Translation of "lay foundation" to German

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Dictionary translations for "lay foundation"

lay foundation verb

Grundlage schaffen

Contexts with "lay foundation"

It is foolish of you to build a castle in the air while forgetting to drive in pilings for its foundation. Es ist töricht von dir, ein Luftschloss zu bauen und dabei zu vergessen, Pfähle für das Fundament einzurammen.

Tom lay awake almost all night thinking about Mary. Tom lag die ganze Nacht über wach und war in Gedanken bei Mary.

Mathematics are the foundation of all sciences. Mathematik ist die Grundlage aller Wissenschaften.

A cat jumped onto the chair and lay motionless. Eine Katze sprang auf den Stuhl und blieb bewegungslos liegen.

It was Socrates who laid the foundation of logic. Es war Sokrates, der die Grundlagen der Logik gelegt hat.

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