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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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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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extension [ɪkˈsten∫ən]1. nounb. ( = continuation) prolongement m ( to sth de qch ) ; ( = extra part) (for table, pipe) rallonge f2. compounds* * *[ɪk'stenʃn]1) ( extra section) (of cable, table) rallonge f; ( of road) prolongement m; ( of house) addition f3) ( prolongation) (of visa, loan) prorogation f; ( of deadline) délai m supplémentaire4) ( widening) (of powers, services) extension f; ( of knowledge) élargissement m; ( of business) développement mby extension — ( logically) par extension
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extension [ɪk'stenʃən]1 noun(a) (of arm, legislation, frontiers) extension f(b) (of house, building)∎ to build an extension onto sth agrandir qch;∎ do you like the new extension? (to the house) la nouvelle partie de la maison vous plaît-elle?; (of library, museum etc) la nouvelle aile vous plaît-elle?(c) (of motorway) prolongement m(d) (of contract, visa, time period) prolongation f;∎ to ask for/to get an extension (to pay, hand in work) demander/obtenir un délai;∎ the bar's been granted an extension le bar a obtenu une prolongation de ses heures d'ouverture∎ can I have extension 946? pouvez-vous me passer le poste 946?;∎ you can reach me on extension 231 vous pouvez me joindre au poste 231(f) Electricity prolongateur m, rallonge fpar extension►► extension cable câble m de raccordement;extension college institut m de formation permanente;extension cord prolongateur m, rallonge f;extension course cours m de formation permanente;extension ladder échelle f à coulisse;British extension lead prolongateur m, rallonge f;Telecommunications extension number numéro m de poste -
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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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