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con·struc·tion [kənˈstrʌkʃən] N

1. construction no pl (act of building):

construction
Bau m <-(e)s>
a marvellous work of engineering and construction
ein Meisterwerk der Ingenieur- und Baukunst
construction costs pl
Baukosten pl
the construction industry
die Bauindustrie
construction site
Baustelle f <-, -n>
construction site manager
Bauleiter(in) m (f) <-s, -; -, -nen>
construction worker
Bauarbeiter(in) m (f) <-s, -; -, -nen>
to be under construction
im [o. in] Bau sein
how long has the hotel been under construction?
wie lange hat man an dem Hotel gebaut?

2. construction (how sth is built):

construction
Bauweise f <-, -n>

3. construction object, machine:

construction
Konstruktion f <-, -en>
construction (architectural feature)
Bau m <-(e)s, -ten>
construction (architectural feature)
Bauwerk nt <-(e)s, -e>
construction (building)
Gebäude nt <-s, ->

4. construction (development):

construction
Entwicklung f <-, -en>

5. construction LING:

construction
Konstruktion f <-, -en> spec
absolute/idiomatic construction
absolute/idiomatische Konstruktion spec

6. construction (interpretation):

construction
Interpretation f <-, -en>
construction
Deutung f <-, -en>
to put the wrong construction on sb's actions
jds Vorgehen falsch verstehen [o. deuten]

con·ˈstruc·tion in·dus·try N

construction industry
Baugewerbe nt <-s> kein pl
construction industry
Bauwirtschaft f <-> kein pl

ˈhous·ing con·struc·tion N no pl

housing construction
Wohnungsbau m <-(e)s> kein pl
housing construction loan
Wohnungsbaudarlehen nt <-s, ->

ˈroad con·struc·tion N no pl

road construction
Straßenbau m <-(e)s> kein pl

building industry, construction industry N

building industry
Bauindustrie

bond construction N INV-FIN

bond construction
Anleihekonstruktion f

construction costs N REAL EST

construction costs
Baukosten pl

construction industry N REAL EST

construction industry
Baugewerbe nt
construction industry
Bauwirtschaft f

construction outlay N INV-FIN

construction outlay
Bauinvestitionen f pl

construction price N REAL EST

construction price
Baupreis m

holding construction N CORP STRUCT

holding construction
Holdingkonstruktion f

housing construction N REAL EST

housing construction
Wohnungsbau m

organizational construction N CORP STRUCT

organizational construction
Organisationsaufbau m

residential construction N REAL EST

residential construction
Wohnungsbau m

construction engineering

construction engineering
Bauingenieurwesen

construction machinery

construction machinery
Maschinenwesen im Baubetrieb

construction site INFRASTR

construction site
Baustelle

new construction (of a road)

new construction
Neubau (einer Straße)