verb🔗ShareApuntalar, sostenerTo support from below with props or masonry."You should underpin the mine roof to prevent further collapse."Deberías apuntalar el techo de la mina para evitar más derrumbes.architecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareApoyar, respaldarTo give support to; to corroborate."Public confidence in politicians must underpin our democracy."La confianza pública en los políticos debe respaldar nuestra democracia.theorystructuresystemsciencephilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCimientos, baseA support or foundation, especially as a structure of masonry that supports a wall."The stone underpinning of the old house kept the wooden walls from touching the damp ground. "Los cimientos de piedra de la casa antigua evitaban que las paredes de madera tocaran el suelo húmedo.architecturebuildingstructurepropertyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBase, fundamentoA basis for something."I would like to know more about the underpinning of this political theory."Me gustaría saber más sobre la base de esta teoría política.theoryphilosophystructuresystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBase, fundamentoThe lower body or legs."The heavy table needed repair because its underpinning was wobbly and about to collapse. "La mesa pesada necesitaba reparación porque su base estaba inestable y a punto de colapsar.bodypartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
