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1 foundation
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
3) (of school, town etc) fondation f (of de) -
2 foundation
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 -
3 without
without [wɪ'ðaʊt]sans;∎ three nights without sleep trois nuits sans dormir;∎ we couldn't have done it without you on n'aurait pas pu le faire sans vous;∎ without milk or sugar sans lait ni sucre;∎ with or without chocolate sauce? avec ou sans sauce au chocolat?;∎ to be without fear/shame ne pas avoir peur/honte;∎ not without irony non sans ironie;∎ he took it without so much as a thank you il l'a pris sans même dire merci;∎ without any difficulty sans aucune difficulté;∎ not without difficulty non sans difficulté;∎ the rumour is without foundation la rumeur est dénuée de fondement ou n'est pas fondée;∎ she did it without asking/being asked elle l'a fait sans demander/sans qu'on le lui demande;∎ without looking up sans lever les yeux;∎ I knocked without getting a reply j'ai frappé sans obtenir de réponse;∎ leave the house without anybody knowing quittez la maison sans que personne le sache2 adverbliterary au dehors, à l'extérieur;∎ a voice from without une voix de l'extérieur∎ without they go themselves à moins qu'ils y aillent eux-mêmes -
4 foundation
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 ; -
5 without
A prep1 (lacking, not having) sans ; without a key sans clé ; without any money/help sans argent/aide ; to be without friends ne pas avoir d'amis ; to be without shame n'avoir aucune honte ; she left without it elle est partie sans ; they went without me ils sont partis sans moi ; without end sans fin ; not without difficulty non sans difficulté ; to manage ou make do without sth se débrouiller sans qch ; I'll just have to manage without il va falloir que je me débrouille sans ; ⇒ do, doubt, fail, foundation, get, go ;2 ( not) sans ; without doing sans faire ; without looking/paying attention sans regarder/faire attention ; do it without him noticing fais-le sans qu'il s'en aperçoive ; without saying a word sans mot dire ; it goes without saying that il va de soi or sans dire que ; without so much as asking permission sans même demander la permission. -
6 invalid
I.invalid1 [ˈɪnvəlɪd]1. noun2. adjective3. compoundsII.invalid2 [ɪnˈvælɪd]• to become invalid [ticket] être périmé* * *1. ['ɪnvəliːd, 'ɪnvəlɪd] 2. ['ɪnvəliːd, 'ɪnvəlɪd] 3. [ɪn'vælɪd]1) ( without foundation) [argument, claim] sans fondement2) ( not acceptable) [claim, passport] pas valable; [contract, marriage] nul/nulle4. ['ɪnvəliːd, 'ɪnvəlɪd]transitive verbinvalided out of the army — GB réformé (pour raisons de santé)
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7 baseless
adjective (without foundation or reason: a baseless claim.) sans fondement -
8 idle
1. adjective1) (not working; not in use: ships lying idle in the harbour.) au repos2) (lazy: He has work to do, but he's idle and just sits around.) fainéant3) (having no effect or result: idle threats.) vain4) (unnecessary; without good reason or foundation: idle fears; idle gossip.) sans fondement, futile2. verb1) (to be idle or do nothing: On holiday they just idled from morning till night.) paresser2) (of an engine etc, to run gently without doing any work: They kept the car engine idling while they checked their position with the map.) (faire) tourner au ralenti•- idler- idleness - idly - idle away
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without foundation — index gratuitous (unwarranted), ill founded, illogical, insubstantial, nonsubstantial (not sturdy), unfounded, unsupporte … Law dictionary
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