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Bau

construction

noun BOW Common

Also means

building site

Usage Note

Bau means the act or process of building; the workplace is die Baustelle. It feeds countless compounds such as der Bauarbeiter ('construction worker') and das Bauamt ('building authority').

Examples

"Der Bau dauert zwei Jahre."

Natural Translation

Construction takes two years.

Literal Translation

The construction lasts two years.

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