xây dựng 
build like: xay → →
flour-mill ☊ 
cối xay bột ☊ coffee mill ☊ cối xay cà phê ☊ peddler in milled rice ☊ hàng xay hàng xáo ☊ 
passieren ☊ xảy ra ☊ 
发生 ☊ fāshēng bauen ☊ xây, lắp ☊ 建 ☊ jiàn konstruieren ☊ xây dựng ☊ 建造 ☊ jiàn zào zermahlen ☊ xay nhỏ, nghiền nhỏ ☊ 碾 ☊ niǎn passieren ☊ xảy ra ☊ ☊ das Bauwerk ☊ công trình xây dựng ☊ ☊ bauen ☊ xây, lắp ☊ ☊ konstruieren ☊ xây dựng ☊ ☊ der Bauingenieur ☊ kĩ sư xây dựng ☊ ☊ der Bauarbeiter ☊ thợ xây dựng ☊ ☊ zermahlen ☊ xay nhỏ, nghiền nhỏ ☊ ☊ das Korn mahlen ☊ xay hạt ngũ cốc ☊ ☊ der Kratzer ☊ vết trầy da, vết xây sát ☊ ☊ der Wiederaufbau ☊ sự xây dựng lại, sự kiến thiến lại ☊ ☊ Ja, meine Tante hat sie aufgebaut. ☊ Dạ đúng, chính cô em đã xây nó. ☊ (Lektion 17, Nr. 185) Wirklich? Was ist passiert? ☊ Thật không? Chuyện gì xảy ra vậy? ☊ (Lektion 19, Nr. 221) Er musste Trang anrufen und ihr erklären, was passiert ist. ☊ Anh ấy gọi điện cho Trang và giải thích chuyện gì đã xảy ra. ☊ (Lektion 27, Nr. 348) Was ist passiert? ☊ Chuyện gì xảy ra vậy? ☊ (Lektion 32, Nr. 423) Alles geschah so schnell. ☊ Chuyện xảy ra nhanh quá. ☊ (Lektion 32, Nr. 424) Er hat eine ganze Stadt für die Katzen aufgebaut. ☊ Cậu ta xây cả một thành phố cho mèo. ☊ (Lektion 35, Nr. 489) Du bist ja verletzt! Was ist passiert? ☊ Anh bị thương! Chuyện gì đã xảy ra? ☊ (Lektion 62, Nr. 871) Du kannst dir nicht vorstellen, was heute in meiner Firma los war! ☊ Anh không thể tưởng tượng được đâu, chuyện gì đã xảy ra ở công ty hôm nay đâu ! ☊ (Lektion 64, Nr. 903) Und was geschieht jetzt mit deiner Firma? ☊ Thế chuyện gì xảy ra với công ty của em bây giờ? ☊ (Lektion 64, Nr. 915) Was wäre bloß gewesen, wenn ihr nicht versichert gewesen wärt! ☊ Chuyện gì sẽ xảy ra, nếu không có bảo hiểm! ☊ (Lektion 64, Nr. 918) Es ist ein Unglück passiert. Hör zu: ☊ Có một vụ thiên tai xảy ra. Nghe nè: ☊ (Lektion 72, Nr. 1027) Dann muss ich mich nur noch um die Bühne kümmern, damit eurem großen Auftritt nichts mehr dazwischen kommen kann. ☊ Vậy là anh chỉ còn phải chăm lo đến sân khấu, để sự biểu diễn không có chuyện gì xảy ra giữa chừng. ☊ (Lektion 78, Nr. 1116) In diesen klären sie die Bevölkerung darüber auf, wie sie die Aufgaben und Probleme lösen wollen, die auf die Gesellschaft zukommen. ☊ Trong đó họ giải thích với dân chúng, họ sẽ giải quyết nhiệm vụ và những vấn đề xảy ra trong xã hội như thế nào. ☊ (Lektion 81, Nr. 1154) Ich bin mir nicht sicher, wie ich in diesem Fall entscheiden soll. Ist etwas Vergleichbares schon einmal vorgekommen? ☊ Tôi không biết nên quyết định thế nào trong trường hợp này. Đã có một trường hợp tương tự nào xảy ra chưa? ☊ (Lektion 99, Nr. 1618) Wir werden bei unserer Bank nachfragen, was passiert ist. ☊ Chúng tôi sẽ hỏi lại ngân hàng của chúng tôi chuyện gì đã xảy ra. ☊ (Lektion 126, Nr. 2551) He accepts full responsibility for what happened. ☊ accept ☊
The accident happened at 3 p.m. ☊ accident ☊
The building plans include much needed new office accommodation. ☊ accommodation ☊
Oh well, that accounts for it (= I understand now why it happened). ☊ account for sth ☊
This must never happen again. ☊ again ☊
Once again (= as had happened several times before), the train was late. ☊ again ☊
Houses had been built along both sides of the river. ☊ along ☊
'What was wrong with the job?' 'Well, the pay wasn't good, among other things.' ☊ among ☊
We hope to prevent anything unpleasant from happening. ☊ anything ☊
An accident can happen anywhere. ☊ anywhere ☊
They appeared not to know what was happening. ☊ appear ☊
The house is built around a central courtyard. ☊ around ☊
He behaved as if nothing had happened. ☊ as if/as though ☊
assume sth: Don't always assume the worst (= that sth bad has happened). ☊ assume ☊
The noise came at two-minute intervals (= once every two minutes). ☊ at ☊
