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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kənˈstrʌkʃ^ən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kənˈstrʌkʃən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kən struk′shən)

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Inglés	Español
construction n	(act of building)	construcción nf
The construction of the new highway will take two years.
La construcción de la nueva autopista tardará dos años.
construction n	(physical structure)	construcción nf
estructura nf
Stonehenge is a prehistoric construction in England.
Stonehenge es una construcción prehistórica en Inglaterra.
construction n	uncountable (building trade)	construcción nf
Shawn got a job in construction.
Shawn consiguió un trabajo en la construcción.

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Additional Translations
Inglés	Español
construction n	(arrangement of words)	construcción nf
The construction of this paragraph is very well done.
La construcción de este párrafo está muy bien hecha.
construction n	(how [sth] is made)	elaboración nf
(obra)	construcción nf
The construction of the dress looked professional.
La elaboración del vestido parecía profesional.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés	Español
canons of construction npl	(law: set of rules)	reglas de interpretación judicial grupo nom
construction industry n	(building) (edificio o parte del mismo)	construcción nf
construction manager n	(foreman, supervisor)	maestro mayor de obras loc nom mf
(MX)	maestro de obras loc nom mf
Construction managers supervise and direct operations on a construction project.
Los maestros mayores de obra supervisan y dirigen las operaciones en una construcción.
construction material n	([sth] used to build)	material de construcción nm
construction paper (US), sugar paper (UK) n	(rough art paper)	papel de construcción nm + loc prep
papel para manualidades nm + loc prep
(MX)	cartoncillo nm
(AmL)	cartulina nf
The kids made decorative chains from construction paper.
Los niños hicieron cadenas decorativas de papel de construcción.
construction set n	(toy: develops building skills)	juego de construcción nm + loc adj
Rob was playing with his construction set.
construction site n	(building area)	obra nf
All persons on the construction site are required to wear hard hats.
Todas las personas en la obra deben llevar casco.
construction work n	(building)	obras de construcción grupo nom
The street will be blocked off for two months because of the construction work.
La calle estará cerrada durante dos meses por obras de construcción.
construction worker n	(builder)	obrero de la construcción grupo nom
obrero nm
trabajador de la construcción grupo nom
The construction workers on this site all wear hard hats for protection.
Los obreros de la construcción usan cascos para protegerse.
home construction, house construction n	(building a house)	construcción de una casa, construcción de una vivienda grupo nom
offshore construction n	(building of power stations at sea)	construccion marítima nf + adj
strict construction n	(law: court interpretation)	interpretación estricta nf + adj
under construction adv	(currently being built)	en construcción loc adv
The new hospital is currently under construction.
The website is under construction.
El nuevo hospital está actualmente en construcción. // Esta página web está en construcción.
wood construction n	(fact of being built from wood)	construcción de madera nf

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'construction' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

adobe - anacoluthon - architectonics - banksman - bar joist - barn raising - bodywork - bolt sleeve - break ground - brick - bridge-building - bridgework - building block - building code - building site - building stone - building trade - building trades - chinking - clumsy - constructional - constructor - contractor - cut and fill - daylight - deformed bar - develop - erection - fill - fixing - foreman - formwork - framework - gabion - grammar - grillage - hard hat - header - hoarding - housebuilding - knee brace - lattice girder - master mason - Meccano - metal sheeting - miter - muntin - navvy - needle - off-plan

Spanish:

construcción - constructor - erección - albañilería - constructora - edificación - mampostería - obra - arena aguda - carretera en obras - construcción de viviendas - construcción gramatical - en construcción - encargado de obra - obra de construcción - valla de obra - factura - permiso de obras - zona de obras - licencia de obras - edificabilidad - machihembrado

In Lists: Architecture, English pronounciation, Vocabulaire , more...

Synonyms: building, assembly, creation, making, composition, more...

Collocations: a [wood, stone, steel, brick, glass, concrete] construction, a [fragile, sturdy, resistant, solid, modern, dilapidated] construction, an [ancient, antique, old] construction, more...

Forum discussions with the word(s) "construction" in the title:

150x150x10 RSA (Construction)
8 weeks prior to schedule [scheduled] start of related concrete constrution [construction] activities
a efectos tensodeformaclonales funciona como (construction)
a Green Construction Ordinance
a never-ending supermarket sweep of identity construction
a rasante da la solera de la vivienda (construction)
Access/Egress load (Construction)
adaptor bolt (construction)
aggreagate in construction
Aggregate (or giti) as used in construction.
aggregates (construction)
Airtightness of construction details.
amended, modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time, the Construction Contract - legal
ancient construction
Apron (construction)
arista de rinconera (construction)
armado (in construction)
as construction staging areas for - grammar
Back-calculated Construction
Back-calculated Construction / Break, Seat, Overlay
Backcheck (Construction)
Bias aircraft tire construction
bid/tender in construction documentation
binder/binding - construction
Blocking (construction)
bloom base (construction)
Bocateja (Construction/Arquitecture)
Bocina in marine construction
bonded construction (bicycle frame)
Boxed light gauge members (construction)
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