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For the verb: "to build"

Simple Past:	built
Past Participle:	built

Pocket Oxford Spanish Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:

build1 /bɪld/ (past & past p built) verbo transitivo ‹house/road/ship/wall› construir^(conj.⇒);
‹fire/nest› hacer^(conj.⇒)

Phrasal Verbs
build up

1. v + o + adv, v + adv + o
   1. (make bigger, stronger) fortalecer^(conj.⇒)
   2. (accumulate) ‹supplies/experience› acumular;
      ‹reserves› acrecentar^(conj.⇒)
   3. (develop) ‹reputation› forjarse;
      to ~ up one's hopes hacerse^(conj.⇒) ilusiones;
      he built the firm up from nothing levantó la empresa de la nada

2. v + adv (increase) [pressure/noise] ir^(conj.⇒) en aumento;
   the tension ~s up to a climax la tensión va en aumento hasta llegar a un punto culminante

build2 sustantivo
complexión f

build:buildup /'bɪldʌp/ sustantivo

1. (accumulation) acumulación f;
   (of tension, pressure) aumento m

2. (of troops) concentración f

3. (publicity) propaganda f

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Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:

build [bɪld]

I	verbo transitivo & vi (ps & pp built) construir
II	n (de persona) tipo, físico

build: WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2009

Compound Forms:
build in	vtr	(incorporate)	incorporado pp
Ese teléfono viene con parlantes incorporados.
			empotrar, encastrar, incorporar vtr
man of average build			hombre de constitución regular
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'build' also found in these entries:

English:

build on - build up - build-up - built - concrete - defence - defense - existing - grant - lumber - raise - self-confidence - strength - construct - muscular - responsible - sturdy

Spanish:

acumularse - aplanar - castillo - complexión - construir - contextura - edificar - empotrar - erigir - fabricar - hacer - hechura - ilusión - ilusionar - ilusionarse - labrarse - puente - tender - tipo - fincar - forjar

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