construction

costruzione, edilizia

Il lavoro di costruire case, strade, ponti e cose simili.

In inglese semplice: The work of building things such as houses, roads, and bridges.

• Construction starts next week.
• The road is under construction.
• He has worked in construction for twenty years.

Come si usa: construction of something (Construction of the bridge began in May.); under construction (The hospital is still under construction.)

Sinonimi: building

Contrari: demolition

Espressioni comuni: construction work, under construction, construction site

struttura, costruzione

Il modo in cui qualcosa è costruito o assemblato, compresi i materiali e le parti.

In inglese semplice: The way something is built or put together, including its materials and parts.

• The chair has a strong construction.
• Its wooden construction keeps the boat light.
• The engineer examined the construction of the roof.

Sinonimi: structure, design

Espressioni comuni: solid construction, steel construction, quality construction

costruzione, struttura

Gruppo di parole disposte in un certo modo per esprimere un significato.

In inglese semplice: A group of words arranged in a particular way to express a meaning.

• This construction is common in English.
• The book explains several passive constructions.
• Which construction best expresses your idea?

Sinonimi: structure

Espressioni comuni: passive construction, grammatical construction, sentence construction

costruzione, interpretazione

Un particolare modo di capire o spiegare un’idea, spesso influenzato dalla società.

In inglese semplice: A particular way of understanding or explaining an idea, often shaped by society.

• Their construction of freedom differs from ours.
• The writer explores gender as a social construction.
• Different cultures develop different constructions of childhood.

Come si usa: construction of something (The chapter explores the social construction of identity.)

Sinonimi: interpretation, conception

Espressioni comuni: social construction, cultural construction, construction of meaning

costruzione, struttura

Qualcosa che è stato costruito o assemblato, come una struttura o un modello.

In inglese semplice: Something that has been built or put together, such as a structure or model.

• A strange construction stood beside the road.
• The children made small constructions from wooden blocks.
• We admired the huge metal construction in the square.

Sinonimi: structure

Espressioni comuni: wooden construction, unusual construction, large construction, complex construction