mason

maçon

Ouvrier qualifié qui construit des murs et d’autres ouvrages en pierre ou en brique.

En anglais simple : A skilled worker who builds walls and other structures using stone or brick.

• A mason repaired the wall.
• The masons laid the bricks carefully.
• We hired a mason to build the stone steps.

Synonymes : stoneworker, bricklayer

Expressions courantes : skilled mason, hire a mason, stone mason

maçonner

Construire ou renforcer quelque chose avec de la pierre ou des briques.

En anglais simple : To build or strengthen something using stone or brick.

• They masoned the well with stone.
• Workers masoned up the gap in the wall.
• The terrace was carefully masoned to support the heavy soil.

Comment l'utiliser : mason something up (They masoned the old opening up with bricks.)

Expressions courantes : mason a wall, mason up something, mason a well