building contractor in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for building contractor in the English»French Dictionary

building contractor N

building contractor

entrepreneur m en bâtiment

Translations for building contractor in the French»English Dictionary

entrepreneur en bâtiment

building contractor

Translations for building contractor 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

contractor [Brit kənˈtraktə, Am ˈkɑnˌtræktər, ˌkənˈtræktər] N

1. contractor (business):

contractor (from private sector)

entrepreneur/-euse m/f

2. contractor (worker):

contractor

contractuel/-elle m/f

3. contractor LAW (party):

contractor

partie f contractante

4. contractor GAMES (in bridge):

contractor

demandeur/-euse m/f

building contractor in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for building contractor in the English»French Dictionary

building contractor N

building contractor

entrepreneur m en bâtiment

Translations for building contractor in the English»French Dictionary

building contractor

entrepreneur de construction

Translations for building contractor in the English»French Dictionary

contractor N

contractor

entrepreneur m

building contractor

entrepreneur de construction

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 was engaged in teaching for several years, and later became a building contractor and also interested in banking.

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His father was a local building contractor and stonemason.

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After his retirement he became a building contractor and now runs a program for autistic children and mentally challenged individuals.

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The creation of the tunnel was hampered by unusual problems caused by outflowing water, and these led to the bankruptcy of the building contractor.

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After his military service he worked as an independent building contractor and a certified electrician.

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He was a businessman and building contractor by career.

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His father was a carpenter who eventually became a general building contractor.

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When his father, a building contractor, died, he took over the family business.

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By 1883, the railroad was still unbuilt; the building contractor refused to construct it until all of the proposed right of way had been secured.

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The consortium is usually made up of a building contractor, a maintenance company and bank lender(s).

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