construção

/kõstɾuˈsɐ̃w/

a noun B1

o (masc.) a (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
as construções

Meaning

  1. construction

    • A construção demora.

      The building takes time.

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

estrutura

Close synonyms for "structure, construction."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

construcción

construcción is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "construction."

Practice

1 What does construção mean?

2 Fill the gap: A ___ demora.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches construção?

noun

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