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founding ['faʊndɪŋ]1 noun(a) (of business, organization, town) fondation f, création f(b) Metallurgy fonderie f, moulage mfondateur►► founding father père m fondateur;∎ one of the founding fathers of the Society l'un des pères fondateurs de la société;History the Founding Fathers les pères mpl fondateurs (aux États-Unis) -
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founding [ˈfaʊndɪŋ]→ foundation► founding fathers plural noun (US) pères mpl fondateurs (qui élaborèrent la Constitution fédérale des États-Unis)* * *['faʊndɪŋ] 1.noun fondation f2.adjective fondateur/-trice -
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(of business) fondation f, création ffounding member membre m fondateur;founding partner associé(e) m, f fondateur(trice) -
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noun The founding of the organization took place a long time ago.) fondation -
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founding father n fig père m fondateur ; the Founding Fathers US Hist les pères mpl fondateurs (des États-Unis).ⓘ The Founding Fathers Ce sont les 55 délégués des treize colonies américaines qui se réunirent lors de la Convention de Philadelphie en 1787. Ils s'accordèrent sur le contenu des sept articles de la Constitution et celle-ci fut ratifiée deux ans plus tard. Parmi les délégués se trouvaient George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams et James Madison. ⇒ constitution -
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1) (the first or one of the first founders of an organization, a school of thought etc: the founding father of psychoanalysis.)2) (The Founding Fathers of the United States of America were the people who drew up its constitution.) -
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Pol. acte fondatÉUr [d'un pays/d'un régime politique]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > founding act
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Pol., EU [litt. Pères fondateurs] les auteurs de la Constitution américaineEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > Founding Fathers
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English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > founding member
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Hist., Pol. mythe fondateur [d'un pays/d'une religion]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > founding myth
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12 founding principles
Hist., Pol. principes/concepts fondateursEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > founding principles
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13 founding text
Philo., Pol. texte fondateurEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > founding text
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foundation [faʊnˈdeɪ∫ən]1. nouna. ( = founding) fondation fb. ( = establishment) fondation fc. [of social structure, idea] fondement m2. plural noun3. compounds* * *[ˌfaʊn'deɪʃn]to lay the foundations for — lit poser les fondations de; fig jeter les fondements de
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1) (the act of founding: the foundation of a new university.) fondation2) (the base on which something is built: First they laid the foundations, then they built the walls.) fondation(s)3) (an amount of money to be used for a special purpose or the organization that manages it: The British Foundation for Cancer Research.) fondation -
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1 ( base) ( man-made) fondations fpl ; ( natural) base f ; fig (of society, culture, belief) fondements mpl (of, for de) ; to lay the foundations for sth lit poser les fondations de qch ; fig jeter les fondements de qch ; to rock ou shake sth to its foundations lit fait trembler qch jusque dans ses fondations ; fig ébranler qch jusque dans ses fondements ;2 fig ( truth) without foundation sans fondement ; there is no foundation in the report that il n'y a aucun fondement dans le rapport selon lequel ; -
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celebrate ['selɪbreɪt]∎ to celebrate the memory of sth commémorer qch;∎ the city is celebrating the anniversary of its founding la ville fête l'anniversaire de sa fondation;∎ let's open a bottle of wine to celebrate the occasion ouvrons une bouteille de vin pour fêter ça(b) (praise → person, sb's beauty) célébrer, glorifier∎ to celebrate mass célébrer la messefaire la fête;∎ let's celebrate with a new car/a weekend in Paris achetons une nouvelle voiture/allons passer un week-end à Paris pour fêter ça;∎ will you be celebrating tonight? tu vas arroser ça ce soir?;∎ let's celebrate with some champagne on va arroser ça au champagne;
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Founding — Found ing, n. The art of smelting and casting metals. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Founding — Found Found, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Founded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Founding}.] [F. fondre, L. fundere to found, pour.] To form by melting a metal, and pouring it into a mold; to cast. Whereof to found their engines. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Founding — Found Found, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Founded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Founding}.] [F. fonder, L. fundare, fr. fundus bottom. See 1st {Bottom}, and cf. {Founder}, v. i., {Fund}.] 1. To lay the basis of; to set, or place, as on something solid, for support; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
founding — Process of pouring molten metal into a mold. When the metal solidifies, the result is a casting, a metal object conforming to that shape. Multitudinous metal objects are molded at some point during their manufacture. Modern foundries capable of… … Universalium
founding — 1. noun The action of the verb to found. 2. adjective Who or that founds or found. The founding fathers of our country … Wiktionary
founding — adj. Founding is used with these nouns: ↑charter, ↑director, ↑document, ↑editor, ↑meeting, ↑member, ↑partner, ↑president, ↑principle … Collocations dictionary
founding — found|ing [ˈfaundıŋ] n [singular] the establishment of an organization, business, school etc = ↑foundation ▪ the founding of the African National Congress in 1912 … Dictionary of contemporary English
founding father — found·ing fa·ther n often cap both Fs: a leading figure in the founding of the U.S.; specif: a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. founding father … Law dictionary
founding father — n someone who begins something such as a new way of thinking, or a new organization founding father of ▪ Saint Basil, one of the founding fathers of the Greek Orthodox Church … Dictionary of contemporary English