"The engineer builds the wall."
Translation:O engenheiro constrói a parede.
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When they give "wall" in english, they should accept both parede and muro. Both the wall of a house and a garden wall (stone wall or retaining wall) are "walls" in english. And both can require an engineer to build. (For example, where I live, the deciding issue for a garden wall is how high the wall is, and whether it is retaining a certain amount of dirt, which could shift, and collapse the wall). So all three answers should be correct.
Parede" and "muro" can be synonymous depending on the context, but there are some differences among them:
"Parede" refers to the walls of a building or a house, for instance. It could be the wall of the facade or the inner walls of the building used to divide the rooms. I live in a house and my house has "paredes". When I am inside my house, I am sorrounded by "paredes".
"Muro" refers to the walls that are built to divide your property from that of your neighbours, for instance. My house is sorrounded by a "muro": it has a wall (muro) in the edge of my property that divides what is my property from what is outside my property. It can also be the walls that protects a village or a city.
Carpinteiro = carpenter
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I didn't think of that when I wrote my answer, but technically I agree that engineers design while carpenters or masons build. :-)
Look at this table: http://www.conjuga-me.net/verbo-construir
Every red entry shows it has an irregularity. So, yes!, construir is an irregular verb
"muro
construção comumente usada para separar terrenos
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"Muro" is a type of wall (fence) usually made of rocks or bricks to separate lots (properties).
I do not know of a single English word for this word -rock-fence?
"Parede" is any wall including a "muro".
Parede can be used figuratively. - dar com a cabeça nas paredes: cometer desatinos (perder a razão)
"parede, feminino
tudo o que fecha ou divide um espaço"