- cimiento
- m.1 foundation, base, footing.2 background.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: cimentar.* * *cimiento(Also used in plural with the same meaning)► nombre masculino1 ARQUITECTURA foundation, foundations plural2 figurado basis, origin\FRASEOLOGÍAdesde los cimientos figurado from the very startechar los cimientos / poner los cimientos to lay the foundations* * *noun m.base, foundation* * *SM (Arquit) foundation; [de amistad, sociedad] foundation
abrir los cimientos — to dig the foundations
echar los cimientos de algo — to lay the foundations for sth
* * *= bedrock, grounding, foundation.Ex. We are the bedrock of our profession and the standards that we attain fundamentally affect the status of the profession.Ex. The experience gained with these special schemes provided a grounding for work on the development of a new general scheme.Ex. In the same way that citation orders may have more or less theoretical foundations, equally reference generation may follow a predetermined pattern.----* cavar los cimientos = dig + foundations.* fortalecer los cimientos = strengthen + foundations.* hacer temblar los cimientos de Algo = shake + foundations.* * *= bedrock, grounding, foundation.Ex: We are the bedrock of our profession and the standards that we attain fundamentally affect the status of the profession.
Ex: The experience gained with these special schemes provided a grounding for work on the development of a new general scheme.Ex: In the same way that citation orders may have more or less theoretical foundations, equally reference generation may follow a predetermined pattern.* cavar los cimientos = dig + foundations.* fortalecer los cimientos = strengthen + foundations.* hacer temblar los cimientos de Algo = shake + foundations.* * *
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.