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Other useful vocabulary

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People architect [(A:kitekt] , Architekt(in) bricklayer [(brikleie] , Maurer(in) builder [(bilde], client [(klaient], owner [(EUNE] , Bauherr(in) (building) contractor [((bildin) ken)träkte] , Bauunterne­hmer(in) carpenter [(ka:pente] , Zimmerer/zimmerin electricia­n [i)lek(tris&n] , Elektriker(in) external/third-party firm [Ik)st§:n&l/)t§:d )pa:ti (f§:m] , Fremdfirma plasterer [(pla:stere] , Verputzer(in) scaffolder [(skäfeulde] , Gerüstbaue­r(in) subcontrac­tor [)svbken(träkte] , Subunterne­hmer(in) surveyor [se(veie] , Vermesser(in) Verb build/construct ken(strvkt] cement sth. phrases [se(ment] , etw. sth. [bild/ bauen , etw. zementiere­n demolish sth. [di(mqlis] , etw. abreißen design sth. [di(zain] , etw. entwerfen develop the land [di)velep DE (länd] , das Grundstück erschließe­n excavate sth. [(ekskeveit] , etw. ausheben fit/install sth. [fit/in(sto:l] , etw. einbauen, installier­en insulate sth. [(Insjuleit] , etw. isolieren, dämmen lay bricks [)lei (briks] , mauern paint sth. [peint] , etw. (an)streichen plaster/render sth. [(pla:ste/ (rende] , etw. verputzen supervise sth. [(su:pevaiz] , etw. beaufsicht­igen survey sth. [se(vei] , etw. vermessen tile whitewash , , etw. etw. sth. fliesen, kalken [tai&l] sth. kacheln [(waitwqs] Building brick , Ziegel(stein) [brik] materials cement , Zement [se(ment] concrete , Beton [(kqnkri:t] glass , Glaswolle wool [)gla:s (wul] laminated safety glass [)lämineitid , Mehrschich­t-, (seifti laminierte­s gla:s] Sicherheit­sglas mortar [(mo:te] , Mörtel plywood [(plaiwud] , Sperrholz reinforced concrete [ri:in)fo:st (kqnkri:t] , Stahlbeton timber [(timbe] UK, lumber [(lvmb&r*] US , Bauholz * This symbol marks standard US pronunciat­ion.

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