avoid doing sth: They built a wall to avoid soil being washed away. ☊ avoid ☊
The house was still being built. ☊ be ☊
roast/minced beef ☊ beef ☊
That had happened long before (= a long time earlier). ☊ before ☊
He behaved as if/though nothing had happened. ☊ behave ☊
believe (that)...: She couldn't believe (that) it was all happening again. ☊ believe ☊
All this has happened because you couldn't be bothered to give me the message. ☊ can't be bothered (to do sth) ☊
It was bound to happen sooner or later (= we should have expected it). ☊ bound ☊
The school is built of brick. ☊ brick ☊
Cultural exchanges are a way of building bridges between countries. ☊ bridge ☊
Let me tell you briefly what happened. ☊ briefly ☊
In broad terms, the paper argues that each country should develop its own policy. ☊ broad ☊
build (sth): They have permission to build 200 new houses. ☊ build ☊
Robins build nests almost anywhere. ☊ build ☊
They're going to build on the site of the old power station. ☊ build ☊
build sth of/in/from sth: a house built of stone ☊ build ☊
apartment blocks built in brick and concrete ☊ build ☊
build sth for sb: They had a house built for them. ☊ build ☊
build sb sth: David built us a shed in the back yard. ☊ build ☊
She's built a new career for herself. ☊ build ☊
We want to build a better life. ☊ build ☊
This information will help us build a picture of his attacker. ☊ build ☊
She's built up a very successful business. ☊ build sth up ☊
These finds help us build up a picture of life in the Middle Ages. ☊ build sth up ☊
The gallery has built up a fine collection of contemporary art. ☊ build sth up ☊
We've built up good relationships with our clients. ☊ build sth up ☊
All the pressure built up and he was off work for weeks with stress. ☊ build up (to sth) ☊
The music builds up to a rousing climax. ☊ build up (to sth) ☊
the building of the school ☊ building ☊
There's building work going on next door. ☊ building ☊
the building trade ☊ building ☊
building materials/costs/regulations ☊ building ☊
I could tell by the look on her face that something terrible had happened. ☊ by ☊
chance of sth happening: What chance is there of anybody being found alive? ☊ chance ☊
Adventure camps are considered to be character-building (= meant to improve sb's strong qualities). ☊ character ☊
I'm afraid something urgent has come up. ☊ come up ☊
command that...: The commission intervened and commanded that work on the building cease. ☊ command ☊
The commission commanded that work on the building should cease. ☊ command ☊
It's only common decency to let her know what's happening (= people would expect it). ☊ common ☊
communicate how/what, etc...: They failed to communicate what was happening and why. ☊ communicate ☊
Work on the office building will be complete at the end of the year. ☊ complete ☊
concern (that...): There is widespread concern that new houses will be built on protected land. ☊ concern ☊
No one can predict with complete/total confidence what will happen in the financial markets. ☊ confidence ☊
confirm what/when, etc...: Can you confirm what happened? ☊ confirm ☊
They confused me with conflicting accounts of what happened. ☊ confuse ☊
The children gave a confused account of what had happened. ☊ confused ☊
The canal was built to connect Sheffield with the Humber estuary. ☊ connect ☊
Have you considered the possible consequences? ☊ consequence ☊
construct sth: When was the bridge constructed? ☊ construct ☊
construct sth from/out of/of sth: They constructed a shelter out of fallen branches. ☊ construct ☊
You must learn how to construct a logical argument. ☊ construct ☊
to construct a theory ☊ construct ☊
a well-constructed novel ☊ construct ☊
the construction industry ☊ construction ☊
Work has begun on the construction of the new airport. ☊ construction ☊
