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Dictionary: built   (bĭlt) pronunciation

v.
Past tense and past participle of build.

adj.
  1. Having a specified physique: a heavily built boxer.
  2. Informal. Having a well-developed or attractive body: a dancer who is really built.

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adjective

    Having a full, voluptuous figure: buxom, curvaceous, curvy, shapely, well-developed. Slang stacked. See beautiful/ugly.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: adj. - Formed by fitting or joining components together; Constructed.

pronunciation Empires built on force will always be destroyed. — Joseph R. Sizoo

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The adjective has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: (used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
  Synonym: reinforced

Meaning #2: formed by fitting or joining components together
  Synonyms: assembled, made-up

Meaning #3: (slang) well or attractively formed with respect to physique
  Synonyms: stacked, well-stacked


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - bygget

idioms:

  • built in    indbygget, integreret
  • built up    bebygget, udbygget
  • well built    godt bygget

Nederlands (Dutch)
gebouwd

Français (French)
adj. - construit, bâti, charpenté, de construction

idioms:

  • built in    intégré, (fig) inné, programmé
  • built up    construit, bâti, être rehaussé (un vêtement aux épaules), à semelle compensée (des chaussures)
  • well built    bien construit, bien bâti

Deutsch (German)
adj. - gebaut, konstruiert

idioms:

  • built in    eingebaut
  • built up    bebaut, vorgefertigt, verdickt
  • well built    mit guter Figur, stabil

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - χτισμένος, ναυπηγηθείς, με κορμοστασιά, με σώμα

idioms:

  • built in    εντοιχισμένος, ενσωματωμένος, εγγενής, σύμφυτος
  • built up    πυκνοχτισμένος, πυκνοδομημένος, σύνθετος
  • well built    καλοκαμωμένος, καλοφτιαγμένος, γεροδεμένος

Italiano (Italian)
idioms:

  • built in    incorporato
  • built up    costruito
  • well built    robusto

Português (Portuguese)
v. - imp. e p.p. de build

idioms:

  • built in    embutido (Arquit.)
  • built up    composto
  • well built    bem proporcionado (físico)

Русский (Russian)
построено

idioms:

  • built in    встроенный
  • built up    застроенный
  • well built    статный, хорошо сложенный, хорошо построенный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - construido

idioms:

  • built in    empotrado, incorporado
  • built up    urbanizado
  • well built    de construcción sólida, bien hecho, de buena complexión

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - byggd

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
建造的

idioms:

  • built in    内建的, 嵌入的, 固定的
  • built up    组合的, 高楼林立的, 建筑物多的
  • well built    建造得很好的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 建造的

idioms:

  • built in    內建的, 嵌入的, 固定的
  • built up    組合的, 高樓林立的, 建築物多的
  • well built    建造得很好的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 조립한

idioms:

  • built in    붙박이로 만들어 놓은, 고유의
  • well built    (몸매가) 근사한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 組立ての, からだつきが…の
v. - 建てる, 建設する

idioms:

  • built in    ビルトイン作り付けの
  • built up    組み合わせた

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) بنى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מובנה, בנוי‬


 
 
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