bricoler
Meanings
Verb
1. to do DIY (intransitive)
2. to tinker (to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it) (transitive)
Examples4
Je ne faisais que bricoler.
I was just fooling around.
Je bricolais.
I was doing some DIY.
Nous avons réussi à bricoler une solution, mais ce n'est pas terrible.
We managed to cobble together a solution, but it isn't pretty.
J'étais juste en train de bricoler.
I was just messing around.