reconstruction

reconstruction

Travail consistant à rebâtir quelque chose ou à lui rendre son état d’avant.

En anglais simple : The work of building something again or returning it to how it was before.

• Reconstruction began after the fire.
• The museum displays a reconstruction of an ancient house.
• The city needed years of reconstruction after the war.

Comment l'utiliser : reconstruction of something (Reconstruction of the bridge began in May.)

Synonymes : rebuilding, restoration

Expressions courantes : reconstruction work, reconstruction of something, complete reconstruction

reconstitution

Récit ou mise en scène montrant comment des événements passés se sont probablement déroulés.

En anglais simple : An account or performance showing how past events probably happened.

• Police filmed a reconstruction of the crime.
• Her reconstruction of the evening matched the evidence.
• Witnesses helped with the reconstruction of events.

Comment l'utiliser : reconstruction of something (The report includes a reconstruction of the accident.)

Synonymes : recreation, reenactment

Expressions courantes : crime reconstruction, reconstruction of events, detailed reconstruction