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English and Dutch Translation Search Results for groundwork

Summary

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groundwork:
- grondwerk; graafwerk; schanswerk
Wiktionary:
- groundwork → grondslag

English

Detailed Translations for groundwork from English to Dutch

groundwork:

groundwork [the ~] noun

the groundwork (digging; excavations; earthwork)
het grondwerk; het graafwerk
- grondwerk [het ~] noun
- graafwerk [het ~] noun
the groundwork (earthwork)
schanswerk
- schanswerk [znw.] noun

Translation Matrix for groundwork:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
graafwerk	digging; earthwork; excavations; groundwork
grondwerk	digging; earthwork; excavations; groundwork
schanswerk	earthwork; groundwork
-	base; basis; cornerstone; foot; foundation; fundament; substructure; understructure

Synonyms for "groundwork":

basis; base; foundation; fundament; cornerstone; assumption; supposition; supposal
foot; substructure; understructure; support
preparation; readying

Related Definitions for "groundwork":

preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation¹
- we are prepared today because of groundwork that was done ten years ago¹
lowest support of a structure¹
the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained¹

Wiktionary Translations for groundwork:

groundwork

noun

foundation
- groundwork → grondslag

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