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bedrock

/ˈbed.rɒk/

/ˈbed.rɑːk/

bedrocknoun

bedrocks

Translations

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.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

bedrockadjective

/ˈbed.rɒk/

/ˈbed.rɑːk/

Used attributively to denote something fundamental or basic.

Translations

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

Fundamental; basic; forming the underlying support or foundation of something.

Freedom of expression is a bedrock principle of democracy.