foundation

foundation
noun
1) (the act of founding: the foundation of a new university.) fundación
2) (the base on which something is built: First they laid the foundations, then they built the walls.) fundamento, base
3) (an amount of money to be used for a special purpose or the organization that manages it: The British Foundation for Cancer Research.) fundación
foundation n fundación
foundation
tr[faʊn'deɪʃən]
noun
1 (act, organization) fundación nombre femenino
2 (basis) fundamento, base nombre femenino
3 (make-up) base nombre femenino
plural noun foundations
1 cimientos nombre masculino plural
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
foundation course curso de introducción
foundation stone primera piedra
foundation [faʊn'deɪʃən] n
1) founding: fundación f
2) basis: fundamento m, base f
3) institution: fundación f
4) : cimientos mpl (de un edificio)
foundation
n.
• basa s.f.
• cimiento s.m.
• cimientos s.m.pl.
• entibo s.m.
• establecimiento s.m.
• fondo s.m.
• fundación s.f.
• fundamento s.m.
• pie s.m.
• polo s.m.
faʊn'deɪʃən
noun
1)
a) u (establishing) fundación f
b) c (institution) fundación f
2) c (often pl)
a) (Const) cimientos mpl
b) (groundwork, basis) fundamentos mpl, base f; (before n)

foundation course — curso m preparatorio

3) u (grounds) fundamento m

the suspicion is without foundation — la sospecha es infundada or carece de fundamento

4) c u
a) (cosmetic) base f de maquillaje
b) foundation (cream) (crema f) base f
c) (of painting) base f, apresto m
[faʊn'deɪʃǝn]
1. N
1) (=act) fundación f , establecimiento m
2) (fig) (=basis) fundamento m , base f

the story is without foundation — la historia carece de fundamento

3) foundations (Archit) cimientos mpl

to lay the foundations — (also fig) echar los cimientos (of de)

4) (=organization) fundación f
5) (=make-up) maquillaje m de fondo, base f
2.
CPD

foundation course N — curso m preparatorio

foundation cream N — crema f de base

foundation garment N — corsé m

foundation stone N — (Brit) primera piedra f ; (fig) piedra f angular

* * *
[faʊn'deɪʃən]
noun
1)
a) u (establishing) fundación f
b) c (institution) fundación f
2) c (often pl)
a) (Const) cimientos mpl
b) (groundwork, basis) fundamentos mpl, base f; (before n)

foundation course — curso m preparatorio

3) u (grounds) fundamento m

the suspicion is without foundation — la sospecha es infundada or carece de fundamento

4) c u
a) (cosmetic) base f de maquillaje
b) foundation (cream) (crema f) base f
c) (of painting) base f, apresto m

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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