wikipedia|dab=concrete (disambiguation)|concrete
English

Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/�k��kri�t/
(General American|US) IPA|/�k��nkri�t/
audio|en-us-concrete.ogg|Audio (US)

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�t|-i�t

Etymology
From L. concretus, past participle of concrescere (com- + crescere).

Adjective
en-adj

1. particular|Particular, perceivable, real.

#:Fuzzy videotapes and distorted sound recordings are not concrete evidence that bigfoot exists.

1. Not abstract.

#:Once arrested, I realized that handcuffs are concrete, even if my concept of what is legal wasn't.

1. Made of concrete building material.

#:The office building had concrete flower boxes out front.

Synonyms
tangible (sense 1 and 2)

Antonyms
intangible (sense 1 and 2)

Translations
trans-top|particular, perceivable, real
Chinese:
:Mandarin: zh-ts|���|��� (jùt�de)
Danish: t-|da|konkret
Dutch: t+|nl|concreet
Finnish: t-|fi|konkreettinen, t-|fi|kouriintuntuva
French: t-|fr|concret
German: t+|de|konkret, t+|de|bestimmt, t+|de|genau
Italian: t+|it|concreto, t+|it|reale
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Japanese: ���(�����, jissaino)
Polish: t-|pl|konkretny
Portuguese: t+|pt|concreto
Russian: t-|ru|конк�е�н�й|trkonkr'étnyj|scCyrl
Spanish: t-|es|concreto, t-|es|específico
Swedish: konkret, påtaglig
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trans-top|not abstract
Chinese:
:Mandarin: zh-ts|���|��� (jùt�de)
Danish: t-|da|konkret
Dutch: t+|nl|concreet
Finnish: t-|fi|konkreettinen, t-|fi|kouriintuntuva
French: t-|fr|concret
German: t+|de|konkret
Greek: t-|el|��γκεκ�ιμένο�|sc=Grek
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Japanese: ���� (������, gutaitekina)
Portuguese: t+|pt|concreto
Italian: t+|it|concreto, t+|it|reale
Russian: t-|ru|конк�е�н�й|trkonkr'étnyj|scCyrl
Spanish: t-|es|concreto
Swedish: t+|sv|konkret
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trans-top|made of concrete
Chinese:
:Mandarin: zh-ts|混���|混��� (hùnníngt�de)
Danish: beton-
Dutch: t-|nl|betonnen
Finnish: betoni-
French: de béton
German: aus Beton, Beton-
Greek: t-|el|��ιμεν�ένιο�|sc=Grek
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Italian: in or di calcestruzzo, in or di cemento
Japanese: ������� (konkurīto no)
Polish: t-|pl|betonowy
Portuguese: t+|pt|concreto
Russian: t-|ru|бе�онн�й|trb'etónnyj|scCyrl
Spanish: de concreto
Swedish: betong-
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ttbc|Esperanto: konkreta
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ttbc|Indonesian: nyata, jelas
ttbc|Latvian: konkr�ts
ttbc|Polish: konkretny
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Noun
wikipedia
en-noun|-

1. A building material created by mixing Portland cement, water, and aggregate including gravel and sand.

#:The road was made of concrete that had been poured in large slabs.

Slovak: betón
Spanish: t-|es|hormigón|m, t-|es|concreto|m
Swedish: t-|sv|betong|c
Turkish: t+|tr|beton
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Verb
en-verb|concret|ing

1. To cover with or encase in concrete; often constructed as concrete over.

#:I hate grass, so I concreted over my lawn.

1. To solidify.

#:Josie's plans began concreting once she fixed a date for the wedding.

Translations
trans-top|cover with concrete
Danish: gøre til en fast masse
Finnish: t-|fi|betonoida
French: t-|fr|bétonner
German: t-|de|betonieren, t-|de|einbetonieren
Italian: coprire (or ricoprire) di calcestruzzo (or cemento), cementificare
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Russian: t-|ru|бе�они�ова��|trb'etonírovat'|scCyrl
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trans-top|to solidify
Chinese:
:Mandarin: zh-ts|��|�� (níngjié)
Danish: størkne, blive hård, blive konkret, konkretisere
Finnish: t-|fi|konkretisoitua
French: concréter (old)
German: t-|de|konkretisieren
Italian: t-|it|solidificare, t-|it|solidificarsi, t-|it|concretizzare, t-|it|concretizzarsi
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Spanish: t-|es|concretizar
Swedish: ta form, bli konkret
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Related terms
concretion

Category:Building materials

Italian

Adjective
concrete p

1. feminine of|concreto

Category:Italian adjective forms

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• 2008-01-02 15:37 - Chloejr - checked chinese mandarin translation

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