erection

érection

État où le pénis ou le clitoris se remplit de sang et devient dur et dressé.

En anglais simple : The state in which a penis or clitoris becomes firm and raised as it fills with blood.

• He woke with an erection.
• Sexual excitement can cause an erection.
• Some medicines make getting an erection difficult.

Expressions courantes : have an erection, get an erection, maintain an erection

construction, montage

Action de construire quelque chose ou de le mettre debout.

En anglais simple : The act of building something or putting it in a standing position.

• The erection of the fence took two days.
• Workers completed the erection of the steel frame.
• Permission is required for the erection of a monument.

Comment l'utiliser : erection of something (The erection of the tower began in May.)

Synonymes : construction, assembly

Contraires : demolition

Expressions courantes : erection of scaffolding, erection of something

construction, édifice

Bâtiment ou autre structure qui a été construit ou installé.

En anglais simple : A building or other structure that has been built or put up.

• A wooden erection stood beside the road.
• The tower was the tallest erection in town.
• They removed the temporary erections from the square.

Synonymes : structure, building

Expressions courantes : wooden erection, temporary erection, stone erection