Vocabolario

build

Verbo

Esempio: “They plan to build a new school.”

Sinonimi: construct

Antonimi: destroy

derelict

Aggettivo

Esempio: “They bought a derelict building.”

Sinonimi: abandoned, neglected

Antonimi: maintained

ornate

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The building has ornate doors.”

Sinonimi: decorative, elaborate

Antonimi: plain

accrue

Verbo

Esempio: “Interest will accrue over time.”

Sinonimi: accumulate, build up

Antonimi: decrease

inspector

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The inspector checked the building.”

Sinonimi: examiner, checker

Antonimi: worker

architect

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The architect designed the building.”

Sinonimi: building designer

Antonimi: builder

property

Sostantivo

Esempio: “This house is my property.”

Sinonimi: ownership, asset

Antonimi: debt

roof

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The roof is red.”

Sinonimi: top of house

Antonimi: floor

rent

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The rent is high.”

Sinonimi: rental payment

Antonimi: ownership

architecture

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I like modern architecture.”

Sinonimi: building design, structure design

Antonimi: destruction

apartment

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I live in an apartment.”

Sinonimi: flat, home

Antonimi: house

elevator

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Take the elevator to the third floor.”

Sinonimi: lift

Antonimi: stairs

street

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The street is busy.”

Sinonimi: road, avenue

Antonimi: inside

office

Sostantivo

Esempio: “I work in an office.”

Sinonimi: workplace, company room

Antonimi: home

restaurant

Sostantivo

Esempio: “We had dinner at a restaurant.”

wall

Sostantivo

Esempio: “There is a picture on the wall.”

sandwiched

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Our house is sandwiched between two tall buildings.”

Sinonimi: wedged, placed between

Antonimi: separate, isolated

contractor

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The contractor finished the work ahead of schedule.”

Sinonimi: builder, service provider

Antonimi: client, customer

superintendent

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The superintendent inspected the building.”

Sinonimi: supervisor, manager

Antonimi: worker

flat

Sostantivo

Esempio: “They rented a small flat in the city center.”

Sinonimi: level, apartment

Antonimi: uneven

gap

Sostantivo

Esempio: “There is a gap between the two buildings.”

Sinonimi: space, opening

Antonimi: connection, closure

site

Sostantivo

Esempio: “This site has many useful lessons.”

Sinonimi: place, webpage

Antonimi:

utilitarian

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The building is functional but aggressively utilitarian.”

Sinonimi: practical, functional

Antonimi: decorative, ornamental

front

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Meet me in front of the building.”

Sinonimi: ahead

Antonimi: back

condensation

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Condensation formed on the glass as the room warmed up.”

Sinonimi: moisture buildup

antithetical

Aggettivo

Esempio: “Their goals are antithetical to everything we’re trying to build.”

Sinonimi: opposed

Antonimi: compatible

anticlimactic

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The ending felt anticlimactic after so much build-up.”

Sinonimi: underwhelming

Antonimi: dramatic

restoration

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The restoration of the historic building took years.”

Sinonimi: renewal

Antonimi: destruction

porch

Sostantivo

Esempio: “They sat on the porch and talked.”

Sinonimi: veranda

guard

Verbo

Esempio: “The building is guarded at night.”

Sinonimi: protect

Antonimi: endanger

erect

Verbo

Esempio: “They erected a new bridge over the river.”

Sinonimi: build

Antonimi: demolish

modern

Aggettivo

Esempio: “This is a modern building.”

Sinonimi: new

Antonimi: ancient

indoor

Aggettivo

Esempio: “It is an indoor game.”

Sinonimi: inside

Antonimi: outdoor

destroy

Verbo

Esempio: “The fire destroyed the house.”

Sinonimi: ruin

Antonimi: build

outside

Preposizione

Esempio: “The children are playing outside.”

Sinonimi: outdoors

Antonimi: inside

old

Aggettivo

Esempio: “This building is old.”

Sinonimi: aged

Antonimi: new

conflagration

/ˌkɑːnfləˈɡreɪʃən/

Esempio: “A conflagration destroyed the old building.”

Sinonimi: inferno

feasible

Aggettivo

Esempio: “It is not feasible to rebuild everything in one sprint.”

Sinonimi: viable, possible, practicable

endeavor

/ɪnˈdevər/

Esempio: “Building a startup is a challenging endeavor.”

Sinonimi: strive, endeavour, effort

hotel

/hoʊˈtel/

Esempio: “We stayed in a small hotel near the sea.”

house

/haʊs/

Esempio: “This is my house.”

Sinonimi: firm, home, menage