construction

construction

Travail qui consiste à bâtir des maisons, des routes, des ponts ou d’autres ouvrages.

En anglais simple : The work of building things such as houses, roads, and bridges.

• Construction starts next week.
• The road is under construction.
• He has worked in construction for twenty years.

Comment l'utiliser : construction of something (Construction of the bridge began in May.); under construction (The hospital is still under construction.)

Synonymes : building

Contraires : demolition

Expressions courantes : construction work, under construction, construction site

construction, structure

La façon dont une chose est construite ou assemblée, avec ses matériaux et ses différentes parties.

En anglais simple : The way something is built or put together, including its materials and parts.

• The chair has a strong construction.
• Its wooden construction keeps the boat light.
• The engineer examined the construction of the roof.

Synonymes : structure, design

Expressions courantes : solid construction, steel construction, quality construction

construction, structure

Ensemble de mots disposés d’une certaine manière pour exprimer un sens.

En anglais simple : A group of words arranged in a particular way to express a meaning.

• This construction is common in English.
• The book explains several passive constructions.
• Which construction best expresses your idea?

Synonymes : structure

Expressions courantes : passive construction, grammatical construction, sentence construction

construction, interprétation

Une manière particulière de comprendre ou d’expliquer une idée, souvent influencée par la société.

En anglais simple : A particular way of understanding or explaining an idea, often shaped by society.

• Their construction of freedom differs from ours.
• The writer explores gender as a social construction.
• Different cultures develop different constructions of childhood.

Comment l'utiliser : construction of something (The chapter explores the social construction of identity.)

Synonymes : interpretation, conception

Expressions courantes : social construction, cultural construction, construction of meaning

construction, structure

Quelque chose qui a été bâti ou assemblé, comme une structure ou une maquette.

En anglais simple : Something that has been built or put together, such as a structure or model.

• A strange construction stood beside the road.
• The children made small constructions from wooden blocks.
• We admired the huge metal construction in the square.

Synonymes : structure

Expressions courantes : wooden construction, unusual construction, large construction, complex construction