Bau

Signification (English)

  1. (masculine,strong) building, construction (the act of constructing)
  2. (masculine,strong) building site, construction site (place where such constructing takes place)
  3. (masculine,strong) building, construction, edifice (built-up structure, house)
  4. (masculine,strong) burrow (of an animal, especially under ground)
  5. (colloquial,masculine,strong) prison, jail

Fréquence

B2
Dialects

canton de Fribourg

canton de Fribourg

buu

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Prononcé comme (IPA)
/baʊ̯/
Etymology (English)

From Middle High German bū, bou, from Old High German bū. The plural form Bauten is that of the related Low German Bude (“building”), from Middle Low German bûwete. The singular Baute did not catch on in standard German.

Bookmark this

Improve your pronunciation

Write this word

allemand

Start learning allemand with learnfeliz.

Practice speaking and memorizing "Bau" and many other words and sentences in allemand.

Go to our allemand course page

Notes

Sign in to write sticky notes
Phrases
An user
Diese   Position   ging mit   dem   Bau   der   Eisenbahn   verloren .

Cette position a été perdue avec la construction du chemin de fer.

An user
Zugleich   war   es   der   erste
1st
  größere   Bau   dieser   Art   in   Palästina .

En même temps, c'était le premier bâtiment majeur de ce type en Palestine.