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1 fortification
- fi-1) (walls etc built to strengthen an army, city, nation etc against attack: Fortifications surrounded the city.) fortificación2) (the act of fortifying.) fortificacióntr[fɔːtɪfɪ'keɪʃən]1 fortificación nombre femeninofortification [.fɔrt̬əfə'keɪʃən] n: fortificación fn.• fortalecimiento s.m.• fortaleza s.f.• fortificación s.f.'fɔːrtəfə'keɪʃən, ˌfɔːtɪfɪ'keɪʃən[ˌfɔːtɪfɪ'keɪʃǝn]N (=act, means of defence) fortificación f* * *['fɔːrtəfə'keɪʃən, ˌfɔːtɪfɪ'keɪʃən] -
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English-Spanish architecture and construction dictionary > fortification
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adj.aumento de fuerzs.fortificación. -
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s.figura de fortificación. -
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s.fortificación de campaña. -
7 salt fortification
s.fortificación de sal. -
8 fortificación
fortificación sustantivo femenino
1 reinforcement: el Ayuntamiento va a realizar la fortificación del acueducto, the City is going to undertake reinforcement of the aqueduct
2 Mil (protección de una población) fortification: las ciudades tenían fortificaciones en su perímetro, the cities had fortifications on their perimeter ' fortificación' also found in these entries: Spanish: fuerte English: fortification -
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1) (to prepare (a building, city etc) for an attack by strengthening and arming it: The king fortified the castle against the attacking armies.) fortificar, fortalecer2) (to strengthen or enrich (eg food, drink): Sherry is a fortified wine.) enriquecer•tr['fɔːtɪfaɪ]1 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL fortificar2 (strengthen) fortalecerv.• acerar v.• confirmar v.• encastillar v.• fortalecer v.• fortificar v.• reforzar v.'fɔːrtəfaɪ, 'fɔːtɪfaɪtransitive verb -fies, -fying, -fied1) ( Mil) \<\<town/building\>\> fortificar*2) ( strengthen) \<\<person/determination\>\> fortalecer*, fortificar*; \<\<argument\>\> reforzar*3) \<\<wine\>\> fortificar*, encabezar*fortified wine — vino m fortificado
['fɔːtɪfaɪ]VT1) (Mil) fortificar; (=strengthen) fortalecer2) (fig) [+ person] fortalecerto fortify o.s. — fortalecerse
3) (=enrich) [+ food] enriquecer; [+ wine] encabezarfortified wine — vino m encabezado
* * *['fɔːrtəfaɪ, 'fɔːtɪfaɪ]transitive verb -fies, -fying, -fied1) ( Mil) \<\<town/building\>\> fortificar*2) ( strengthen) \<\<person/determination\>\> fortalecer*, fortificar*; \<\<argument\>\> reforzar*3) \<\<wine\>\> fortificar*, encabezar*fortified wine — vino m fortificado
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10 parapet
'pærəpit(a low wall along the edge of a bridge, balcony etc.) parapetotr['pærəpɪt]1 parapetoparapet ['pærəpət, -.pɛt] n: parapeto mn.• antepecho s.m.• mampuesto s.m.• parapeto s.m.• pretil s.m.'pærəpət, 'pærəpɪt['pærǝpɪt]N [of balcony, roof] pretil m, antepecho m ; [of fortification] parapeto m- put one's head above the parapet- keep one's head below the parapet* * *['pærəpət, 'pærəpɪt]
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fortification — [ fɔrtifikasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1360; lat. fortificatio, de fortis « fort » 1 ♦ Action de fortifier une place, de la munir d ouvrages défensifs. Travailler à la fortification d une position clé. 2 ♦ (XVe) Souvent plur. Ouvrage défensif, ou ensemble des … Encyclopédie Universelle
fortification — Fortification. s. f. v. Ouvrage de Terre ou de Massonnerie qui rend une place forte. La fortification de cette ville est excellente. les fortifications n en valent rien. abbattre, raser les fortifications. demolir les fortifications. dresser le… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Fortification — For ti*fi*ca tion, n. [L. fortificatio : cf. F. fortification.] 1. The act of fortifying; the art or science of fortifying places in order to defend them against an enemy. [1913 Webster] 2. That which fortifies; especially, a work or works… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fortification — early 15c., “strengthening,” also “defensive earthworks, tower” (mid 15c.), from M.Fr. fortification strengthening, fortification, from L.L. fortificationem (nom. fortificatio), noun of action from pp. stem of fortificare (see FORTIFY (Cf … Etymology dictionary
fortification — [fôrt΄ə fi kā′shən] n. [ME fortificacioun < OFr fortification < LL fortificatio < pp. of fortificare: see FORTIFY] 1. the act or science of fortifying 2. something used in fortifying; esp., a fort or defensive earthwork, wall, etc. 3. a… … English World dictionary
Fortification — Fortification, lat. dtsch., die Kriegsbaukunst; fortificiren, befestigen … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
fortification — index barrier, bulwark, corroboration, panoply, protection, safeguard, support (corroboration) … Law dictionary
fortification — [n] reinforced position barricade, barrier, bastion, battlement, block, blockhouse, breastwork, buffer, bulwark, castle, citadel, consolidation, defense, earthwork, embattlement, entrenchment, fastness, fort, fortress, garrison, keep, outpost,… … New thesaurus
fortification — ou lieu de forteresse, comme rempart ou bastillon, Munimentum, Munitio, Firmamentum, Firmamen, Ouid … Thresor de la langue françoyse
Fortification — Planche de Cyclopaedia sur les fortifications. La fortification (du latin fortificatio « action de fortifier ») est l art militaire de renforcer une position ou un lieu contre une attaque par des ouvrages de défense. Par extension, la… … Wikipédia en Français
Fortification — Fort and Fortress redirect here. For other uses, see Fort (disambiguation) and Fortress (disambiguation). For other uses, see Fortification (disambiguation) … Wikipedia