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fondamenta meaning in English

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fondamenta noun

basis [bases](physical base or foundation)
noun
[UK: ˈbeɪ.sɪs] [US: ˈbeɪ.ˌsɪs]

cornerstone [cornerstones](that which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central)
noun
[UK: ˈkɔː.nə.stəʊn] [US: ˈkɔːr.nərˌstoʊn]

fondamenta noun
{f-Pl}

base [bases](something from which other things extend)
noun
[UK: beɪs] [US: ˈbeɪs]

foundation [foundations](that upon which anything is founded)
noun
[UK: faʊn.ˈdeɪʃ.n̩] [US: faʊn.ˈdeɪʃ.n̩]
This house has a solid foundation. = Questa casa ha delle solide fondamenta.

ground [grounds](basis, foundation, groundwork)
noun
[UK: ɡraʊnd] [US: ˈɡraʊnd]

guts(essentials; core parts)
noun
[UK: ɡʌts] [US: ˈɡəts]

fondamentale adjective

basic(necessary, essential for life or some process)
adjective
[UK: ˈbeɪ.sɪk] [US: ˈbeɪ.sɪk]
This is basic. = Questo è fondamentale.

central(being very important)
adjective
[UK: ˈsen.trəl] [US: ˈsen.trəl]

critical(extremely important)
adjective
[UK: ˈkrɪ.tɪk.l̩] [US: ˈkrɪ.tɪk.l̩]
John missed a critical piece of information. = John si è perso un'informazione fondamentale.

essential(of high importance)
adjective
[UK: ɪ.ˈsen.ʃl̩] [US: ə.ˈsen.ʃl̩]
Understanding is essential. = La comprensione è fondamentale.

fundamental(pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
adjective
[UK: ˌfʌn.də.ˈmen.tl̩] [US: ˌfʌn.də.ˈmen.tl̩]
Timing is fundamental! = Il tempismo è fondamentale!

paramount(of the highest importance)
adjective
[UK: ˈpæ.rə.maʊnt] [US: ˈpe.rə.ˌmɑːwnt]

pivotal(being of crucial importance; central, key)
adjective
[UK: ˈpɪ.və.təl] [US: ˈpɪ.və.təl]

underlying(basic or fundamental)
adjective
[UK: ˌʌn.də.ˈlaɪ.ɪŋ] [US: ˌʌn.dər.ˈlaɪ.ɪŋ]

vital(very important)
adjective
[UK: ˈvaɪt.l̩] [US: ˈvaɪt.l̩]
Your help is vital to the success of our plan. = Il tuo aiuto è fondamentale per il successo del nostro piano.

fondamentale adjective
{m} {f}

momentous(of outstanding importance or great consequence)
adjective
[UK: mə.ˈmen.təs] [US: moˈmen.təs]

fondamentalismo noun

fundamentalism(religion)
noun
[UK: ˌfʌn.də.ˈmen.tə.lɪ.zəm] [US: ˌfʌn.də.ˈmen.tə.ˌlɪ.zəm]
It raises the question of fundamentalism. = Solleva la questione del fondamentalismo.

fondamentalista noun
{m} {f}

fundamentalist [fundamentalists](one who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts)
noun
[UK: ˌfʌn.də.ˈmen.tə.lɪst] [US: ˌfʌn.də.ˈmen.tə.ləst]

fondamentalmente adverb

fundamentally(to the very core of the matter)
adverb
[UK: ˌfʌn.də.ˈmen.tə.li] [US: ˌfