Home ->Dictionaries ->English/German ->Search: groundwork

English and German Search Results for: groundwork

Summary

English to German: more detail...

groundwork:
- Erdarbeiten
Wiktionary:
- groundwork → Grundlage

English

Detailed Translations for groundwork from English to German

groundwork:

groundwork [the ~] nom

the groundwork (digging; excavations; earthwork)
die Erdarbeiten
- Erdarbeiten [die ~] nom

Translation Matrix for groundwork:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Erdarbeiten	digging; earthwork; excavations; 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 → Grundlage

groundwork

noun

etwas (bereits Vorhandenes), auf das man etwas aufbauen oder von dem aus man etwas weiterentwickeln kann. Wesentlicher Bestandteil (einer Idee, Theorie, Lehre)
- Grundlage → groundwork; basis; base

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University