Chantier

/ʃɑ̃.tje/ noun

Definition

A construction site or work yard, particularly one for shipbuilding or lumber operations; a place where workers gather for a large project.

Etymology

From Old French 'chantier,' derived from Latin 'cantarium' (singing place) which evolved to mean any gathering place, then specifically a work site. The word retained this specialized meaning in French while English kept the more general sense.

Kelly Says

The word started as a 'singing place' in Latin but transformed completely in meaning—now it means the loudest, busiest place of hammering and shouting, showing how words can flip their meanings through practical use!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰራሕት ቦታ
se-ra-hit bo-ta
ARالعربية
موقع البناء
maw-qif al-binaa
BNবাংলা
কাজের জায়গা
ka-jer ja-ya-ga
CACatalà
lloc de construcció
llo-c de kon-struk-cio
CSČeština
stavba
stav-ba
DADansk
byggeri
bygge-ri
DEDeutsch
Baustelle
bau-stel-le
ELΕλληνικά
χώρος κατασκευής
chōros kata-ske-vhs
ESEspañol
obra
o-bra
FAفارسی
محل ساخت
mah-hal sa-kh-t
FISuomi
rakennuspaikka
ra-ken-nus-pai-kka
FRFrançais
chantier
shan-tee-ay
GUGU
કામનું સ્થળ
kaam-nu sth-al
HAHA
wuri a gina
w-u-ri a gi-na
HEעברית
אתר בנייה
e-ter ba-ni-ya
HIहिन्दी
निर्माण स्थल
nir-ma-an sth-al
HUMagyar
építkezési helyszín
e-pit-ke-ze-si hely-szin
IDBahasa Indonesia
lokasi konstruksi
lo-ka-si kon-struk-si
IGIG
ọrụ
o-ru
ITItaliano
cantiere
kan-tee-ere
JA日本語
建設現場
ken-setsu gen-ba
KKKK
құрылыс жері
q-u-ry-lys jer-i
KMKM
ទីតាំងកសាង
ti-ta-mng kas-a-ng
KO한국어
건설 현장
geon-seol hyeon-jang
MRMR
कामाचे ठिकाण
ka-ma-che thi-ka-an
MSBahasa Melayu
tapak pembinaan
ta-pak pem-bina-an
MYမြန်မာ
လုပ်ငန်းများ
lo-k-na-ng-ma-yar
NLNederlands
werf
werf
NONorsk
byggeplass
bygge-plass
PAPA
ਕੰਮ ਦਾ ਥਾਂ
kam da tha-an
PLPolski
budowa
bu-dowa
PTPortuguês
canteiro
kan-tay-ro
RORomână
centru de construcție
cen-tru de kon-struk-tie
RUРусский
строительная площадка
stroi-tel-naya plo-shchad-ka
SVSvenska
byggeplats
bygge-plats
SWKiswahili
eneo la ujenzi
e-neo la u-jen-zi
TAதமிழ்
பணிகளின் இடம்
pa-ni-kal-in i-dam
TEతెలుగు
నిర్మాణ స్థలం
nir-ma-an sth-alam
THไทย
ไซต์ก่อสร้าง
sai-t kor-saang
TLTL
lugar ng pagtatayo
lu-gar ng pag-ta-ta-yo
TRTürkçe
inşaat alanı
in-sha-at a-lan-i
UKУкраїнська
будівельний майданчик
bu-div-el-nyi ma-i-dan-chik
URاردو
تعمیرگاہ
ta-amir-ga-h
VITiếng Việt
xưởng xây dựng
xưởng xây dựng
YOYO
ile-i aṣọ
i-le-i a-so
ZH中文
工地
gōng dì
ZUZU
ikhwelo
i-kh-we-lo

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