builds in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for builds in the English»French Dictionary

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.build in VB [Brit bɪld -, Am bɪld -] (build [sth] in, build in [sth])

1. build in (construct):

build in mirror, bookcase

encastrer

to build a wardrobe into a wall

encastrer une penderie dans un mur

2. build in (incorporate):

build in clause, provision, guarantee

introduire

to build a safeguard into a contract

introduire une garantie dans un contrat

I.build up VB [Brit bɪld -, Am bɪld -] (build up)

build up gas, silt, deposits:

s'accumuler

build up traffic:

s'intensifier

build up business, trade:

se développer

build up tension, pressure, excitement:

monter

II.build up VB [Brit bɪld -, Am bɪld -] (build up [sth], build [sth] up)

1. build up (accumulate):

build up weapons, wealth

accumuler

2. build up (boost):

build up self-confidence, trust

établir

build up morale

gonfler

don't build your hopes up too high

ne te fais pas d'illusions

3. build up (establish):

build up collection

constituer

build up business, organization

créer

build up army

constituer

build up picture, profile

établir

build up database

créer

build up reputation

se faire

the college built up a large library

le collège s'est constitué une importante bibliothèque

III.build up VB [Brit bɪld -, Am bɪld -] (build [sth/sb] up, build up [sth/sb])

1. build up (through eating, exercise):

build up muscles

affermir

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. build up (promote):

they built him up to be a star

ils l'ont présenté comme si c'était une vedette

build-up [Brit ˈbɪldʌp, Am ˈbɪldˌəp] N

1. build-up (increase):

build-up (in tartar, deposits)

accumulation f (of de)

build-up (in traffic)

intensification f (of de)

build-up (in weapons, stocks)

accumulation f (of de)

build-up (in tension, excitement)

accroissement m (of de)

a build-up of carbon dioxide

une augmentation du taux de bioxide de carbone

a military build-up

une concentration de troupes

a build-up of pressures within the government

une intensification des pressions à l'intérieur du gouvernement

2. build-up U (publicity):

build-up

préparatifs mpl

the build-up to sth

les préparatifs de qc

to give sth a good build-up

faire du battage autour de qc inf

build quality [Brit ˈbɪld ˌkwɒləti] N

build quality

qualité f de fabrication

new build N

new build

nouvelle construction f

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

burly build

imposant

Translations for builds in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

carnavalier (carnavalière)

person who designs and builds carnival floats

bâtir édifice

to build

bâtir qc de ses propres mains

to build sth with one's own hands

bâtir fortune, réputation, avenir, Europe

to build

bâtir équipe, structure

to build up

se bâtir personne: maison, cabane

to build oneself

se bâtir fortune

to build up

bâtir des châteaux en Espagne

to build castles in the air

builds in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for builds 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

build-up [ˈbɪldʌp] N

1. build-up (increase, accumulation):

build-up

montée f

build-up of waste, toxins

accumulation f

build-up of troops

rassemblement m

build-up of resentment, grievances

accumulation f

a traffic build-up

un engorgement

2. build-up (hype):

build-up

battage m publicitaire

build on VB trans

1. build on (add):

build on

ajouter

2. build on (develop from):

build on

partir de

build in VB trans

build in cupboard

encastrer

build in security, penalty

introduire

I.build up VB trans

1. build up (accumulate):

build up reserves, surplus

accumuler

build up collection

développer

to build up speed

gagner de la vitesse

2. build up (strengthen):

build up

développer

to build up sb's hopes

donner de l'espoir à qn

3. build up (develop):

build up

développer

4. build up (hype):

build up

faire du battage autour de

II.build up VB intr (increase)

build up

s'accumuler

build up traffic

augmenter

build up pressure

monter

build up popularity

grimper

build up business

se développer

Translations for builds in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

gabarit

build

corpulence

build

de corpulence moyenne

of medium build

charpente d'une personne

build

édifier temple, palais

to build

édifier empire

to build

édifier théorie

to build up

bâtir

to build

bâtir une théorie sur qc

to build a theory on sth

builds Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to build castles in the air

bâtir des châteaux en Espagne

a traffic build-up

un engorgement

to build a case against sb

constituer un dossier contre qn

to build an extension to a house

agrandir une maison

to build schools in a country/region

scolariser un pays/une région

that will build your strength back up

ça te redonnera du tonus

he's not got a nice build

il est vilainement bâti

to build a theory on sth

bâtir une théorie sur qc

to build a bridge between sth and sth

jeter un pont entre qc et qc

to build up one's strength again by eating

reconstituer ses forces en mangeant