Sentence examples of "build" in English with translation "bâtir"

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They want to build a fence around their home. Ils veulent bâtir une clôture autour de leur maison.
It has taken forty-six years to build this temple. Il a fallu quarante-six ans pour bâtir ce temple.
I bought a small lot on the hillside in Southern France where I plan to build a retirement home. J'ai acheté une petite maison sur une colline dans le sud de la France et j'ai l'intention d'y bâtir une maison de retraite.
He built forty-eight forts. Il bâtit quarante-huit forts.
The pyramids were built in ancient times. Les pyramides furent bâties en des temps anciens.
He has built up an excellent business. Il a bâti une très bonne affaire.
The farm is built at the bottom of the hill. La ferme est bâtie au pied de la colline.
Relationships built on money will end when the money runs out. Les relations bâties sur de l'argent finiront lorsque s'épuisera l'argent.
They built their empire in Peru about five hundred years ago. Ils ont bâti leur empire au Pérou il y a environ cinq cents ans.
What you are saying is nothing but building a castle in the air. Ce que tu dis n'est rien d'autre que de bâtir des châteaux en Espagne.
So ultimately, with Tatoeba we are only building the foundations… to make the Web a better place for language learning. Donc au final avec Tatoeba, on ne fait que bâtir les fondations... pour faire du Web une meilleure plateforme pour l'apprentissage linguistique.
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