bâtiment

Meaning

1. building, edifice
2. building industry, construction
3. ship or boat
4. warship

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ba.ti.mɑ̃/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French bastiment, from Old French bastiment (“act of building, fortification”), from bastir (“to build, make; to sew”), from Vulgar Latin *bastīre, borrowed from Frankish *bastijan (“to sew, weave”).

Sentences

Il se trouve dans le même bâtiment que le musée du transport .

It is in the same building as the Transport Museum.

Finalement , le bâtiment ne fut pas saisi ni vendu car il avait vocation d'éducation.

Finally, the building was not seized or sold because it was intended for education.

Le bâtiment actuel est l’œuvre de la famille Horowitz.

The current building is the work of the Horowitz family.

L'abbé ne laisse que le rez-de-chaussée et rétablit la fonction première du bâtiment .

The abbot leaves only the ground floor and restores the primary function of the building.