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foundation

/faʊnˈdeɪ.ʃən/

Translation

n [u]
fundación
the foundation of a hospital
la fundación de un hospital
maquillaje [de base]
n [c]
organización
fundación
a charitable foundation
una fundación caritativa
base
fundamento
foundations UK (US foundation)
cimientos
the foundations of a building
los cimientos de un edificio
without foundation
sin ningún fundamento
falso,sa
(Definition of foundation nn from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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