Traduções principais |
structure n | (sth constructed: building etc.) (de um edifício) | estrutura, construção sf |
| The structure housed businesses on the ground floor. |
| A estrutura abrigava negócios no térreo. |
construction n | (act of building) | construção sf |
| The construction of the new highway will take two years. |
| A construção da nova autoestrada irá demorar dois anos. |
edifice n | (building) (prédio) | edifício sm |
| | construção sf |
| The ancient edifice towered over the hamlet. |
construction work n | (building) | construção sf |
| | obra sf |
| The street will be blocked off for two months because of the construction work. |
building n | uncountable (act of building) | construção sf |
| The building of the pyramids took decades. |
| A construção das pirâmides levou décadas. |
construction n | (physical structure) | construção sf |
| Stonehenge is a prehistoric construction in England. |
masonry n | (profession) (habilidade de construir) | construção sf |
| Tom learned masonry by doing an apprenticeship. |
construct n | (sth built) (BRA) | construto sm |
| | construção sf |
construction n | uncountable (building trade) | construção sf |
| Shawn got a job in construction. |
| Shawn tem uma emprego na construção civil. |
Traduções complementares |
build n | (style) | estilo sm |
| | forma sf |
| | construção sf |
| I really like the build of that house - is it neo-Gothic? |
| Realmente gosto do estilo daquela casa. É neogótico? |
structure n | (construction) (obra construída) | construção, estrutura, edificação sf |
| The steel structure was erected in days. |
construct n | (sentence, etc.) | construção sf |
| Certain sentence constructs can be more effective for persuasion than others. |
| Certas construções de frases podem ser mais eficientes para persuadir do que outras. |
erection n | (construction, structure) | edifício sm |
| | construção sf |
| | estrutura sf |
| Bill gazed up at the tall erection. |
construction n | (arrangement of words) | construção sf |
| The construction of this paragraph is very well done. |
construction n | (how sth is made) | construção sf |
| | estrutura sf |
| The construction of the dress looked professional. |
erection n | (act of erecting) | construção sf |
| Erection of the new building is expected to take several months. |
works npl | (construction) | construção sf |
| | obra sf |
Formas compostas: |
bando n | US, slang (abandoned building) (EUA) | construção abandonada loc sf |
bridge-building n | (construction of bridges) | construção de pontes loc sf |
bridge-building n | figurative (building good relationships) | construção de bons relacionamentos loc sf |
bridgework n | (construction or repair of a bridge) | construção da ponte sf + loc adj |
| | reparo da ponte sm+ loc adj |
building block n | (construction: brick) | bloco de construção loc sm |
| We raised the rain barrel by putting it on four concrete building blocks. |
building material n | (sth used to construct buildings) | material de construção loc sm |
| The contractor ordered the building materials for my new house. |
building permit n | (authorization to build) (autorização de construção) | licença de construção loc sf |
| You cannot start construction until the county issues a building permit. |
building site n | (construction area) | área de construção sf |
| | planta de construção sf |
| Everyone has to report to the office before entering the building site. |
building trade n | (construction industry) | indústria da construção loc sf |
conditional statement n | (computing: programming feature) (informática) | estrutura de seleção loc sf |
| | construção condicional loc sf |
construction manager n | (foreman, supervisor) | supervisor de construção loc sm |
| (chefe de grupo de trabalhadores) | capataz sm |
| Construction managers supervise and direct operations on a construction project. |
construction worker n | (builder) | trabalhador da construção civil loc sm |
| (informal, possivelmente pejorativo) | peão sm |
| The construction workers on this site all wear hard hats for protection. |
hard hat n | US (construction worker) | operário da construção civil sm |
| There was a group of hard hats hanging out at the bar tonight. |
housebuilding n | (construction of homes) | construção de casas sf |
be sth in the making v expr | (in the process of being created) | em construção expres |
Nota: used with an amount of time |
| The film was ten years in the making, and is considered a masterpiece. |
misconstruction n | (incorrect grammar) (gramática) | construção errônea loc sf |
new build n | (recently built house, etc.) | construção nova sf + adj |
oast, oast house n | (building housing kilns) | construção de forno sf |
off-plan, off plan adj | (property: under construction) | em construção loc adj |
Nota: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
planning permission n | UK (authorization to build on land) | autorização para construção sf |
shipbuilding n | (construction of ships) | construção naval loc sf |
| Most of the men in town work in shipbuilding. |
Site Manager n | (supervisor of a building site) (supervisor de uma área de construção) | Gerente de Construção sm |
| | Supervisor de Construção sm |
| The Site Manager is responsible for making sure that construction is completed within agreed timelines. |
spouting n | US, regional (gutters of a building) | canaletas de uma construção loc sfpl |
| Cracked spouting has led to water damage along the side of the house. |
under construction adv | (currently being built) | em construção, em obras adv |
| The new hospital is currently under construction. |
| The website is under construction. |
vaulting n | uncountable (act of building vaults) | construção de cofres loc sf |
wood construction n | (fact of being built from wood) | construção de madeira loc sf |
worldbuilding n | (creation of fictional world) | construção de mundo sf |