building Значение & определение

Значение на building на български

• 0 a structure with walls and a roof, such as a house or factory:

  • The once-empty site was now covered with buildings.

  • building costs

  • He started off in the building trade before opening his own restaurant.

• 1 a structure with walls and a roof, such as a house or factory, to give protection to people, animals, or things:

  • [ C ] an apartment/office building

  • [ C ] Many buildings were badly damaged or destroyed by the earthquake.

• 2 a structure with walls and a roof, for example, a house or a factory:

  • The museum is an impressive building.

  • an office/apartment/industrial building

• 3 the activity of building houses, factories, etc.:

  • There's going to be a lot more building and a lot more development activity.

  • He had to project-manage the building of a new factory.

  • building materials

  • a building project

  • a building inspector

• 4 the activity of building cars, planes, machinery, etc.:

  • They spent millions of dollars on the building of a prototype.

  • a car building plant

• 5 the process of creating or developing something:

  • The building of team spirit is very important in this organization.

  • We offer courses in assertiveness and confidence building.