Spanish word

reconstruir

Pronunciation

IPA/rekonsˈtɾwiɾ/

Meaning

  • verbrebuild

Example

Después del terremoto, reconstruimos la casa.

After the earthquake, we rebuilt the house.

Illustration for reconstruir (rebuild)

More examples

Es difícil reconstruir la confianza después de una traición.

It is difficult to rebuild trust after a betrayal.

Core concept

A town rebuilt street by street after an earthquake.

Common phrases

  • reconstruir la casa

    rebuild the house

  • reconstruir la confianza

    rebuild trust

Similar words

reparar: Fixes small damages or faults to return an item to working order and normal appearance.
arreglar: Fixes malfunctions or disorder to restore function or make things orderly.
rehacer: Does something over from the beginning, recreating a previous work as a new version.

Definition in Spanish

Restituir o volver a construir algo que se había perdido o dañado gravemente, aplicable a objetos y a situaciones en sentido figurado.

Word origin

It comes from the prefix re- 'again' plus construir, itself from Latin construere 'to pile together', so the verb means to build again.

Usage tips

  • Used for substantial rebuilding rather than small repairs or mere restoration, reconstruir also applies to abstract things like trust and shows an i→y change in forms such as reconstruyó.

Other meanings

  • restoreverb

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