building trade in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for building trade in the English»French Dictionary

building trade N

building trade

bâtiment m

Translations for building trade in the French»English Dictionary

travailler dans le bâtiment

to work in the building trade

bâtiment

building trade

quand le bâtiment va, tout va

when the building trade is doing well, everything is doing well

géant du bâtiment

giant of the building trade

travailler dans la maçonnerie

to be in the building trade

un professionnel du bâtiment

a person working in the building trade

Translations for building trade in the English»French Dictionary

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

I.trade [Brit treɪd, Am treɪd] N

1. trade (activity):

trade

commerce m

to do trade with sb

faire du commerce avec qn

to do a good trade

faire de bonnes affaires

to do a good trade attr negotiations, route, agreement, restrictions

commercial

to do a good trade sanctions, embargo

économique

2. trade (sector of industry):

trade

industrie f

car/book trade

industrie automobile/du livre

she's in the furniture trade

elle travaille dans l'ameublement

she's in the furniture trade attr press, journal

professionnel/-elle

3. trade (profession):

trade (manual)

métier m

trade (intellectual)

profession f

by trade

de métier

in the trade we call it…

dans la profession or le métier on appelle cela…

as we say in the trade…

comme on dit dans le métier…

4. trade (swap):

trade

échange m

trade

troc m

to do Brit or make Am a trade with sb

faire un échange or un troc avec qn

5. trade METEO → trade wind

6. trade (male prostitute):

trade sl

prostitué m

II.trade [Brit treɪd, Am treɪd] VB trans (swap)

trade objects

échanger (for contre)

trade insults, compliments, blows

échanger

the two countries traded hostages

les deux pays ont échangé des otages

III.trade [Brit treɪd, Am treɪd] VB intr

1. trade COMM (buy and sell):

trade

faire du commerce (with avec, at Am dans)

the company trades as Grunard's

la société fait du commerce sous le nom de Grunard's

to trade in sth with sb

vendre qc à qn

to trade at a profit/loss

vendre à profit/perte

2. trade FIN (on financial markets):

trade share, commodity:

s'échanger

to trade at $10

s'échanger à $10

Phrases:

to trade on (exploit)

exploiter

to trade on name, reputation, image

se servir de

See also trade wind

trade wind N METEO

trade wind

alizé m

building trade in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for building trade in the English»French Dictionary

the building trade

la construction

Translations for building trade in the French»English Dictionary

corps de métier

building trade

Translations for building trade in the English»French Dictionary

I.trade [treɪd] N

1. trade no pl (buying and selling):

trade

commerce m

balance of trade

balance f commerciale

trade is picking up

les affaires repartent

2. trade (type of business):

trade

commerce m

the fur trade

le commerce des peaux

the building trade

la construction

3. trade (handicraft):

trade

métier m

to be dentist by trade

être dentiste de métier

4. trade Am (swap):

trade

échange m

II.trade [treɪd] VB intr

1. trade (do business):

trade

faire du commerce

to trade in sth

faire le commerce de qc

2. trade (be bought and sold):

trade

s'échanger

III.trade [treɪd] VB trans

1. trade (swap):

trade

échanger

trade places

changer de

to trade sth for sth

échanger qc contre qc

2. trade (buy and sell):

trade

faire le commerce de

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

He joined the building trade on leaving school and became a bricklayer.

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Swan instead found success in the building trade, constructing a house in his expansive back garden.

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Civil engineer by profession, he worked in the building trade until 1990.

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The building trade is finished.

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These changes brought about the development of the building trade.

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The area is primarily industrial, with activities including recycling, agreegates, manufacturing; as well as sales and service businesses, includin those service industrial clients, and the building trade.

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The trip is focused on building trade and political links as well as issues like climate change.

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It relied on timber based craft skills that had been developed over generations in the carriage building trade and were still readily available.

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Caulking as a term has spread to the building trade, meaning the activity of closing up joints and gaps in buildings.

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There was, of course, demand for labour in the building trade.

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