| Traduções principais |
| make sth vtr | (construct) | fazer, construir vt |
| | The children made houses with blocks. |
| | As crianças fizeram casas com blocos. |
| build sth vtr | (construct) | construir vt |
| | The construction company built the house in two months. |
| | A companhia de construções construiu a casa em dois meses. |
| construct sth vtr | (build) | construir vt |
| | The city plans to construct a new community center. |
| | A cidade planeja construir um novo centro comunitário. |
build sth up,
build up sth vtr phrasal sep | figurative (business, etc.: develop) (figurado) | construir vt |
| | | erguer vt |
| | Johnson gradually built up his business empire. |
| | Johnson construiu seu império gradualmente. |
carve sth out,
carve out sth vtr phrasal sep | figurative (career, etc.: build up) (figurativo - carreira, posição) | construir vt |
| | Jack hopes to carve out a career in software development. |
| build sth vtr | (establish and develop: a career) | construir vt |
| | | desenvolver vt |
| | | estabelecer vt |
| | He has built an international career for himself in business management. |
| | Ele construiu uma carreira internacional em gestão de negócios. |
| construct sth vtr | (create, form) (criar) | construir vt |
| | The students learned how to construct effective sentences. |
| | Os alunos aprenderam a construir frases efetivas. |
carve sth out for yourself,
carve out sth for yourself vtr phrasal sep | figurative (career, etc.: build up) (figurado, carreira) | construir vt |
| | She's succeeded in carving out a nice career for herself in marketing. |
| | Ela conseguiu construir uma boa carreira no marketing. |
| build sth vtr | (cause to be built) | construir vt |
| | Donald will build a house on the coast. The builders will start in March. |
| | Donald construirá uma casa no litoral. Os construtores começarão em março. |
| throw sth up vtr phrasal sep | informal (build) | construir vt |
| | The builder threw up the house in less than two months. |
| | O construtor construiu a casa em menos de dois meses. |
| build vi | (construct) | construir v int |
| | Jerry has always liked to build. |
| | Jerry sempre gostou de construir. |
| fashion sth vtr | (shape, make) | criar vt |
| | | fazer vt |
| | | construir vt |
| | In some parts of the world, they fashion car parts from scrap metal. |
| | Em algumas partes do mundo, eles criam peças de carros a partir de restos de metal. |
put sth up,
put up sth vtr phrasal sep | (erect) | armar vt |
| | | erguer vt |
| | | construir vt |
| | | levantar vt |
| | The scouts put up their tent as soon as they arrived at the campsite. That building firm is putting up a new block of flats near the river. |
| | Os escoteiros armaram sua barraca assim que chegaram no local do acampamento. |
| | Aquela construtora está erguendo um novo bloco de apartamentos perto do rio. |
| engineer sth vtr | (build) | construir vt |
| | This machine was engineered very well. |
| | Esta máquina foi muito bem construída. |
build sth up,
build up sth vtr + adv | (construct) | erguer, levantar vt |
| | | construir vt |
| | They built up the wall using bricks made from local stone. |
| | Eles ergueram a parede usando tijolos feitos na pedreira local. |
| form sth vtr | (construct) | construir vt |
| | | fazer, formar vt |
| | You form the plural by adding an "s." |
| | Você forma o plural adicionando um "s". |
| Traduções complementares |
| raise sth vtr | (structure: erect) | levantar vt |
| | | construir vt |
| | It took the company three weeks to raise a barn there. |
| | A empresa levou três semanas para construir um celeiro lá. |
| frame sth vtr | (structure: put together) | moldar, construir vt |
| | | vigar vt |
| | First, they framed the structure; then they built the walls. |
| | Primeiro, eles moldaram a estrutura; então eles construíram os muros. |
| structure sb/sth into sth vtr | (incorporate) (formar) | construir, estruturar, incorporar vt |
| | We will structure experienced staff members into the unit. |
| build sth into sth vtr + prep | (make part of) | instalar, construir vt |
| | The carpenter built shelves into the wall. |