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foundation

/faʊnˈdeɪʃən/

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noun

Fondation, établissement, création

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

Examples :

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

La fondation de son institut a été difficile.

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noun

Fondation, 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 d'une famille solide est une bonne communication.

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Fondation, 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 base solide des valeurs partagées de la famille leur a permis de surmonter de nombreux désaccords.

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Base, fondation

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. "

Pour gagner au jeu de solitaire, j'ai dû construire avec soin la base des trèfles, en plaçant chaque carte en ordre croissant.

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Fondation, 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."

Les fondations de cette construction ont été posées.

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Fondation, fondation

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 nouvelle bibliothèque de l'école a reçu une importante dotation pour acheter de nouveaux livres et de la technologie.

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noun

Fondation, institution

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 Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. est l'organisation mère du projet collaboratif Wiktionary.

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Fond de teint

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. "

Pour unifier son teint, Sarah a appliqué du fond de teint avant de se maquiller.

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Fondement, 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. "

Les solides fondements des valeurs familiales ont jeté une bonne base pour sa réussite scolaire.

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