building costs in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for building costs in the English»French Dictionary

building costs N npl

building costs

frais mpl de construction

Translations for building costs in the English»French Dictionary

I.cost [Brit kɒst, Am kɔst] N

1. cost (price):

cost

coût m

cost

prix m (of de)

the total cost comes to £500

le coût total revient à 500 livres

at a cost of £100

au prix de 100 livres

at cost

au prix coûtant

you must bear the cost of any repairs

tous les frais de réparation sont à votre charge

the cost of renovating a house is high

la rénovation d'une maison coûte or revient cher

at his own cost

à ses frais

at no cost to the taxpayer

sans que les contribuables aient à payer

at no extra cost

sans frais supplémentaires

at great cost

à grands frais

he studied abroad, at great cost to his parents

il a étudié à l'étranger, ce qui a coûté très cher à ses parents

to count the cost of sth flood, earthquake

estimer le coût des dégâts causés par

to count the cost of sth decision

mesurer les conséquences de

2. cost fig:

cost

prix m

at all costs

à tout prix

at the cost of her own life

au prix de sa propre vie

she's been very successful but at what cost to her health?

elle a eu beaucoup de succès mais à quel prix pour sa santé?

I'll do it, but not at any cost

je le ferai, mais pas à n'importe quel prix

he knows to his cost that …

il a appris à ses dépens que …

we can generate power at little cost to the environment

on peut produire de l'énergie sans nuire à l'environnement

the cost in human lives was great

beaucoup de vies ont été perdues

whatever the cost

coûte que coûte

II.costs N npl

1. costs LAW:

costs

frais mpl de l'instance

to pay costs

être condamné aux dépens

to be awarded costs

se voir accorder le remboursement des frais

2. costs:

costs COMM, FIN

frais mpl

transport/labour costs

frais mpl de transport/de main-d'œuvre

production costs

coûts mpl de production

to cut costs

réduire les frais généraux

to cover costs

couvrir les frais

III.cost [Brit kɒst, Am kɔst] VB trans

1. cost < pret, pp cost>:

cost

coûter

the camera costs £250

cet appareil photo coûte 250 livres

how much does it cost?

combien ça coûte?

the tickets cost too much

les billets coûtent trop cher

silver costs less than gold

l'argent coûte moins cher que l'or

the meal cost us £40

le repas nous a coûté 40 livres

the TV will cost £100 to repair

cela coûtera 100 livres de faire réparer la télé

a good wine costs money

un bon vin coûte cher

I can mend it but it will cost you inf

je peux le réparer mais cela vous coûtera cher

2. cost < pret, pp cost> fig:

that decision cost him his job

cette décision lui a coûté son travail

high inflation cost us the election

le fort taux d'inflation nous a fait perdre les élections

politeness costs nothing

ça ne coûte rien d'être poli

3. cost < pret, pp costed> FIN:

cost, a. cost out product

calculer le prix de revient de

cost, a. cost out project, work

calculer le coût de

the project was costed at £3 million

le coût du projet a été évalué à 3 millions de livres

building [Brit ˈbɪldɪŋ, Am ˈbɪldɪŋ] N

1. building:

building (structure)

bâtiment m

building (with offices, apartments)

immeuble m

building (palace, church)

édifice m

school building

bâtiment m d'école

a building improvement scheme

un programme de rénovation du bâtiment

2. building (industry):

building

bâtiment m

the building industry

le bâtiment

3. building (action):

building

construction f

the building of new homes

la construction de nouvelles maisons

I.build [Brit bɪld, Am bɪld] N

build

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

II.build <pret, pp built> [Brit bɪld, Am bɪld] VB trans

1. build (construct):

build factory, city, railway

construire

build church, monument

édifier

build nest

construire

to build sb a house, to build a house for sb

construire une maison pour qn

to build a wall from or 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. build (assemble):

build car, engine, ship

construire

3. build COMPUT:

build monitor

construire

build software, interface

créer

4. build (establish):

build career, future

bâtir

build relations, relationship

établir

build empire

fonder

build prosperity

créer

build team

former

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 qc

to build a presence in the European market

faire sentir sa présence sur le marché européen

5. build GAMES:

build sequence, set, word

former

III.build <pret, pp built> [Brit bɪld, Am bɪld] VB intr

1. build (construct):

build

construire

Phrases:

to build on (use as a foundation) fig popularity, success

tirer parti de

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

building costs in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for building costs in the English»French Dictionary

I.cost [kɒst, Am kɑ:st] VB trans

1. cost <cost, cost> (amount to):

cost

coûter

to cost £40

coûter 40 livres

it costs him dear

ça lui revient cher

2. cost <cost, cost> (cause the loss of):

cost

coûter

to cost sb dear

coûter cher à qn

3. cost <costed, costed> (calculate price):

cost

évaluer le coût de

II.cost [kɒst, Am kɑ:st] N

1. cost (price):

cost

prix

at no extra cost

sans dépense supplémentaire

at huge cost

à grands frais

2. cost (sacrifice):

cost

renoncement m

at great personal cost

en faisant de gros sacrifices

to learn sth to one's cost

apprendre qc aux dépens de qn

at all cost(s)

à n'importe quel prix

3. cost pl LAW:

cost

frais mpl d'instance et dépens

I.build [bɪld] N

build

charpente f

II.build <built, built> [bɪld] VB trans

1. build (construct):

build

bâtir

build car, ship

construire

build memorial

édifier

2. build fig:

build company

établir

build system

créer

build vocabulary

augmenter

to build a case against sb

constituer un dossier contre qn

Phrases:

Rome wasn't built in a day prov

Rome ne s'est pas faite en un jour prov

III.build <built, built> [bɪld] VB intr

1. build (construct):

build

construire

2. build (increase):

build

augmenter

building N

1. building (place):

building

bâtiment m

building for offices, apartments

immeuble m

the administration building

le bâtiment de l'administration

2. building (industry):

building

le bâtiment

3. building (process):

building

construction f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The grand total for building costs of the church building and the school and equipment totaled $26, 961.15.

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It was a response to the energy crisis and to concern that hospital building costs were out of control at that time.

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During the 1950s, escalating building costs saw the standard of state housing construction to fall.

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To raise more monies to defray the building costs for the new chapel, a raffle was held.

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The extension of the apron was included in the building costs as well as and three modern air bridges.

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