Our new offices are still under construction (= being built). ☊ construction ☊
the construction of a new database ☊ construction ☊
strong in construction ☊ construction ☊
ships of steel construction ☊ construction ☊
We have no contemporary account of the battle (= written near the time that it happened). ☊ contemporary ☊
contract to do sth: to win/be awarded a contract to build a new school ☊ contract ☊
cost sth to do sth: The hospital will cost an estimated £2 million to build. ☊ cost ☊
Please tell the court what happened. ☊ court ☊
to offer sb constructive criticism (= that is meant to be helpful) ☊ criticism ☊
built-in cupboards ☊ cupboard ☊
Curiously enough, a year later exactly the same thing happened again. ☊ curiously ☊
A deal was struck after lengthy negotiations. ☊ deal ☊
Whether he deserves what has happened to him is open to debate/a matter for debate (= cannot be certain or decided yet). ☊ debate ☊
The town walls were built as a defence against enemy attacks. ☊ defence ☊
She's suffering a delayed reaction (= a reaction that did not happen immediately) to the shock. ☊ delay ☊
The department denies responsibility for what occurred. ☊ deny ☊
He designed and built his own house. ☊ design ☊
determine what, whether, etc...: We set out to determine exactly what happened that night. ☊ determine ☊
I'm dying to know what happened. ☊ be dying for sth/to do sth ☊
Disaster struck when the wheel came off. ☊ disaster ☊
dream sth: Did it really happen or did I just dream it? ☊ dream ☊
You must drop your speed in built-up areas. ☊ drop ☊
Rattlesnakes occur in the warmer, drier parts of North America. ☊ dry ☊
Police had instructions to empty the building because of a bomb threat. ☊ empty ☊
The decisions we take now may influence the course of events (= the way things happen) in the future. ☊ event ☊
In the normal course of events (= if things had happened as expected) she would have gone with him. ☊ event ☊
Nothing ever happens here. ☊ ever ☊
We need to know the exact time the incident occurred. ☊ exact ☊
It happened almost exactly a year ago. ☊ exactly ☊
They waited and waited for something exciting to happen. ☊ exciting ☊
Oh well then, that explains it (= I understand now why sth happened). ☊ explain ☊
The birds build their nests in the rock face. ☊ face ☊
The building project will be financed by the government. ☊ finance ☊
to make/build a fire ☊ fire ☊
No building can stand without firm foundations, and neither can a marriage. ☊ firm ☊
A period of unrest followed the president's resignation. ☊ follow ☊
forget (about sb/sth): Try to forget about what happened. ☊ forget ☊
The builders are now beginning to lay the foundations of the new school. ☊ foundation ☊
It's frightening to think it could happen again. ☊ frightening ☊
100 metres from the scene of the accident ☊ from ☊
A funny thing happened to me today. ☊ funny ☊
It's funny how things never happen the way you expect them to. ☊ funny ☊
The funny thing is it never happened again after that. ☊ funny ☊
The way things are going the company will be bankrupt by the end of the year. ☊ go ☊
What's going on here? ☊ go on ☊
The building of the new bridge will go ahead as planned. ☊ go ahead ☊
New Yorkers built their city on a grand scale. ☊ grand ☊
He gave me a guarantee that it would never happen again. ☊ guarantee ☊
What will happen next is anybody's guess. ☊ anybody's/anyone's guess ☊
the guilty party (= the person responsible for sth bad happening) ☊ guilty ☊
You'll never guess what's happened! ☊ happen ☊
Accidents like this happen all the time. ☊ happen ☊
Let's see what happens next week. ☊ happen ☊
I'll be there whatever happens. ☊ happen ☊
Is this really happening or is it a dream? ☊ happen ☊
I don't know how this happened. ☊ happen ☊
She pressed the button but nothing happened. ☊ happen ☊
