fundado

adj.

founded, based, justified.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: fundar.

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fundado

► adjetivo

1 firm, well-founded, justified

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FRASEOLOGÍA

mal fundado,-a ill-founded

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ADJ (=justificado) well-founded, justified

una pretensión mal fundada — an ill-founded claim

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-da adjetivo <temor/sospecha> justified, well founded

no tenían motivos fundados — they had no justifiable reason

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= informed.

Ex. Even more reprehensible than the unsupported recollection is the guess, however well informed.

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* bien fundado = well-justified, well-formulated.

* sospecha fundada = reasonable suspicion.

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-da adjetivo <temor/sospecha> justified, well founded

no tenían motivos fundados — they had no justifiable reason

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= informed.

Ex: Even more reprehensible than the unsupported recollection is the guess, however well informed.

* bien fundado = well-justified, well-formulated.

* sospecha fundada = reasonable suspicion.

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fundado -da

adjective

‹temor/sospecha› justified, well founded

sus sospechas no eran fundadas his suspicions were unfounded o not justified

no tenían motivos fundados para detenerlo they had no justifiable reason for detaining him

sus temores son fundados his fears are justified o well founded

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Del verbo fundar: (conjugate fundar)

fundado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
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◊ -da adjetivo ‹temor/sospecha› justified, well founded

fundar (conjugate fundar) verbo transitivo

a) ‹ciudad/hospital/escuela› to found;

‹partido/empresa› to establish

b) (basar) ‹sospecha/argumento› fundado algo en algo to base sth on sth

fundarse verbo pronominal fundadose en algo [afirmación/sospecha] to be based on sth;

◊ ¿en qué te fundas para decirlo? what grounds do you have for saying that?

fundar verbo transitivo
1 (un negocio, una institución) to found
2 (una sospecha, una teoría) to base, found: tengo una fundada sospecha de que no me estás diciendo todo, I have a well-founded suspician that you're not telling me everything

'fundado' also found in these entries:
English:
well-founded
- informed
- tenuous
- well

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fundado, -a adj

1. [argumento, idea] well-founded;

sus temores no son fundados his fears are groundless

2. [creado, establecido] founded

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fundado, -da adj

: well-founded, justified