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foundation

/faʊnˈdeɪʃən/

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noun

Fundación, establecimiento, creación

The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect.

Examples :

"The foundation of his institute has been wrought with difficulty."

La fundación de su instituto ha sido difícil.

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noun

Cimientos, base

That upon which anything is founded; that on which anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure; underbuilding.

Examples :

"The foundation of a strong family is good communication. "

La base de una familia fuerte es la buena comunicación.

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noun

Fundación, base

The result of the work to begin something; that which stabilizes and allows an enterprise or system to develop.

Examples :

"The strong foundation of the family's shared values allowed them to weather many disagreements. "

La sólida base de los valores compartidos de la familia les permitió superar muchos desacuerdos.

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noun

Base, cimiento

In solitaire or patience games, one of the piles of cards that the player attempts to build, usually holding all cards of a suit in ascending order.

Examples :

"To win the solitaire game, I had to carefully build the foundation of clubs, placing each card in ascending order. "

Para ganar el juego de solitario, tuve que construir cuidadosamente la base de tréboles, colocando cada carta en orden ascendente.

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Cimientos, base

The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry.

Examples :

"The foundations of this construction have been laid out."

Los cimientos de esta construcción han sido colocados.

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noun

Fundación, dotación

A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment.

Examples :

"The school's new library received a large foundation to purchase new books and technology. "

La nueva biblioteca de la escuela recibió una gran dotación para comprar libros y tecnología nuevos.

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noun

Fundación, institución

That which is founded, or established by endowment; an endowed institution or charity.

Examples :

"The Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. is the parent organization of the Wiktionary collaborative project."

La Fundación Wikimedia, Inc. es la organización matriz del proyecto colaborativo Wiktionary.

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noun

Base de maquillaje

Cosmetic cream roughly skin-colored, designed to make the face appear uniform in color and texture.

Examples :

"To even out her skin tone, Sarah applied a foundation before her makeup. "

Para unificar el tono de su piel, Sarah aplicó base de maquillaje antes de maquillarse.

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noun

Fundamento, base

A basis for social bodies or intellectual disciplines.

Examples :

"The strong foundation of family values laid a good basis for her success in school. "

La sólida base de los valores familiares sentó una buena base para su éxito en la escuela.

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