build

construir

fabricar

build(bihld)

transitive verb

1. (to make)

a. construir

They're building a house there.

Están construyendo una casa allí.

b. fabricar

I would like to build my own furniture.

Me gustaría fabricar mis propios muebles.

c. edificar

My grandparents built a house in a valley in Montana.

Mis abuelos edificaron una casa en un valle en Montana.

2. (to establish)

a. levantar (company)

My grandfather built his company from scratch.

Mi abuelo levantó su empresa desde cero.

b. establecer (relationship)

My parents built their relationship on mutual respect and honesty.

Mis padres establecieron su relación a base de respeto y honestidad mutua.

3. (to assemble)

a. armar

It's taken me a lot of time to build this table I bought, but I finally managed to.

Me ha tomado muchísimo tiempo armar esta mesa que compré, pero finalmente lo logré.

intransitive verb

4. (to put up buildings)

a. edificar

We should avoid building in environmentally sensitive areas.

Hay que evitar edificar en zonas ambientalmente sensibles.

5. (to increase)

a. aumentar

If the pressure keeps building, the pipe will explode.

Si la presión sigue aumentando, la tubería explotará.

noun

6. (physique)

a. la constitución

(F)

My brother is an attractive man of thin build.

Mi hermano es un hombre atractivo de constitución delgada.

b. el físico

(M)

Weightlifters have very imposing builds.

Los levantadores de pesas tienen físicos imponentes.

c. la complexión

(F)

People always tell me that I have the build of a runner.

La gente siempre me dice que tengo la complexión de un corredor.

7. (computing)

a. la versión

(F)

We deployed the latest build of the program this morning.

Implementamos la última versión del programa esta mañana.

build

Noun

1. (general)

a. la complexión f, constitución

(F)

transitive verb

2. (general)

a. construir

to be built (out) of somethingestar hecho(a) de algo

to build something into somethingincorporar algo en algo

they have built their hopes on ithan basado sus esperanzas en ello

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build [bɪld] built (past)

noun

(physique) figura (f); tipo (m)

of powerful build fornido

transitive verb

1 [+house] construir; hacer; [+ship] construir; [+nest] hacer; [+fire] preparar

to build a mirror into a wall empotrar un espejo en la pared; a house built into the hillside una casa construida en la ladera; this car wasn't built for speed este coche no está hecho para correr; built to last hecho para durar

Timber-frame joinery, used during the 17th and 18th centuries in America, was built to last Things were built to last back then

castle

2 [+empire, organization] levantar

They set up on their own and built a successful fashion company

[+relationship] establecer

I wanted to build a relationship with my team

[+trust, confidence] cimentar

The encouragement that young boys receive builds greater self-confidence Diplomats hope the meetings will build mutual trust

[+self-confidence] desarrollar; [+words, sequence] formar

The aim of the game is to build words to form a sentence

intransitive verb

1 (Constr) edificar; construir

They're building throughout the entire area

2 (increase) [+pressure, sound, speed] aumentar; [+excitement] crecer

The military pressure on Croatia continues to build The last chords of the suite build to a crescendo As we emerged onto the open road, our speed began to build