Definition
The construction of bridges as a profession or activity; also used figuratively to mean efforts to create understanding, reconciliation, or connection between people or groups with differences.
Etymology
The gerund form of 'bridge-build,' combining 'bridge' and 'building.' The figurative sense likely emerged in the 20th century as diplomacy and conflict resolution became more discussed, using 'bridge' as a natural metaphor.
Kelly Says
Modern politicians and activists use 'bridgebuilding' constantly, but it's a relatively recent metaphorical use—the word only carries this figurative meaning widely in the last 50-100 years, showing how older, concrete vocabulary gets repurposed to talk about contemporary social challenges.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ድምር ሕንፃ
dim-ir hen-tsa
ARالعربية
بناء الجسور
binaa al-jusur
BNবাংলা
সেতু নির্মাণ
se-tu nir-ma-an
CACatalà
construcció de ponts
kon-strük-syo de ponts
CSČeština
stavba mostů
stá-va mostů
DADansk
brobyggeri
bro-byggeri
DEDeutsch
Brückenbau
brük-ən-bau
ELΕλληνικά
κατασκευή γεφυρών
kata-skevi gefyron
ESEspañol
construcción de puentes
kon-struc-syon de pwen-tes
FAفارسی
ساخت پل
sa-khte pol
FISuomi
sillanrakennus
sillan-raken-nus
FRFrançais
construction de ponts
kon-strük-syon de pɔ̃
HAHA
gine-gine
ji-ne-ji-ne
HEעברית
בניית גשרים
biniat gesharim
HIहिन्दी
सेतु निर्माण
setu nirman
HUMagyar
híd építése
hid építése
IDBahasa Indonesia
pembangunan jembatan
pem-ban-gun je-ma-tan
ITItaliano
costruzione di ponti
kon-strû-tsyo-ne di pon-ti
KKKK
көпір салу
köpir salu
KMKM
សង់ប្រាសាទ
song pra-sa-at
KO한국어
다리 건설
dari geon-seol
MRMR
सेतु बांधणे
setu baandhane
MSBahasa Melayu
pembinaan jambatan
pem-bi-na-an jam-ba-tan
MYမြန်မာ
တံတား ဆောက်လုပ်ရန်
tan-da-sa sauk-lu-pok-yan
NLNederlands
bruggenbouw
brû-gen-bow
NONorsk
brobygging
bro-bygging
PLPolski
budowa mostów
buda-va mostow
PTPortuguês
construção de pontes
kon-strû-sāo de pontes
RORomână
construcția podurilor
kon-strük-tsi-ya podu-rilor
RUРусский
строительство мостов
stroitel'stvo mostov
SVSvenska
brobygge
bro-bygge
SWKiswahili
jenga daraja
jen-ga da-ra-ja
TAதமிழ்
பாலம் கட்டுதல்
pa-lam kat-tu-thal
TEతెలుగు
సెతు నిర్మాణం
se-tu nir-ma-an-am
THไทย
การก่อสร้างสะพาน
garan kor-sa-ang sa-phan
TLTL
pagpapagawa ng tulay
pa-ga-pa-ga-wa ng tu-lay
TRTürkçe
köprü inşaatı
köprü inşaaatı
UKУкраїнська
будівництво мостів
budy-vnytstvo mostyv
URاردو
پُل بنانا
pul banaana
VITiếng Việt
xây dựng cầu
zây dựng cau
ZH中文
桥梁建设
qiáo liáng jiàn shè
ZUZU
ukusasaza amanzi
u-ku-sa-sa-za a-man-zi