cimentación

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Spanish

Etymology

From cimentar +‎ -ción.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θimentaˈθjon/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /simentaˈsjon/
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: ci‧men‧ta‧ción

Noun

cimentación f (plural cimentaciones)

  1. foundation
    • 2015 October 6, “Carmena da luz verde a Canalejas tras rebajar su impacto visual”, in El País:
      Los trabajos continúan ahora al ralentí para evitar su paralización, pero aun así la cimentación estará lista en unas semanas.
      The work continues now at a slow pace to avoid a standstill, but even so the foundation should be ready in a few weeks.

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