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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescimiento
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /siˈmiento/
"Es importante cavar un cimiento profundo para el edificio."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The lowest load-bearing part of a building, typically below ground level, upon which the structure rests.
"The heavy stone walls were built on a solid concrete foundation." - 2
An underlying basis or principle upon which an idea, belief, or organization is built.
"Trust and mutual respect form the foundation of a healthy relationship."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin fundatio, stemming from fundare (to lay the bottom or base), ultimately from fundus (bottom, ground). It entered Middle English via Old French in the late 14th century, initially referring to the physical base of a structure and later expanding abstractly to institutional and conceptual bases.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Foundation" is said worldwide
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fondation
Transliteration: /fɔ̃.da.sjɔ̃/
"Les fondations de la maison doivent être très solides."
Fundament
Transliteration: /fʊndaˈmɛnt/
"Das Gebäude braucht ein starkes Fundament."
fondamenta
Transliteration: /fon.daˈmɛn.ta/
"Le fondamenta della casa sono fatte di cemento armato."
cimiento
Transliteration: /siˈmiento/
"Es importante cavar un cimiento profundo para el edificio."
fundação
Transliteration: /fũ.daˈsɐ̃w̃/
"A fundação da empresa ocorreu no ano passado."
नीव
Transliteration: neev
"मकान की नीव मजबूत होनी चाहिए।"
基础
Transliteration: jīchǔ
"良好的教育是成功的基础。"
기초
Transliteration: gicho
"이론의 기초를 튼튼히 다져야 한다."
基礎
Transliteration: kiso
"建物にはしっかりとした基礎が必要です。"
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