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bygg meaning in English

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bygg noun
{n} {m}

barley [barleys](Hordeum vulgare or its grains)
noun
[UK: ˈbɑː.li] [US: ˈbɑːr.li]

bygge, konstruere noun

building [buildings](act or process of building)
noun
[UK: ˈbɪld.ɪŋ] [US: ˈbɪld.ɪŋ]

byggkorn noun

stye(bacterial infection of the eyelash or eyelid)
noun
[UK: staɪ] [US: staɪ]

byggverk noun
{n}

edifice [edifices](building)
noun
[UK: ˈe.dɪ.fɪs] [US: ˈe.də.fəs]

(Bokmål) bygge verb

build [built, built, building, builds]((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts)
verb
[UK: bɪld] [US: ˈbɪld]

(Bokmål) bygge luftslott verb

build castles in the air(to have any desire, idea, or plan unlikely to be realized)
verb
[UK: bɪld ˈkɑːs.l̩z ɪn ðə eə(r)] [US: ˈbɪld ˈkæs.l̩z ɪn ðə ˈer]

(Bokmål) byggeblokk noun
{m} {f}, byggeStein {m}

building block(component that is part of a larger construction)
noun
[UK: ˈbɪld.ɪŋ ˈblɒk] [US: ˈbɪld.ɪŋ ˈblɑːk]

(Bokmål) byggemateriale noun
{n}

building material(any material which is used for construction purposes)
noun
[UK: ˈbɪld.ɪŋ mə.ˈtɪə.rɪəl] [US: ˈbɪld.ɪŋ mə.ˈtɪ.riəl]

(Bokmål) byggeplass noun
{m}

building site(place where a building is located, under construction, or will be erected)
noun
[UK: ˈbɪld.ɪŋ saɪt] [US: ˈbɪld.ɪŋ ˈsaɪt]

construction site [construction sites](place where something is being constructed)
noun
[UK: kən.ˈstrʌk.ʃn̩ saɪt] [US: kən.ˈstrək.ʃn̩ ˈsaɪt]

(Bokmål) bygger noun
{m}

builder [builders](a person who builds or constructs things)
noun
[UK: ˈbɪl.də(r)] [US: ˈbɪl.dər]

(Bokmål) byggesten noun
{m}, Struktur {m}

fabric [fabrics](framework underlying a structure)
noun
[UK: ˈfæ.brɪk] [US: ˈfæ.brɪk]

(Bokmål) båtbygger noun
{m}

boatbuilder(person)
noun

boatwright(maker of wooden boats)
noun
[UK: ˈboˌtraɪt] [US: ˈboˌtraɪt]

(Bokmål) forebygge verb

prevent [prevented, preventing, prevents](to keep from happening, see also: forestall; avert; ward off)
verb
[UK: prɪ.ˈvent] [US: prɪ.ˈvent]

(Bokmål) forebyggende adjective

preventive(preventing, hindering, or acting as an obstacle to)
adjective
[UK: prɪ.ˈven.tɪv] [US: prɪ.ˈven.tɪv]

(Bokmål) gjenoppbygging noun
{m} {f}

rebuilding(act of building again)
noun
[UK: ˌriː.ˈbɪld.ɪŋ] [US: ri.ˈbɪld.ɪŋ]

(Bokmål) innbygd, innebygd, innebygget adjective

built-in(constructed as a non-detachable part)
adjective
[UK: bɪlt ˈɪn] [US: bɪlt ˈɪn]

(Bokmål) innbygger noun
{m}

citizen [citizens](resident of any particular place)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪ.tɪ.zən] [US: ˈsɪ.tə.zən]

inhabitant [inhabitants](someone or thing who lives in a place)
noun
[UK: ɪn.ˈhæ.bɪ.tənt] [US: ˌɪn.ˈhæ.bə.tənt]

(Bokmål) innbyggernavn noun
{n}, demonym {n}

demonym [demonyms](name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place)
noun

(Bokmål) klinkbygd, klinkbygget adjective

clinker-built(having the hull constructed with overlapping hull planks or plates)
adjective
[UK: ˈklɪŋkə(r) bɪlt] [US: ˈklɪŋkər ˈbɪlt]