What happens if nobody comes to the party? ☊ happen ☊
Just plug it in and see what happens. ☊ happen ☊
I hope nothing (= nothing unpleasant) has happened to them. ☊ happen to sb/sth ☊
It's the best thing that has ever happened to me. ☊ happen to sb/sth ☊
What's happened to your car? ☊ happen to sb/sth ☊
Do you know what happened to Gill Lovecy (= have you any news about her)? ☊ happen to sb/sth ☊
I hate to think what would have happened if you hadn't been there. ☊ hate ☊
I'd hate anything to happen to him. ☊ hate ☊
a strange relationship built on love and hate ☊ hate ☊
I sometimes wonder what goes on in that head of yours. ☊ head ☊
hear what, how, etc...: Did you hear what happened? ☊ hear ☊
The crisis was at its height in May. ☊ height ☊
The house is built on the side of a hill overlooking the river. ☊ hill ☊
A lot of new homes are being built on the edge of town. ☊ home ☊
You would know what was going on if you'd (= you had) listened. ☊ if ☊
The demonstration passed off without incident. ☊ incident ☊
investigate what, how, etc...: Police are investigating what happened. ☊ investigate ☊
The builder has a couple of jobs on at the moment. ☊ job ☊
The case comes before Judge Cooper next week. ☊ judge ☊
The accident was caused by an error of judgement on the part of the pilot. ☊ judgement ☊
Don't keep us in suspense—what happened next? ☊ keep ☊
I had a kind of feeling this might happen. ☊ a kind of ☊
The school was built in the late 1970s. ☊ late ☊
It happened late last year. ☊ late ☊
None of this would have happened if you'd listened to me. ☊ listen ☊
Anorexia is an illness that occurs mainly in adolescents. ☊ mainly ☊
building materials (= bricks, sand, glass, etc.) ☊ material ☊
'We've bought a new TV.' 'What was the matter with the old one?' ☊ matter ☊
What does it matter if I spent $100 on it—it's my money! ☊ matter ☊
It was so boring—I mean, nothing happened for the first hour! ☊ I mean ☊
a man of medium height/build ☊ medium ☊
This hasn't happened in living memory (= nobody alive now can remember it happening). ☊ memory ☊
'When did the accident happen?' 'It was the Monday (= the Monday of the week we are talking about).' ☊ Monday ☊
It must have happened at about five o'clock in the morning. ☊ in the morning ☊
naturally occurring chemicals ☊ naturally ☊
I'll think about it nearer (to) the time (= when it is just going to happen). ☊ near ☊
I neither knew nor cared what had happened to him. ☊ neither ☊
Someone might find out, and that would never do (= that is not acceptable). ☊ never ☊
breaking news (= news that is arriving about events that have just happened) ☊ news ☊
What happened next? ☊ next ☊
The accident happened on Friday night. ☊ night ☊
There's no telling what will happen next. ☊ no ☊
object (to sb/sth): Many local people object to the building of the new airport. ☊ object ☊
When exactly did the incident occur? ☊ occur ☊
Something unexpected occurred. ☊ occur ☊
Sugar occurs naturally in fruit. ☊ occur ☊
The idea occurred to him in a dream. ☊ occur to sb ☊
occur that...: It didn't occur to him that his wife was having an affair. ☊ occur to sb ☊
occur to do sth: It didn't occur to her to ask for help. ☊ occur to sb ☊
Yes, officer, I saw what happened. ☊ officer ☊
I've often wondered what happened to him. ☊ often ☊
His success depended, as so often happens, on things entirely outside his control. ☊ often ☊
Oh dear! What's happened now? ☊ oh ☊
We were without electricity for three hours but it's on again now. ☊ on ☊
We can only guess what happened. ☊ only ☊
What if the parachute doesn't open? ☊ open ☊
opportunity (of doing sth): At least give him the opportunity of explaining what happened. ☊ opportunity ☊
We shouldn't blame ourselves for what happened. ☊ ourselves ☊
They felt cut off from the outside world (= from other people and from other things that were happening). ☊ outside ☊
