther Bible uses the word in 1 Corinthians 13:9. Denn unser Wissen ist Stückwerk. For our knowledge is piecework.

Flickwerk — patchwork, from flicken, to patch. Duden: work that is pieced together and not done in a professional way.

schludern — to work sloppily.

husch, husch — quick, quick. Duden’s example: das geht nicht so husch, husch, it cannot be done that quickly.

nichts Halbes und nichts Ganzes — neither half nor whole.

ganz oder gar nicht — all or nothing.

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