la construction

construction, building

k ɔ̃ s . t ʁ y k . s j ɔ̃
construct build, construct + ion action or result of
noun · feminine Uncommon #22,354
construction, building Usually refers to the process of building; construction work or a construction site, depending on context.
FR: La construction de l’école commence en juin.
EN: Construction of the school begins in June.

Le mur est toujours debout cent ans après sa construction.

The wall is still standing a hundred years after its construction.

La voie la plus à droite est actuellement en construction.

The rightmost lane is currently under construction.

Le bâtiment est en construction.

The building is under construction.

La route du succès est toujours en construction.

The road to success is always under construction.

À ce moment là, ma maison était en construction.

At that time, my house was under construction.

Ma fille, ma femme, le football et la construction du communisme.

My daughter, my wife, football, and building communism.

— Salyut-7 (2017)

Il y avait une construction faite d'os humains derrière lui.

There was a structure made of human bones behind him.

— 28 Ans plus tard : Le Temple des morts (2026)

Mon trois-mâts est toujours en construction.

My three-masted ship is still under construction.

Oui, il y avait des livres sur la construction de vaisseaux spatiaux.

Yes, there were books about building spaceships.

Ton père a aidé à la construction de cette école.

Your father helped build this school.

— The Road Home (1999)

La plus belle construction du régime !

The regime's finest building!

— Amarcord (1973)

Construction du réseau.

Network construction.

— Running Man (2025)

La zone est maintenant en construction.

The area is now under construction.

Tout était entièrement logique, jusqu'à la construction du campement.

Everything made perfect sense, right up until they built the camp.

— Star Trek: The Cage (1965)

Oui, j'ai pris part à sa construction il y a longtemps.

Yes, I took part in building it a long time ago.

— The Garden of Sinners, film 5 : Spirale contradictoire (2008)

Elle est morte avant la fin de sa construction.

She died before it was finished.

— Comrades, Almost a Love Story (1996)

Construction allemande.

German construction.

— Nuremberg (2025)

Les gens ont sévèrement critiqué la tour Eiffel lors de sa construction.

People severely criticized the Eiffel Tower when it was built.

En Arabie, construction civile.

In Arabia, civil construction.

— PIKU (2015)

La maison est en construction.

The house is under construction.