He built up the business over a period of ten years. ☊ over ☊
The accident happened through no fault of her own. ☊ own ☊
Honestly, I'm past caring what happens (= I can no longer be bothered to care). ☊ past ☊
The murders all seem to follow a (similar) pattern (= happen in the same way). ☊ pattern ☊
freshly ground pepper ☊ pepper ☊
All these changes happened over a period of time. ☊ period ☊
The police are trying to build up a picture of what happened. ☊ picture ☊
The accident was caused by pilot error. ☊ pilot ☊
Is this the place where it happened? ☊ place ☊
We may never discover what took place that night. ☊ take place ☊
plan (to do sth): There are no plans to build new offices. ☊ plan ☊
She bought a small plot of land to build a house on. ☊ plot ☊
positive (about sth): I can't be positive about what time it happened. ☊ positive ☊
It's not clear precisely how the accident happened. ☊ precisely ☊
predict what, whether, etc...: It is impossible to predict what will happen. ☊ predict ☊
Presumably this is where the accident happened. ☊ presumably ☊
We pretended (that) nothing had happened. ☊ pretend ☊
A tidal current turbine is similar in principle to a windmill. ☊ principle ☊
the probable cause/explanation/outcome ☊ probable ☊
highly/quite/most probable ☊ probable ☊
a building project ☊ project ☊
proposal to do sth: a proposal to build more office accommodation ☊ proposal ☊
A place in the semi-finals is in prospect (= likely to happen). ☊ prospect ☊
The railway is still under construction. ☊ railway ☊
Tell me what really happened. ☊ really ☊
It is reasonable to assume that he knew beforehand that this would happen. ☊ reasonable ☊
recall what, when, etc...: Can you recall exactly what happened? ☊ recall ☊
fire/safety/building, etc. regulations ☊ regulation ☊
it is remembered that...: It should be remembered that the majority of accidents happen in the home. ☊ remember ☊
report sth (to sb): The crash happened seconds after the pilot reported engine trouble. ☊ report ☊
report what, how, etc...: She failed to report what had occurred. ☊ report ☊
to earn/establish/build a reputation ☊ reputation ☊
We must all bear some responsibility for what happened. ☊ responsibility ☊
The house has been lovingly restored to the way it looked in 1900 when it was built. ☊ restore ☊
I can't rightly say what happened. ☊ rightly ☊
They've built a high fence all round to keep intruders out. ☊ round ☊
People stood round waiting for something to happen. ☊ round ☊
He was determined to build a new life out of the ruins of his career. ☊ ruin ☊
Builders were called in to make the building safe. ☊ safe ☊
The same thing happened to me last week. ☊ same ☊
the scene of the accident/attack/crime ☊ scene ☊
It happened on the second night at sea. ☊ at sea ☊
This is the second time it's happened. ☊ second ☊
see what, how, etc...: Did you see what happened? ☊ see ☊
It happened on three separate occasions. ☊ separate ☊
Sixty per cent of all marital separations occur before the tenth year of marriage. ☊ separation ☊
They built a rough shelter from old pieces of wood. ☊ shelter ☊
shock sb: It shocks you when something like that happens. ☊ shock ☊
shock sb that...: Neighbours were shocked that such an attack could happen in their area. ☊ shock ☊
She has a very short memory (= remembers only things that have happened recently). ☊ short ☊
The end is in sight (= will happen soon). ☊ sight ☊
If I had noticed the warning signs, none of this would have happened. ☊ sign ☊
Delays are occurring as a result of signal failure on the northbound line. ☊ signal ☊
The original building has long since (= long before now) been demolished. ☊ since ☊
to work on a building/construction site ☊ site ☊
The town is built on a slope. ☊ slope ☊
