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1) (the act of founding: the foundation of a new university.) fundación2) (the base on which something is built: First they laid the foundations, then they built the walls.) fundamento, base3) (an amount of money to be used for a special purpose or the organization that manages it: The British Foundation for Cancer Research.) fundaciónfoundation n fundacióntr[faʊn'deɪʃən]1 (act, organization) fundación nombre femenino2 (basis) fundamento, base nombre femenino3 (make-up) base nombre femenino1 cimientos nombre masculino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfoundation course curso de introducciónfoundation stone primera piedrafoundation [faʊn'deɪʃən] n1) founding: fundación f2) basis: fundamento m, base f3) institution: fundación f4) : cimientos mpl (de un edificio)n.• basa s.f.• cimiento s.m.• cimientos s.m.pl.• entibo s.m.• establecimiento s.m.• fondo s.m.• fundación s.f.• fundamento s.m.• pie s.m.• polo s.m.faʊn'deɪʃən1)a) u ( establishing) fundación fb) c ( institution) fundación f2) c (often pl)a) ( Const) cimientos mplb) (groundwork, basis) fundamentos mpl, base f; (before n)foundation course — curso m preparatorio
3) u ( grounds) fundamento mthe suspicion is without foundation — la sospecha es infundada or carece de fundamento
4) c ua) ( cosmetic) base f de maquillajeb) foundation (cream) (crema f) base fc) ( of painting) base f, apresto m[faʊn'deɪʃǝn]1. N1) (=act) fundación f, establecimiento m2) (fig) (=basis) fundamento m, base f3) foundations (Archit) cimientos mplto lay the foundations — (also fig) echar los cimientos (of de)
4) (=organization) fundación f5) (=make-up) maquillaje m de fondo, base f2.CPDfoundation course N — curso m preparatorio
foundation cream N — crema f de base
foundation garment N — corsé m
foundation stone N — (Brit) primera piedra f ; (fig) piedra f angular
* * *[faʊn'deɪʃən]1)a) u ( establishing) fundación fb) c ( institution) fundación f2) c (often pl)a) ( Const) cimientos mplb) (groundwork, basis) fundamentos mpl, base f; (before n)foundation course — curso m preparatorio
3) u ( grounds) fundamento mthe suspicion is without foundation — la sospecha es infundada or carece de fundamento
4) c ua) ( cosmetic) base f de maquillajeb) foundation (cream) (crema f) base fc) ( of painting) base f, apresto m
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