sick building in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sick building in the English»French Dictionary

sick building N

sick building

construction f insalubre

sick building syndrome N

sick building syndrome

syndrome m causé par un milieu de travail insalubre

Translations for sick building 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.sick [Brit sɪk, Am sɪk] N

1. sick:

the sick + vb pl

les malades mpl

2. sick Brit (vomit):

sick inf

vomi m

II.sick [Brit sɪk, Am sɪk] ADJ

1. sick (ill):

sick

malade

to feel sick

ne pas se sentir bien

to fall or take sick Brit

tomber malade

to be off sick Brit

être absent pour cause de maladie

to go sick inf

se faire porter malade

2. sick (nauseous):

to be sick

vomir

to feel sick

avoir mal au cœur, avoir envie de vomir

rhubarb makes him sick

il ne supporte pas la rhubarbe

you'll make yourself sick if you eat all that chocolate

tu vas te rendre malade si tu manges tout ce chocolat

to have a sick feeling in one's stomach (from nerves)

avoir l'estomac noué

to have a sick feeling in one's stomach (from food)

avoir l'estomac barbouillé

3. sick (tasteless):

sick joke, story

malsain, de mauvais goût

he has a really sick sense of humour

son sens de l'humour est plus que douteux

4. sick (disturbed):

sick mind, imagination

malsain

what a sick thing to do!

il faut avoir l'esprit dérangé pour faire une chose pareille!

5. sick (disgusted):

sick

écœuré

sick

dégoûté

you make me sick!

tu m'écœures!

it's enough to make you sick!

il y a de quoi vous rendre malade!

it makes me sick to think of how they treated him

ça me rend malade de voir comment ils l'ont traité

Phrases:

to be sick of (fed-up) inf

en avoir assez de

to be sick of (fed-up) inf

en avoir marre de inf

to be sick and tired of sth/sb inf

en avoir ras le bol de qc/qn inf

to be sick to death of sth/sb inf

en avoir par-dessus la tête de qc/qn

to be sick of the sight of sth/sb inf

ne plus supporter qc/qn

III.sick [Brit sɪk, Am sɪk]

to be sick at heart

avoir la mort dans l'âme

to be worried sick inf about sth

être malade d'inquiétude au sujet de qc

sick building in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sick building 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

I.sick <-er, -est> [sɪk] ADJ

1. sick (ill):

sick a. fig

malade

to fall sick

tomber malade

to feel sick

se sentir mal

to feel sick

to report sick

to feel sick

se faire porter malade

2. sick (nauseous):

to be sick

vomir

to feel sick

avoir mal au cœur

to make oneself sick

se rendre malade

3. sick inf (disgusted):

sick

écœuré(e)

to be sick about [or Am over] sth

être écœuré de qc

4. sick inf (fed-up):

to be sick of sb/sth

en avoir marre de qn/qc

to be sick and tired of sth

en avoir assez de qc

5. sick inf (cruel, tasteless):

sick

malsain(e)

Phrases:

sick as a dog Am, Aus

malade comme un chien

to be worried sick inf

être malade d'inquiétude

II.sick [sɪk] N

1. sick pl (ill people):

the sick

les malades mpl

2. sick no pl Brit inf (vomit):

sick

vomi m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The conversion cured the sick building syndrome, and added a gym and swimming pool to the complex.

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Recent epidemiological and toxicological studies continued to suggest a possible link between bioaerosol exposure and sick building syndrome, but methodological limitations remained in these studies.

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She is most notable for her contributions to the research toward the fields of sick building syndrome and multiple chemical sensitivity.

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Fortunately, a cure for sick building syndrome does exist.

www.environmentalleader.com

Sick building is therefore an expression used especially in the context of workplace health.

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In fact, health problems resulting from poor indoor air quality have become so common that they have been given a name: sick building syndrome.

www.digitaljournal.com

I certainly hope not, but if his emergence helps destroy the sick building so many of us try to enter, then he has served a valuable purpose.

reason.com

Good and healthy people can't go in a sick building and hope to paint the walls and think the building is better.

reason.com

It is sometimes built indoors to help alleviate sick building syndrome.

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He took early retirement in 1988 suffering a systemic illness that he ascribed to sick building syndrome.

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