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bedrock

UK
/ˈbed.rɒk/
US
/ˈbed.rɑːk/

Translations

bedrocknoun
bedrocks
pl
socleAu figuré, pour désigner la base ou le fondement de quelque chose.
Honesty is the bedrock of a strong partnership.
L’honnêteté est le socle d’un partenariat solide.
roche mèreGéologie.
We reached the bedrock after several hours of drilling.
Nous avons atteint la roche mère après plusieurs heures de forage.
Additional translations
fondementAu figuré, registre courant.
Synonyms
substratum
basis
groundwork
underpinning
core
essence
foundation
bedrockadjective
UK
/ˈbed.rɒk/
US
/ˈbed.rɑːk/
Used attributively to denote something fundamental or basic.
fondamentalSens figuré : « essentiel, de base ».
Freedom of expression is a bedrock principle of democracy.
La liberté d’expression est un principe fondamental de la démocratie.

Definitions

bedrocknoun
The solid rock layer beneath the soil and superficial material.
The construction team had to dig down to the bedrock to lay the foundation for the new building.
The fundamental principles on which something is based.
Trust is the bedrock of any successful relationship.
bedrockadjective
Fundamental; basic; forming the underlying support or foundation of something.
Freedom of expression is a bedrock principle of democracy.
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