Meaning
construction site
- construction site, building site
- shipyard
In a sentence
Mio padre lavora in un cantiere navale a Genova.
My father works in a shipyard in Genoa.
Hai visto il nuovo cantiere vicino alla scuola?
Did you see the new building site near the school?
I lavori nel cantiere dovrebbero finire presto.
The work on the construction site should finish soon.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| cantiere | masculine · singular |
| cantieri | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use cantiere for construction work areas. For a workshop or factory, say officina or stabilimento, not cantiere.
- In everyday Italian, cantiere navale is common for shipyard; cantiere alone usually suggests construction unless context is maritime.
- Often used in figurative speech: un progetto è in cantiere means it is being prepared or developed, not physically built.