building in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for building in the English»Spanish Dictionary

building [Am ˈbɪldɪŋ, Brit ˈbɪldɪŋ] N

1. building C (edifice):

building

edificio m

building

inmueble m form

2. building (construction):

building U

construcción f

building attr materials

de construcción

building contractor

contratista mf (de obras)

building industry

industria f de la construcción

building land

terreno m edificable

building lot Am

solar m

building permit

permiso m de obras

the building trade

la industria de la construcción

building works (construction of buildings)

obras fpl de construcción

building works (buildings)

edificaciones fpl

team building N U COMM

team building

fomento m del trabajo en equipo

team building attr exercise/skills/weekend

de fomento del trabajo en equipo

empire building N U

empire building

extensión de la esfera de influencia dentro de una organización por medio de un mayor control sobre secciones o departamentos de la misma

jerry-building [Am ˈdʒɛri ˌbɪldɪŋ, Brit ˈdʒɛrɪbɪldɪŋ] N U

jerry-building

construcción f de mala calidad

I.nest-building [ˈnɛstˌbɪldɪŋ] N U

nest-building (by birds)

contrucción f del nido

nest-building (by people)

formación f de un hogar

II.nest-building [ˈnɛstˌbɪldɪŋ] ADJ

nest-building species

que construye nidos

nest-building person

que forma un hogar

building society N (in UK)

building society

sociedad f de crédito hipotecario

building society

sociedad f de ahorro y préstamo para la vivienda

building site N

building site

obra f

building block N

1. building block:

building block SCHOOL, GAMES

cubo, ladrillo etc de juego educativo

2. building block CONSTR:

building block

bloque m

3. building block (component):

building block

componente m básico

building line N

building line

línea f límite de edificación

building line

línea f de paramento Col

building line

paramento m Col

bridge-building N U

bridge-building

construcción f de puentes

bridge-building attr negotiations/efforts

para propiciar un acercamiento

building in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for building in the English»Spanish Dictionary

building N

building

edificio m

office building N Am

office building → office block

See also office block

office block N Aus, Brit

office block

bloque m de oficinas

building site N

building site

obra f

building contractor N

building contractor

contratista mf (de obras)

building society N Aus, Brit

building society

sociedad f de crédito hipotecario

I.build [bɪld] built, built VB trans

1. build (make):

build house

construir

build fire

hacer

build car

fabricar

2. build (establish):

build trust

cimentar

build relationship

establecer

II.build [bɪld] built, built VB intr

1. build (construct):

build

edificar

build

construir

2. build (increase):

build

aumentar

III.build [bɪld] N

build

complexión f

apartment building N Am, apartment house N Am

apartment building

edificio m de apartamentos

apartment building

bloque m de pisos

apartment building

edificio m de departamentos LatAm

high-rise building N, high-rise flats N pl

high-rise building

edificio m elevado

I.build up VB trans

1. build up (increase):

build up

acrecentar

2. build up (accumulate):

build up

acumular

3. build up (strengthen):

build up

fortalecer

4. build up (develop):

build up

desarrollar

5. build up (praise):

to build sb up

poner a alguien por las nubes

II.build up VB intr

1. build up (increase):

build up

ir en aumento

2. build up (accumulate):

build up

acumularse

build in VB trans

build in

incorporar

building Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the building backs on to the garden

la parte trasera del edificio da al jardín

you are kindly requested to leave the building

se ruega abandonen el edificio

a building of gigantic proportions

un edificio de grandes medidas

building plot

solar m

the building was an inferno

el edificio ardía en llamas

you were seen to enter the building

se os vio entrar en el edificio

to put the finishing touches to a building

dar remate a un edificio

the fire destroyed the whole building

el fuego perdió todo el edificio

this house is a listed building

esta casa es un monumento nacional

building in which pelota is played

frontón (edificio)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

By the 1950s, the building was mostly vacant and overdue for rehabilitation.

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Nobles accused him of trying to change the old ways, and even managed to find fault with the building codes.

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Shallow and deep-set cladding was used extensively on the building envelope.

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A second student darkroom facility is located in this building.

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Dry rot first began to appear in the building in the 1940s.

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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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In addition, vandals repeatedly broke into the building, causing more damage.

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They built a new wharf and a terminal building and operated it as a joint venture on a per capita basis.

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The building has wood-shingle exterior siding and a wood-shingled gable roof with a transverse gable roof and casement window.

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It also has 7,186 square-meter terminal building and a 36,000 square-meter aircraft parking lot with five parking aprons.

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