erection
The act of building or putting up or together of somethingThe act of building or putting up or together of something.
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» There is no such thing as an untimely erection.
Не існує такого поняття, як невчасна ерекція. — deniko
marcelostockle · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
6 senses(uncountable)The act of building or putting up or together of something.
Errichtung
сооруже́ниеsooružénije, возведе́ниеvozvedénije, строе́ниеstrojénije
the act of building or putting up
(countable)Anything erected or built.
The Empire State Building was once the world's tallest erection.
a structure that has been erected
(countable, uncountable)Formal approval and official establishment of an institution such as a society or a monastery by higher church authorities.
(uncountable)The physiological process by which erectile tissue, such as a penis or clitoris, becomes erect by being engorged with blood.
an erect penis
(uncountable)The state or quality of being erect from engorgement with blood.
эре́кцияerékcija
ере́кціяerékcija
(countable)A penis or clitoris that is erect.
He placed his newspaper on his lap to hide his erection.
Erektion
эре́кцияerékcija, стоя́кstoják
ере́кціяerékcija
Examples
24 sentencesThere is no such thing as an untimely erection.
Не існує такого поняття, як невчасна ерекція. — deniko
Erection problems can have various causes.
Проблеми з ерекцією можуть бути викликані різними причинами. — deniko
ruПроблемы с эрекцией могут быть вызваны различными причинами. — al_ex_an_der
deErektionsprobleme können verschiedene Ursachen haben. — MUIRIEL
Your erection is visible through your trousers.
The medication helps to get an erection.
My boyfriend visited an andrologist due to erection problems.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin ērectiō, ērectiōnis, noun of action from perfect passive participle ērBorrowed from Latin ērectiō, ērectiōnis, noun of action from perfect passive participle ērectus, from verb erigō, from prefix ē- (“out of”) + regō, + action suffix -iō.
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Forms
plural: erectionsSynonyms
26 synonyms- the act of building or putting up:erecting
Word family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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