building plot in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for building plot in the English»French Dictionary

building plot N

building plot

terrain m à bâtir

Translations for building plot in the French»English Dictionary

un terrain à bâtir

a building plot

coefficient d'occupation des sols, COS (en urbanisme)

building to plot ratio, site coverage

assurer la viabilité d'un terrain

to provide a building site ou plot with services

Translations for building plot 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.plot [Brit plɒt, Am plɑt] N

1. plot (conspiracy):

plot

complot m

plot

conspiration f (against contre, to do pour faire)

an assassination plot

un complot d'assassinat

2. plot (of novel, film, play):

plot CINE, LIT

intrigue f

the plot thickens

l'histoire se corse

3. plot (for growing plants):

plot of land

parcelle f de terre

a vegetable plot

un carré de légumes

4. plot CONSTR (site):

plot

terrain m à bâtir

5. plot (in cemetery):

plot

concession f funéraire

II.plot <pres part plotting; pret, pp plotted> [Brit plɒt, Am plɑt] VB trans

1. plot (plan):

plot murder, attack, return

comploter

plot revolution

fomenter

to plot to do

comploter de faire

2. plot (chart):

plot course

relever [qc] sur une carte

plot progress

tracer [qc] sur une carte

we plotted our position on the map

nous avons pointé notre position sur la carte

3. plot (on graph):

plot MATH, STAT curve, graph

tracer [qc] point par point

plot figures, points

reporter

to plot the progress/decline of sth

tracer la courbe de progression/déclin de qc

4. plot LIT (invent):

plot episode, story, destiny

inventer

a carefully/thinly plotted play

une pièce à l'intrigue bien construite/bien mince

III.plot <pres part plotting; pret, pp plotted> [Brit plɒt, Am plɑt] VB intr (conspire)

plot

conspirer (against contre)

to plot together

conspirer ensemble

IV.plot [Brit plɒt, Am plɑt]

to lose the plot

perdre la tête

building plot in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for building plot 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

administration building

bâtiment m de l'administration

2. building (industry):

building

le bâtiment

3. building (process):

building

construction f

I.plot [plat] N

1. plot (conspiracy, secret plan):

plot

complot m

2. plot (story line):

plot

intrigue f

3. plot (small piece of land):

plot

parcelle f

garden plot

jardin m

vegetable plot

potager m

Phrases:

the plot thickens iron hum

les choses fpl se compliquent

II.plot <-tt-> [plat] VB trans

1. plot (conspire):

plot

comploter

2. plot (create):

plot story line

écrire

3. plot (present or represent graphically):

plot curve

tracer

4. plot MIL:

plot position

pointer

III.plot <-tt-> [plat] VB intr

plot

comploter