Construire
Example: Ils construisent une nouvelle maison près du parc.
Definition
"Construire" means to build or assemble something by putting parts or materials together, often referring to creating buildings or structures. For example, in the phrase 'Ils construisent une nouvelle maison près du parc,' it means they are building a new house near the park.
Etymology
The word "construire" comes from the Latin 'construere,' which means 'to heap up' or 'to build together.' It combines 'com-' meaning 'together' and 'struere' meaning 'to pile up.' Did you know? The root 'struere' is also the source of English words like 'structure' and 'construct.'
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"Construire" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (A2) - set 3", containing 116 commonly used words.
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