Слово англійською: construction

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Переклад construction українською: будівни́цтво (проце́с), побудо́ва, констру́кція (проце́с), спору́да, спору́да, будо́ва, констру́кція (будо́ви), будіве́льна компа́нія, будівни́цтво (га́лузь промисло́вості), будіве́льний майда́нчик, будо́ва (місце будівництва), будіве́льник, констру́ктор, будіве́льний набі́р

Детальний опис

construction

noun

/kənˈstrʌkʃn/

of roads/buildings

[uncountable] the process or method of building or making something, especially roads, buildings, bridges, etc.

Construction began this year and will take approximately 18 months.
the costs of road construction and maintenance
Work has begun on the construction of the new airport.
the construction of a new database
under construction Our new offices are still under construction (= being built).
during construction Ethernet cabling was installed during construction.
the construction industry
construction work/workers
a construction company/firm
construction projects/costs/materials

Wordfinder

cement
construction
foundation
girder
joist
masonry
plaster
rubble
scaffolding
site

[uncountable] the people and activities involved in making buildings

50 000 more jobs will go from construction in the next five years.

[uncountable, singular] the way that something has been built or made

The bridges are similar in construction.
ships of steel construction
It has a basic construction of brick under a tiled roof.

Synonyms structurestructureframework ▪ form ▪ composition ▪ construction ▪ fabricThese are all words for the way the different parts of something combine together or the way that something has been made.structure the way in which the parts of something are connected together or arranged; a particular arrangement of parts:

the structure of the building/human body
the social structure of society
the grammatical structures of a language
a salary structure

framework a set of beliefs, ideas or rules that forms the basis of a system or society:

The report provides a framework for further research.

form [U] the arrangement of parts in a whole, especially in a work of art or piece of writing:

As a photographer, shape and form were more important to him than colour.

composition [U] (rather formal) the different parts or people that combine to form something; the way in which they combine:

recent changes in the composition of the workforce

construction [U] the way that something has been built or made:

ships of steel construction

fabric (rather formal) the basic structure of a society or an organization that enables it to function successfully:

This is a trend which threatens the very fabric of society.

Patterns

the basic structure/framework/form/composition/construction/fabric of something
a simple/complex structure/framework/form
the economic/political/social structure/framework/composition/fabric of something
the chemical/genetic structure/composition of something

building/structure

[countable] (formal) a thing that has been built or made

The summer house was a simple wooden construction.

grammar

[countable] the way in which words are used together and arranged to form a sentence, phrase, etc.

grammatical constructions

of theory, etc.

[uncountable, countable] the creating of something from ideas, opinions and knowledge

the construction of a new theory
changes in the social construction of marriage

meaning

[countable] (formal) the way in which words, actions, statements, etc. are understood by somebody synonym interpretation

What construction do you put on this letter (= what do you think it means)?
ruling on the proper construction to be given to section 78 of the Act
a strict construction of the clause

Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin constructio(n-), from construere ‘heap together’, from con- ‘together’ + struere ‘pile, build’.

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