foundation

1. (countable, uncountable)The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect.

   The foundation of his institute has been wrought with difficulty.

   Gründung, Gründen, Stiftung

   основа́ниеosnovánije, учрежде́ниеučreždénije

   заснува́нняzasnuvánnja

2. (countable, uncountable)That upon which anything is founded; that on which anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure; underbuilding.

   Grundlage, Unterbau, Fundament

   фунда́ментfundáment, осно́ваosnóva, ба́зисbázis

   фунда́ментfundáment, осно́ваosnóva, ба́зисbázys

3. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)The result of the work to begin something; that which stabilizes and allows an enterprise or system to develop.

   Fundament, Grundlage

4. (countable, uncountable)In solitaire or patience games, one of the piles of cards that the player attempts to build, usually holding all cards of a suit in ascending order.

   Stapel

5. (countable, uncountable)The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry.

   The foundations of this construction have been laid out.

   Fundament, Gründung, Grundlage

   цо́кольcókolʹ, фунда́ментfundáment

6. (countable, uncountable)A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment.

   фондfond

   an institution supported by an endowment

7. (countable, uncountable)That which is founded, or established by endowment; an endowed institution or charity.

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   Stiftung

   фондfond

   фондfond, фундаціяfundacija

8. (countable, uncountable)Cosmetic cream roughly skin-colored, designed to make the face appear uniform in color and texture.

   Foundation, Grundierung

   тона́льный кремtonálʹnyj krem

9. (countable, uncountable)A basis for social bodies or intellectual disciplines.

   Grundlage, Basis

1. This house has a solid foundation.

   Цей будинок має міцний фундамент.

   ruУ этого дома прочный фундамент.

   deDieses Haus steht auf festem Grund.

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2. The rumor was without foundation.

   Це була безпідставна плітка.

   ruСлух не имел под собой оснований.

   deDas Gerücht entbehrte jeder Grundlage.

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3. Respect is the foundation of life.

   ruУважение - основа жизни.

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4. These claims lack a scientific foundation.

   deDiese Behauptungen entbehren einer wissenschaftlichen Grundlage.

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5. Family is the foundation for everything.

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