construcción

/konstɾukˈsjon/

la noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
construcciones

Meaning

  1. construction

    • La construcción tardó un año.

      The construction took a year.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

estructura

Close synonyms for "structure, construction."

edificio

Close — construcción can also mean "a building," the structure itself.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

construção

construção is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "construction."

Practice

1 What does construcción mean?

2 Fill the gap: La ___ tardó un año.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches construcción?

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