Concrete Vocabulary:

Harden:
A hardened material:
To combine:
By combining:
By+verbe+ing:
Chemically inert mineral:
Aggregate:
Sand:
Gravel:
Crushed stone:
To bind:
A binder:
Cement:
Although:
Concrete:
To denote:
Different:
To encompass:
Wide:
Fine-ground powders:
Several:
A component:
To dry: secher
Concrete dries: béton non secher
A stone-like consistency: consistence semblable a une pierre
Road: route
Bridge: pont
Water supply: reserve d’eau
Sewage system: reseau d’egouts
Factory/factories: usine
Airports: aeroport
Railroads: chemin de fer
Waterways: chemin navigable
Mass transit systems: transport public
Both: les deux
Substances: substance
Material: materiaux
To encircle: encercler
A builder: un constructeur
Natural cement deposits: depots de ciment naturel
Lime: chaux
Limestone: pierre de chaux
Volcanic ash: cendre volcanic
Civil engineering: ingenieurs civil
Synthetic cements: ciment synthetique
Manmade cement: ciment artificiel
Called: appelé
Hydraulic lime: chaux hydrolique
A lighthouse: un phare
Off the coast: au large de la côte
The collapse: l’effondrement