slow to do sth: She wasn't slow to realize what was going on. ☊ slow ☊
What happened to them remains somewhat of a mystery. ☊ somewhat ☊
sorry (about sth): No one is sorrier than I am about what happened. ☊ sorry ☊
The accident was due to excessive speed. ☊ speed ☊
She was overtaken by the speed of events (= things happened more quickly than she expected). ☊ speed ☊
I won't tell you what happens in the last chapter—I don't want to spoil it for you. ☊ spoil ☊
The police are building up a picture of the incident stage by stage. ☊ stage ☊
We stayed to see what would happen. ☊ stay ☊
a step-by-step guide to building your own home ☊ step ☊
She's built up a good stock of teaching materials over the years. ☊ stock ☊
Most of the houses are built of stone. ☊ stone ☊
the story of the building of the bridge ☊ story ☊
A strange thing happened this morning. ☊ strange ☊
The word on the street is that it's not going to happen. ☊ street ☊
It may take a few weeks for you to build up your strength again. ☊ strength ☊
Things can easily go wrong when people are under stress. ☊ stress ☊
Two days later tragedy struck. ☊ strike ☊
a strongly built boat ☊ strongly ☊
The palace was rebuilt in the same style. ☊ style ☊
They had been invited to a Hindu wedding and were not sure what happened on such occasions. ☊ such ☊
It all happened so suddenly. ☊ suddenly ☊
No one knows for sure what happened. ☊ for sure ☊
It was a terrible thing to happen to someone so young. ☊ terrible ☊
She grew up in Zimbabwe, or Rhodesia as it then was. ☊ then ☊
Has there been an accident? ☊ there ☊
A terrible thing happened last night. ☊ thing ☊
The accident happened through no fault of mine. ☊ through ☊
You'll feel differently about it when the time comes (= when it happens). ☊ time ☊
Accidents like this happen all too (= much too) often. ☊ too ☊
We will accept ultimate responsibility for whatever happens. ☊ ultimate ☊
The hotel is still under construction. ☊ under ☊
They're too young to understand what is happening. ☊ understand ☊
an unemployed builder ☊ unemployed ☊
efforts to build a united Europe ☊ united ☊
It was not unknown for people to have to wait several hours (= it happened sometimes). ☊ unknown ☊
Unless something unexpected happens, I'll see you tomorrow. ☊ unless ☊
It's not unusual for young doctors to work a 70-hour week (= it happens often). ☊ unusual ☊
Don't upset yourself about it—let's just forget it ever happened. ☊ upset ☊
urban development (= the process of building towns and cities or making them larger) ☊ urban ☊
The chapel was built in the 12th century and is still in use today. ☊ use ☊
She gave us her version of what had happened that day. ☊ version ☊
Their versions of how the accident happened conflict. ☊ version ☊
New roads are being built to cope with the increased volume of traffic. ☊ volume ☊
We didn't want this to happen. ☊ want ☊
the theatre of war (= the area in which fighting takes place) ☊ war ☊
We watched to see what would happen next. ☊ watch ☊
It happened on the weekend of 24 and 25 April. ☊ weekend ☊
I think it happened, well, towards the end of last summer. ☊ well ☊
Nobody knows what will happen next. ☊ what ☊
What if she forgets to bring it? ☊ what if...? ☊
In spite of what happened, he never lost the will to live. ☊ will ☊
I give you my word that this won't happen again. ☊ word ☊
Tell me what happened in your own words. ☊ word ☊
The work of building the bridge took six months. ☊ work ☊
it worries sb to do sth: It worried me to think what might happen. ☊ worry ☊
A heart attack can be brought on by stress and worry. ☊ worry ☊
She would prove him wrong (= prove that he was wrong) whatever happened. ☊ wrong ☊
He was 14 years old when it happened. ☊ year ☊
What happened at yesterday's meeting? ☊ yesterday ☊
It was the highest building yet constructed. ☊ yet ☊