French word

chantier

Pronunciation

IPA/ʃɑ̃tje/

Meaning

  • masculine nounconstruction site

Example

Le chantier est bruyant aujourd'hui.

The construction site is noisy today.

Illustration for chantier (construction site)

More examples

Il y a beaucoup d'ouvriers sur le chantier.

There are many workers on the construction site.

Core concept

An active zone where a project takes shape through coordinated work, stored supplies, and heavy equipment.

Common phrases

  • sur le chantier

    on the construction site

  • au chantier

    to the construction site

  • fermer le chantier

    close the construction site

Similar words

travaux: Construction work carried out to build or repair buildings and roads.
site: A place or area where construction or surveying takes place.
atelier: An indoor workshop where skilled workers make or repair things by hand and with tools.

Definition in French

Lieu où l'on réalise des travaux de construction, de rénovation ou d'aménagement, organisé pour accueillir des ouvriers, des matériaux et des engins.

Word origin

The noun chantier is inherited from Old French and originally designated a stand or place for working before acquiring its modern sense for a building or renovation site.

Usage tips

  • In French, chantier often appears in mettre un projet en chantier, meaning to set a project underway rather than merely to place it at a site.

Other meanings

  • worksitenoun

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