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['bedrɔk] 1. сущ.1) основа, фундамент, база, краеугольный камень, устоиFarming formed the bedrock of our economy. — Сельское хозяйство было основой нашей экономики.
The bedrock of our common security remains NATO. — Краеугольным камнем нашей общей системы безопасности остаётся НАТО.
Syn:cornerstone 2)2) минимальный, самый низкий уровень3) геол. коренная подстилающая породаSyn:••- get down to bedrock- come down to bedrock 2. прил.а) основополагающий, базовый, краеугольныйA bedrock principle underlying the First Amendment is that the government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because society finds the idea itself offensive — Базовый принцип, лежащий в основе Первой поправки состоит в том, что правительство не вправе препятствовать выражению некоторой идеи только потому, что общество находит её оскорбительной.
б) верный, непоколебимый, незыблемый
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