English

Noun

building

1. (uncountable): The act or process of building.
2. A closed structure with walls and a roof, other than a house.

Derived terms

• apartment building
• building blocks
• building permit
• building trade
• office building
• outbuilding

Translations

• Anglo-Saxon: (the act of building) bytlung f, timbrung f; bú n, gebytlung f, getimbre n, getimbru f, reced n, m, timber n, timbrung f, træf n, ærn n
• Breton: savadur m (1, 3)
• Catalan: edificació f (1); edifici m (2, 3)
• Czech: budování n, výstavba f (1), budova f (3)
• Danish: bygning (1,3)
• Dutch: bouwen (1), gebouw (3)
• Farsi: ساختن (sakhtan) (1), ساختمان (sakhteman) (2)
• Finnish: rakentaminen (1), rakennus (1, 3), talo (3)
• French: construction f (1); bâtiment m (3)
• German: Gebäude n (3)
• Hebrew: בינין m (3)
• Indonesian: bangunan, gedung
• Interlingua: edification (1, 2, 3); construction (1, 2, 3); edificio (3)
• Italian: costruzione f (1); palazzo m (3)
• Japanese: 建物 (たてもの , tatemono), ビル (biru)
• Lithuanian: statymas m (1), statyba f (1, 2, field of bussiness), statinys m (3), pastatas m (3)
• Polish: budowa f (1, 2), budynek m (3), budowla f (3), gmach m (3)
• Portuguese: edificação f (1, 2, 3); construção f (1, 2, 3); edifício m (3)
• Russian: строительство (1), здание (3), строение (3)
• Spanish: edificación f (1); edificio m (2, 3)
• Swedish: byggande (1), bygge (2), byggnad (3)

• Russian: в /v/ (in) building'е были /bi'li/ (were) деньги /den'gi/ (money), обалденный /obaldennij/ (cool) building