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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesreconstrucción
Pronunciation / Transliteration: reconstrucción
"La reconstrucción de la catedral avanza rápidamente."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action or process of rebuilding something that has been damaged or destroyed.
"The city undertook a massive reconstruction of its historic bridge network following the flood." - 2
A thing that has been rebuilt or recreated, such as a historical event, crime scene, or ancient artifact.
"Police used computer graphics to create a reconstruction of the accident."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the late Latin reconstruere, combining re- (again) and construere (to build together, pile up). It entered English in the 17th century, initially carrying architectural and literal building senses before expanding into political, psychological, and metaphorical domains.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Reconstruction" is said worldwide
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reconstruction
Transliteration: reconstruction
"La reconstruction du bâtiment a duré deux ans."
Rekonstruktion
Transliteration: Rekonstruktion
"Die Rekonstruktion der alten Kirche war sehr teuer."
ricostruzione
Transliteration: ricostruzione
"La ricostruzione della città richiederà molti anni."
reconstrucción
Transliteration: reconstrucción
"La reconstrucción de la catedral avanza rápidamente."
reconstrução
Transliteration: reconstrução
"O projeto de reconstrução começou na semana passada."
पुनर्निर्माण
Transliteration: punarnirman
"भूकंप के बाद शहर का पुनर्निर्माण शुरू हो गया है।"
重建
Transliteration: chóngjiàn
"战争结束后开始了城市的重建工作。"
재건
Transliteration: jaegeon
"정부는 파괴된 도시의 재건을 지원하고 있습니다."
再建
Transliteration: saiken
"古い建物の再建には多額の費用がかかります。"
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