(Bokmål) nybygger noun
{m}, boSetter {m}

settler [settlers](someone who settles in a new location)
noun
[UK: ˈset.lə(r)] [US: ˈse.tə.lər]

(Bokmål) overbygg noun
{n}, overbygning {m} {f}

superstructure [superstructures](nautical: structure above deck)
noun
[UK: ˈsuː.pə.strʌk.tʃə(r)] [US: ˈsuː.pər.ˌstrək.tʃər]

(Bokmål) rekonstruere, gjenoppbygge, gjenskape verb

reconstruct [reconstructed, reconstructing, reconstructs](to construct again)
verb
[UK: ˌriːk.ən.ˈstrʌkt] [US: ˌrik.ən.ˈstrəkt]

(Bokmål) Rom ble ikke bygget på en dag phrase

Rome wasn't built in a day(it takes a long time to create something complicated or impressive)
phrase
[UK: rəʊm ˈwɒznt bɪlt ɪn ə deɪ] [US: roʊm ˈwɑː.zənt ˈbɪlt ɪn ə ˈdeɪ]

(Bokmål) skipsbygging noun
{m} {f}

shipbuilding(construction of ships)
noun
[UK: ˈʃɪp.bɪld.ɪŋ] [US: ˈʃɪp.ˌbɪld.ɪŋ]

(Bokmål) snøoverbygg noun
{n}

snow shed(tunnel-like structure protecting roads and railroad tracks from snow)
noun

(Bokmål) stillasbygger noun
{m}

scaffolder [scaffolders](a person who erects and dismantles scaffolding)
noun
[UK: ˈskæfəldə ] [US: ˈskæfəldər ]

(Bokmål) veibygging noun
{m} {f}, vegbygging {m} {f}

roadbuilding(construction of roads)
noun

(Bokmål) velbygd, velbygget adjective

well-built(well constructed)
adjective
[UK: wel bɪlt] [US: ˈwel ˈbɪlt]

(Nynorsk) byggeplass noun
{m}, byggjePllaSS {m}

building site(place where a building is located, under construction, or will be erected)
noun
[UK: ˈbɪld.ɪŋ saɪt] [US: ˈbɪld.ɪŋ ˈsaɪt]

construction site [construction sites](place where something is being constructed)
noun
[UK: kən.ˈstrʌk.ʃn̩ saɪt] [US: kən.ˈstrək.ʃn̩ ˈsaɪt]

(Nynorsk) byggestein noun
{m}

building block(component that is part of a larger construction)
noun
[UK: ˈbɪld.ɪŋ ˈblɒk] [US: ˈbɪld.ɪŋ ˈblɑːk]

(Nynorsk) byggja verb

build [built, built, building, builds]((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts)
verb
[UK: bɪld] [US: ˈbɪld]

(Nynorsk) byggjar noun
{m}

builder [builders](a person who builds or constructs things)
noun
[UK: ˈbɪl.də(r)] [US: ˈbɪl.dər]

(Nynorsk) byggje luftslott verb

build castles in the air(to have any desire, idea, or plan unlikely to be realized)
verb
[UK: bɪld ˈkɑːs.l̩z ɪn ðə eə(r)] [US: ˈbɪld ˈkæs.l̩z ɪn ðə ˈer]

(Nynorsk) byggjekloss noun
{m}, byggekloSS {m}

building block(block made of wood or plastic that is used as a children's toy)
noun
[UK: ˈbɪld.ɪŋ ˈblɒk] [US: ˈbɪld.ɪŋ ˈblɑːk]

(Nynorsk) byggjemateriale noun
{n}, byggemateriale {n}

building material(any material which is used for construction purposes)
noun
[UK: ˈbɪld.ɪŋ mə.ˈtɪə.rɪəl] [US: ˈbɪld.ɪŋ mə.ˈtɪ.riəl]

(Nynorsk) førebyggjande adjective

preventive(preventing, hindering, or acting as an obstacle to)
adjective
[UK: prɪ.ˈven.tɪv] [US: prɪ.ˈven.tɪv]

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