What does bâtiment in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word bâtiment in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use bâtiment in French.

The word bâtiment in French means building, construction industry, ship, annex building, outbuilding, listed building, ship of the line, green building, sustainable building, permanent structure, construction and public works, building contractor, building company, building trades, construction worker, construction painter, house painting, when the construction industry is doing well, everything is doing well, restore a building's facade, restore a building's façade. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word bâtiment

building

nom masculin (construction immobilière)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les bâtiments actuels sont construits en béton.
Modern buildings are built of concrete.

construction industry

nom masculin (professions de la construction)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
« Quand le bâtiment va, tout va. »
When the construction industry is thriving, everything is thriving.

ship

nom masculin (marine : navire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette escadre est composée de quinze bâtiments.
This squadron is made up of fifteen ships.

annex building, outbuilding

nom masculin (bâtiment secondaire , en plus)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

listed building

nom masculin (lieu répertorié et protégé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

ship of the line

nom masculin (navire de combat à canons) (sailing ship)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les bâtiments de ligne avaient un tonnage élevé.

green building, sustainable building

nom masculin (écoconstruction) (ecology, construction)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un bâtiment durable s'intègre idéalement dans l'environnement de la construction à son l'usage.

permanent structure

nom masculin (bâtiment à fondations)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

construction and public works

nom masculin (activités de construction)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les économistes ont coutume de dire que quand le bâtiment et travaux publics va bien, l'économie va bien.
Economists tend to say that when construction and public works is going well, the economy is going well.

building contractor

(chef d'entreprise dans la construction)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les entrepreneurs en bâtiment ferment souvent leur entreprise au mois d'août.

building company

nom féminin (entreprise de construction)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

building trades

nom masculin pluriel (métiers de la construction)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

construction worker

(professionnel du BTP)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

construction painter

nom masculin et féminin (spécialiste des peintures)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

house painting

nom féminin (peinture des façades, murs, plafonds...)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

when the construction industry is doing well, everything is doing well

(Quand le BTP va, l'économie va bien)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
« Quand le bâtiment va, tout va » est un adage signifiant que lorsque le B.T.P. travaille bien c'est signe que l'économie va bien aussi.

restore a building's facade, restore a building's façade

locution verbale (refaire l'enduit extérieur)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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