constructive

Langue: fr

🇬🇧 /kəˈnstrʌktɪv/ 🇺🇸 /kəˈnstrʌktɪv/

📖 Définitions

adjective
constructif; constructif; présumé; constructif; constructiviste; constructif

EN: Serving a useful purpose; tending to build up or improve something rather than tear it down.; Relating to or causing construction; building or forming something.; Inferred or implied by law rather than explicitly stated; deemed to exist by legal fiction.; In mathematics, relating to a proof or method that explicitly demonstrates the existence of an object by providing a means to construct it, as opposed to a non-constructive proof.; In philosophy, relating to constructivism, the view that knowledge is actively built by the learner rather than passively received.; In logic, relating to constructive logic or intuitionistic logic, which rejects the law of excluded middle and requires explicit construction for existential claims.

🔗 Détails

Formes du mot

Comparatif: more constructive Superlatif: most constructive

Collocations

constructive criticismconstructive feedbackconstructive dialogueconstructive engagementconstructive conversationconstructive approachconstructive role

Dérivés

constructivelyconstructivenessconstructconstructionconstructordestructivereconstructreconstructionconstructivism

Synonymes

productivepositivehelpfulbeneficialfruitfuluseful

Antonymes

destructivenegativeunhelpfulcounterproductive

Souvent confondus

destructive

EN: 'Destructive' means causing harm or damage, the direct opposite of 'constructive' which means building up or contributing positively.

fr: 'Destructive' signifie causer des dommages ou des dégâts, l'opposé direct de 'constructive' qui signifie bâtir ou contribuer positivement.

structural

EN: 'Structural' relates to the physical or organizational framework of something, while 'constructive' describes something that is helpful and contributes positively.

fr: 'Structural' se rapporte au cadre physique ou organisationnel de quelque chose, tandis que 'constructive' décrit quelque chose d'utile et qui contribue positivement.

Conseils d'orthographe

EN: Remember the double 'c' in 'con-struct-ive' and that it ends in '-ive', not '-if' or '-iff'.

fr: N'oubliez pas le double 'c' dans 'con-struct-ive' et qu'il se termine par '-ive', pas '-if' ou '-iff'.

💬 Exemples

The manager offered constructive feedback that helped the team improve their performance.

Le manager a offert des commentaires constructifs qui ont aidé l'équipe à améliorer ses performances.
The engineer focused on the constructive elements of the bridge design.

L'ingénieur s'est concentré sur les éléments constructifs de la conception du pont.
The court found him guilty of constructive fraud because he benefited from the misleading omission.

Le tribunal l'a reconnu coupable de fraude présumée car il a tiré profit de l'omission trompeuse.
The mathematician preferred a constructive proof that actually exhibited the solution rather than merely showing it must exist.

Le mathématicien préférait une preuve constructive qui exposait réellement la solution plutôt que de se contenter de montrer qu'elle devait exister.
The teacher adopted a constructive approach, encouraging students to build understanding through hands-on exploration.

L'enseignant a adopté une approche constructive, encourageant les élèves à construire leur compréhension par l'exploration pratique.
Constructive logic does not accept that every proposition is either true or false without a proof of one or the other.

La logique constructive n'accepte pas qu'une proposition soit vraie ou fausse sans preuve de l'un ou l'autre.