building society in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for building society in the English»French Dictionary

building society N Brit

building society

société f d'investissement et de crédit immobilier

Translations for building society in the French»English Dictionary

livret d'épargne logement

≈ building society passbook Brit

Translations for building society 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

society [Brit səˈsʌɪɪti, Am səˈsaɪədi] N

1. society U (the human race):

society

société f

2. society C (individual social system):

society

société f

a civilized/closed/multi-cultural society

une société civilisée/fermée/multiculturelle

3. society (group):

society (for social contact)

association f

society (for mutual hobbies)

club m

society (for intellectual, business, religious contact)

société f

drama/music society

société de théâtre/de musique

4. society (upper classes):

society, a. high society

haute société f

London society

la haute société londonienne

London society attr artist, columnist, photographer, wedding

mondain

London society hostess

des soirées mondaines

society gossip

les échos mondains

5. society (company):

society form

société f

I like the society of young people

j'apprécie la société des jeunes

building society in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for building society in the English»French Dictionary

building society N Aus, Brit

building society

société f de crédit immobilier

Translations for building society in the English»French Dictionary

local branch of a shop, building society

filiale f régionale

Translations for building society in the English»French Dictionary

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

society [səˈsaɪəti, Am -t̬i] N

society

société f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The timescales cover cheques, bankers' drafts, bankers' cheques and building society cheques paid in to sterling current and basic bank accounts.

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Two different societies were created: a building society and an auxiliary building society.

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The building society had five employees and assets of 2 million.

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The money was then placed in various bank and building society accounts.

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Raising such money usually meant applying to the bank or building society, but private loans were an option, too.

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It was alleged that he negligently told the building society that there was no second charge on the house when the mortgage agreement was signed.

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