Translation of "build on" to German

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Dictionary translations for "build on"

build on verb

bauen

He built on his father's fortune.

Er hat auf das Vermögen seines Vaters gebaut.

aufbauen

Phrases with "build on" (1)

build on foundation - auf Grundlage aufbauen

Contexts with "build on"

He built on his father's fortune. Er hat auf das Vermögen seines Vaters gebaut.

Our policy is to build for the future, not the past. Unser Grundsatz ist, die Zukunft zu gestalten, nicht die Vergangenheit.

Man invented the atomic bomb, but no mouse would ever have thought to build a mousetrap! Der Mensch hat die Atombombe erfunden - aber keine Maus würde je auf die Idee kommen, eine Mausefalle zu bauen!

It is foolish of you to build a castle in the air while forgetting to drive in pilings for its foundation. Es ist töricht von dir, ein Luftschloss zu bauen und dabei zu vergessen, Pfähle für das Fundament einzurammen.

He likes to build model planes. Er mag es, Modellflugzeuge zu bauen.

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