Construire (en. Build)

/kɔ̃.stʁɥiʁ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Creating something new by assembling elements.

She built a lovely garden with colorful plants.

Elle a construit un joli jardin avec des plantes colorées.

Developing an idea, an argument, or a narrative.

He carefully constructed his speech.

Il a construit son discours avec soin.

Raising constructions, such as houses or roads.

They are building a new school in the neighborhood.

Ils construisent une nouvelle école dans le quartier.

Comes from the Latin 'construere', which means to assemble.

build bridges

Establishing relationships or connections between people or ideas.

construire des ponts

build on solid ground

Building on reliable or safe foundations.

construire sur du solide

build a future

Planning or organizing the future positively.

construire un avenir

builder

A person who builds buildings.

constructeur

construction

The act or effect of building.

construction

constructive

Contributing to construction or development.

constructif

Build hastily

They built the house hastily without following the plans.

Ils ont construit la maison à la va-vite sans suivre les plans.

Build for nothing

All this work to build for nothing, the house was demolished.

Tout ce travail pour construire pour rien, la maison a été démolie.