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A n carrure f ; a man of stocky/average build un homme carré/de carrure moyenne ; he has the build of an athlete il a la carrure d'un athlète ; she is slender in build elle est mince.1 ( construct) construire [factory, city, railway] ; édifier [church, monument] ; construire [nest] ; to build sb a house, to build a house for sb construire une maison pour qn ; to build a wall from ou out of bricks construire un mur en briques ; to build a nest out of twigs construire un nid avec des brindilles ; to build an extension onto a house agrandir une maison ;2 ( assemble) construire [car, engine, ship] ;4 ( establish) bâtir [career, future] ; établir [relations, relationship] ; fonder [empire] ; créer [prosperity] ; former [team] ; to build a new China bâtir une Chine nouvelle ; to build a future for our country/our children bâtir un avenir pour notre pays/nos enfants ; to build one's hopes on sth fonder ses espoirs sur qch ; to build a presence in the European market faire sentir sa présence sur le marché européen ;5 Games former [sequence, set, word].1 ( construct) construire ;2 fig ( use as a foundation) to build on tirer parti de [popularity, success] ; to build on the excitement generated by the first film tirer parti de l'enthousiasme suscité par le premier film ; the scheme would build on the existing system le projet se fonderait sur le système existant ; the company wishes to build on its Asian base la société souhaite se développer à partir de sa base en Asie.■ build in:▶ build [sth] in, build in [sth]1 ( construct) encastrer [mirror, bookcase] ; to build a wardrobe into a wall encastrer une penderie dans un mur ;2 ( incorporate) introduire [clause, provision, guarantee] ; to build a safeguard into a contract introduire une garantie dans un contrat.■ build up:▶ build up [gas, silt, deposits] s'accumuler ; [traffic] s'intensifier ; [business, trade] se développer ; [tension, pressure, excitement] monter ;▶ build up [sth], build [sth] up1 ( accumulate) accumuler [weapons, wealth] ;2 ( boost) établir [self-confidence, trust] ; gonfler [morale] ; don't build your hopes up too high ne te fais pas d'illusions ;3 ( establish) constituer [collection] ; créer [business, organization] ; constituer [army] ; établir [picture, profile] ; créer [database] ; se faire [reputation] ; the college built up a large library le collège s'est constitué une importante bibliothèque ;▶ build [sth/sb] up, build up [sth/sb]1 (through eating, exercise) affermir [muscles] ; to build up one's forearms se muscler les avant-bras ; to build oneself up, to build up one's strength prendre des forces ;2 ( promote) they built him up to be a star ils l'ont lancé pour en faire une star. -
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(a) (dwelling) bâtir, construire; (temple) bâtir, édifier; (bridge, machine, ship) construire; (nest) faire, bâtir;∎ houses are being built des maisons sont en construction;∎ we are planning to build a new garage nous avons l'intention de faire construire un nouveau garage;∎ we're building an extension on the house nous agrandissons la maison;∎ figurative to build castles in the air bâtir des châteaux en Espagne;∎ Marketing to build a brand créer une marque∎ to build one's hopes on sth fonder ses espoirs sur qch(a) (construct) bâtir;∎ developers are planning to build on the land les promoteurs envisagent de construire ou bâtir sur le terrain;∎ figurative to build on sand bâtir sur le sable;∎ figurative his success is built on hard work sa réussite repose sur un travail acharné(b) (increase) augmenter, monter;∎ excitement/tension is building l'excitation/la tension augmente ou monte3 nounAnatomy carrure f, charpente f;∎ of strong build solidement bâti ou charpenté;∎ of heavy build de forte corpulence ou taille;∎ of medium build de taille ou corpulence moyenne;∎ a man of slight build un homme fluet;∎ she's about the same build as I am elle est à peu près de ma taille;∎ he has the build of a rugby player il est bâti comme un joueur de rugby(incorporate) intégrer à➲ build onBuilding industry ajouter∎ we need to build on our achievements il faut consolider nos succès➲ build up(a) (develop → business, theory) établir, développer; (→ reputation) établir, bâtir; (→ confidence) donner, redonner; (→ strength) prendre;∎ you need to build up your strength, you need building up vous avez besoin de prendre des forces;∎ he really helped to build up my self-confidence il m'a vraiment aidé à me donner confiance en moi(b) Industry (increase → production) accroître, augmenter; (→ excitement) faire monter, accroître; (→ pressure) accumuler∎ the film wasn't as good as it had been built up to be le film n'était pas aussi bon qu'on le prétendait(a) (business) se développer∎ traffic is building up il commence à y avoir beaucoup de circulation➲ build upon = build on vt insep -
