construction
gb/kənstɹˈʌkʃən/ us/kənstɹˈʌkʃən/
A2
الإنجليزية
~ 1600
építés, építkezés, építőipar, építmény, szerkezet, épület, nyelvtani szerkezet, mondatszerkezet, értelmezés, jogértelmezés
اسم
A2
1
نمط الاستخدام:
[construction] of [something]
The construction of the new shopping mall will take two years.
Az új bevásárlóközpont építése két évig fog tartani.
Heavy traffic is expected due to road construction.
Az útépítés miatt nagy torlódásra kell számítani.
She works in the construction industry.
The construction of the bridge was delayed by bad weather.
Construction began on the stadium last summer.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
The construction of the school will finish in June.
Az iskola építése júniusban fejeződik be.
My uncle works in construction.
A nagybátyám az építőiparban dolgozik.
There is a lot of construction in our city.
We saw the construction of a new road.
Construction is noisy near my house.
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes confuse 'construction' (the process) with 'building' (the result).
المعنى
process of building something
المتلازمات اللفظية
under construction
|construction site
|construction project
|construction worker
|construction materials
المرادفات
building (A more general term for making structures; slightly less technical.)
الأضداد
demolition (The act of tearing down structures, which is the opposite of building them.)
الموضوعات
work
|infrastructure
|engineering
|housing
|core_vocabulary
التعريف
The work of making buildings, roads, or other large things.
The act or process of building, assembling, or creating something, especially large structures such as houses, roads, or bridges.
اسم
B1
2
نمط الاستخدام:
a [type] construction
That glass-and-steel construction is the new city library.
Az az üvegből és acélból készült építmény az új városi könyvtár.
The ancient stone constructions still stand today.
Az ősi kőépítmények még ma is állnak.
It's a temporary construction for the festival.
The architect designed a unique construction on the waterfront.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
That construction is our new office.
Az az épület az új irodánk.
This old construction is very strong.
Ez a régi építmény nagyon masszív.
They built a wooden construction in the park.
The bridge is a big construction.
خطأ شائع:
Learners may overuse this sense when 'building' is more natural in everyday speech.
المعنى
a structure that has been built
المتلازمات اللفظية
modern construction
|wooden construction
|temporary construction
المرادفات
structure (A neutral term for something that has been built; not limited to buildings.)
الأضداد
ruin (A destroyed or decayed structure, opposite of a complete and intact one.)
الموضوعات
architecture
|infrastructure
|housing
|work
|core_vocabulary
التعريف
Something that has been built, like a house or bridge.
A building or other structure that has been made by assembling parts.
اسم
B2
3
نمط الاستخدام:
[grammatical/linguistic] construction
This sentence uses a rare grammatical construction.
Ebben a mondatban egy ritka nyelvtani szerkezet szerepel.
The passive voice is a common English construction.
A szenvedő szerkezet gyakori az angolban.
That awkward construction makes the sentence hard to read.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
This is a long sentence construction.
Ez egy hosszú mondatszerkezet.
I learned a new grammar construction today.
Ma egy új nyelvtani szerkezetet tanultam.
That construction is not correct in English.
خطأ شائع:
Learners may confuse this with 'translation' or 'composition', which are different activities.
المعنى
arrangement of words or phrases
المتلازمات اللفظية
grammatical construction
|sentence construction
|awkward construction
المرادفات
structure (A broader term for arrangement; 'construction' is more specific to grammar or style.)
الأضداد
disorganization (Lack of orderly arrangement, opposite of structured word order.)
الموضوعات
language
|grammar
|education
|communication
|core_vocabulary
التعريف
The way words are put together in a sentence.
The arrangement and relationship of words or phrases in a sentence; a grammatical structure.
اسم
C1
4
értelmezés
B2
نمط الاستخدام:
put [a/an] [adjective] construction on [something]
The court put a strict construction on the law.
A bíróság szigorúan értelmezte a törvényt.
You could put a different construction on his words.
A szavait másképp is lehetne értelmezni.
Her friendly tone allowed a positive construction of her remarks.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
He put a bad construction on my words.
Rosszindulatúan értelmezte a szavaimat.
The judge gave a new construction to the law.
A bíró új értelmezést adott a törvénynek.
We can put many constructions on this text.
خطأ شائع:
Learners may not recognize this formal/legal meaning and confuse it with building-related senses.
المعنى
interpretation of meaning or intent
المتلازمات اللفظية
put a positive construction on
|legal construction
المرادفات
interpretation (A broader term; 'construction' is often used in formal or legal contexts for interpretation.)
الأضداد
misinterpretation (An incorrect understanding, which contrasts with an intended or accurate interpretation.)
الموضوعات
law
|communication
|core_vocabulary
التعريف
The meaning you understand from what someone says or writes.
The way in which something such as a statement, action, or law is understood or interpreted.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
construction
IPA
GB/kənstɹˈʌkʃən/
US/kənstɹˈʌkʃən/
المقاطع والنبر
con - struc - tion (٣ مقاطع)
Stress on 2nd syllable (struc)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: construction
- Plural: construction, constructions
عائلة الكلمة
Forms
constructions
noun
Core family
construct
verb B1
constructive
adjective B2
Related words
constructively
adverb
constructor
noun
Negative and opposite forms
Advanced or less common
reconstruct
verb B2
reconstruction
noun B2
التعبيرات
put a positive construction on something
1/pˈʊt ə pˈɑzɪtɪv kənstɹˈʌkʃən ˈɔn sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
formal
interpret as good or hopeful
To understand something as meaning something good or hopeful.
أمثلة
- She tried to put a positive construction on his comments.
- We can put a positive construction on these results despite the setbacks.
under construction
1/ˈʌndɚ kənstɹˈʌkʃən/
fixed phrase
being built right now
Not finished yet; still being built.
أمثلة
- The new library is under construction and will open next year.
- This website is under construction and some pages are missing.
construction site
1/kənstɹˈʌkʃən sˈaɪt/
fixed phrase
place where building work occurs
An area where people are building something.
أمثلة
- Children should not play near a construction site.
- Hard hats must be worn at all times on the construction site.
- The construction site was noisy all day.
- We passed a noisy construction site on our way to school.