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The meaning of the French word "construction" and how you use it

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construction
(n.) (fem.) (sing.) structure; composition
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Quelle est cette construction ?
What is this structure?
J' admire la construction .
I admire the composition.
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dans la construction même des niveaux
in the very construction of the levels
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Et c' est ainsi que débuta la construction du cheval de Troie .
And it's thusly that the construction of the Trojan horse began.
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En fait , le plus long c' était la construction des décors .
Actually, the longest part was building the decors.
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construction
(n.) (fem.) (sing.) construction
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La construction de la maison a pris cinq mois .
The construction of the house took five months.
Il travaille pour une entreprise de construction .
He works for a construction company.
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New York's Incredible Window Cleaners
pendant la construction du 69 e étage du Rockefeller Center , un gratte-ciel .
during construction of the 69th floor of the Rockefeller Center, a skyscraper.
New York's Incredible Window Cleaners
Aujourd'hui , évidemment , il y a peu de construction de nouvelles tours à Manhattan ,
Today, obviously, there's not much construction of new towers in Manhattan,
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interdire la pêche ou la construction sur certaines zones protégées .
ban fishing or construction in certain protected areas.
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travaux
(n.) (masc.) (pl.) construction work; home-improvement projects
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Il y a des travaux dehors .
There is construction work outside.
On doit faire des travaux .
We must do some home improvement.
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Un certain Général Pétain lance immédiatement des travaux de voirie .
A certain General Pétain immediately begins works on the roads.
Good ol' Ben
Le peintre qui a fait les travaux de la grand-tante de mamie
The painter that did Grandma's great aunt's construction
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Si Georges et Julie avaient vécu à l' époque des travaux de Notre-Dame de Paris ,
If Georges and Julie had lived in the era of the construction of Paris' Notre-Dame,
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chantier
(n.) (masc.) (sing.) building site; construction work
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C' est un chantier .
It's a building site.
Le chantier est bruyant .
The construction work is noisy.
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The "Sagrada Familia" Project
C' est un chantier sans égal commencé il y a plus de 130 ans .
It's an unequalled construction site started over 130 years ago.
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Le chantier durera plus de 50 années .
The work will last more than 50 years.
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Mais à bien y regarder , quelques détails laissent présager d' un drôle de chantier .
But looking closely, a few details foretell a strange construction site.
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aménagement
(n.) (masc.) (sing.) construction; planning; layout
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C' est un nouvel aménagement .
It's a new construction.
Voici l' aménagement des immeubles .
Here is the layout of the buildings.
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Downtown Gardening
ce qui a permis la naissance d' un marché dédié à l' aménagement
which has allowed the birth of a market dedicated to planning
Downtown Gardening
Le budget moyen consacré à l' aménagement par un professionnel est d' environ 1 690 € ,
The average budget dedicated to planning by a professional is around 1,690€,
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que ce soit un changement de maison , aménagement , rencontre .
be it a change of home, layout, meeting.
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