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build [bɪld](verb: preterite, past participle built)1. noun( = physique) corpulence f• it's a good start, something to build on c'est une base solide sur laquelle on peut bâtir[+ room, annex] ajouter (to à)► build up[business connection] se développer ; [tension, pressure, excitement] montera. [+ reputation] bâtir ; [+ business] monter ; [+ production, forces, tension, excitement] augmenterb. ( = make stronger) donner des forces à* * *[bɪld] 1.noun carrure f2.transitive verb (prét, pp built)1) ( construct) construire [factory, city, railway]; édifier [church, monument]2) ( assemble) construire [engine, ship]3) Computing créer [software, interface]4) ( establish) bâtir [career, future]; établir [relations, relationship]; fonder [empire]; créer [prosperity]; former [team]5) Games former [sequence, set, word]3.intransitive verb (prét, pp built)1) ( construct) construire2) fig ( use as a foundation)to build on — tirer parti de [popularity, success]; se développer à partir de [base]
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build up [gas, deposits] s'accumuler; [traffic] s'intensifier; [business, trade] se développer; [tension, excitement] monter; build up [something], build [something] up1) ( accumulate) accumuler2) ( boost) établir [trust]; gonfler [morale]3) ( establish) constituer [collection]; créer [business]; constituer [army]; établir [picture, profile]; créer [database]; se faire [reputation]build [something/somebody] up, build up [something/somebody]4) ( strengthen) affermir [muscles]5) ( promote) -
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build-up n1 ( increase) (in tartar, deposits) accumulation f (of de) ; ( in traffic) intensification f (of de) ; (in weapons, stocks) accumulation f (of de) ; (in tension, excitement) accroissement m (of de) ; a build-up of carbon dioxide une augmentation du taux de bioxide de carbone ; a military build-up une concentration de troupes ; a build-up of pressures within the government une intensification des pressions à l'intérieur du gouvernement ;2 ( publicity) ¢ préparatifs mpl ; the build-up to sth les préparatifs de qch ; to give sth a good build-up faire du battage ○ autour de qch. -
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(a) (increase → in pressure) intensification f; (→ in excitement) montée f; (→ in production) accroissement m; (→ in stock) accumulation f; Military (→ in troops) rassemblement m;∎ nuclear arms build-up accumulation f des armes nucléaires(b) (publicity) campagne f publicitaire (avant le lancement d'un produit);∎ they gave the product a big build-up ils ont fait beaucoup de publicité pour le produit∎ the build-up to the match la période d'avant le match;∎ in the build-up to the election, there will be… pendant la période qui précédera les élections, il y aura… -
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build-up [ˈbɪldʌp]* * *['bɪldʌp]1) ( increase) accumulation f (of de); (in traffic, pressure) intensification f (of de); (in weapons, stocks) accumulation f (of de); (in tension, excitement) accroissement m (of de); ( of levels) augmentation f (of de)2) ( publicity) [U]to give something a good build-up — faire du battage (colloq) autour de quelque chose
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to build a brand créer une marqueIt follows the much vaunted launch that month of The Independent's first brand building campaign for nearly two years, using cinema and posters. The agency change is the latest in a series of measures by the paper's new management to build a stronger brand and halt the circulation slide.
to build sth into a product incorporer qch dans un produit;∎ the alarm will be built into the system le système sera doté d'une alarme incorporée(a) (develop) (business) développer, établir; (reputation) bâtir, établir; (production) accroître, augmenter(b) (advertise) faire de la publicité pour -
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(a) (advertising) publicité f;∎ to give sth a big build-up faire beaucoup de publicité pour qch(b) (of stock) accumulation f -
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1) (to increase (the size or extent of): The traffic begins to build up around five o'clock.) (s')accroître2) (to strengthen gradually (a business, one's health, reputation etc): His father built up that grocery business from nothing.) créer, monter -
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accumulation; renforcement progressif (CL)English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > build-up
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English-French architecture and construction dictionary > build in
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English-French architecture and construction dictionary > build-up
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∎ figurative he's empire-building again il est encore à jouer les bâtisseurs d'empiresUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > empire-build
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décor (construire un décor)Glossaire des termes pour l'organisation d'événements > to build a set
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