bâtiment

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French bastiment, from Old French bastiment (“act of building, fortification”), from bastir (“to build, make; to sew”), from Vulgar Latin *bastīre, borrowed from Frankish *bastijan (“to sew, weave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ti.mɑ̃/ ~ /bɑ.ti.mɑ̃/

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Noun

bâtiment m (plural bâtiments)

1. building, edifice
2. (uncountable) building industry, construction

   les congés du bâtiment ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   les travailleurs du bâtiment ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

3. (nautical) ship or boat
4. (nautical, military) warship

Synonyms

• (watercraft): navire, bateau
• (warship): navire, vaisseau

Derived terms

• bâtiment précieux

Related terms

• bâtir

Further reading

• “bâtiment”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.