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foundation [faʊn'deɪʃən]1 noun(a) (of business, town) fondation f, création f∎ a charitable foundation une institution charitable∎ the foundation or foundations of our society les fondements mpl de notre société;∎ his work laid the foundation or foundations of modern science son œuvre a jeté les bases de la science moderne;∎ the rumour is entirely without foundation la rumeur est dénuée de tout fondementBuilding industry fondations fpl;∎ to lay the foundations poser les fondations►► British foundation course cours m introductif;foundation cream fond m de teint;foundation scholar élève mf boursier;Building industry foundation stone pierre f commémorative;∎ to lay the foundation stone poser la première pierre -
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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 ( 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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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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assiette (base) f, assise de gros oeuvre f, fondation(s) - fmassif de fondation m, soubassement mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > foundation
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bloc de scellement m, massif de fondation mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > foundation block
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boulon d’ancrage m, boulon d’attache m, boulon de fixation m, boulon de fondation m, boulon de scellement mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > foundation bolt
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couche de base f, couche supérieure fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > foundation course
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foundation — (n.) late 14c., action of founding, from O.Fr. fondacion (14c.) or directly from L. fundationem (nom. fundatio) a founding, noun of action from pp. stem of fundare (see FOUND (Cf. found) (1)). The Latin word is glossed in O.E. by staþol. Meaning… … Etymology dictionary
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