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to lay the foundations for
para sentar las bases de
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to, lay, the, foundations, for.
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lay verb

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laid, has laid, is laying, lays
poner, colocar; hacer; imponer

Example sentences of
lay verb

  • •Lay the fabric carefully on the table.
  • •He laid a gentle hand on her shoulder.
  • •She laid the baby in his crib for a nap.
  • •When will they lay the foundation for the addition?
  • •He laid the newspaper on the desk.
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  • •lay tracks for the new railroad
  • •They laid him in his grave.
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Synonyms of
lay verb

impose, place, put
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¿Cuándo se usa lay y cuándo lie?
  • No confundir lay (tiempo pasado: laid) con lie (tiempo pasado: lay). Ejemplo de lay > The mother laid the baby in the crib. Ejemplo de lie> > The baby lay in the

foundation noun

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foundations
fundación; fundamento, base; cimientos (de un edificio)

Example sentences of
foundation noun

  • •The inspector discovered a crack in the house's foundation.
  • •The book explains the moral foundations on which her political career was built.
  • •These problems threaten the very foundations of modern society.
  • •The scandal has shaken the government to its foundations.
  • •They established a foundation to help orphaned children.
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Synonyms of
foundation noun

base, basis, ground, groundwork, substructure, underpinning, founding, institution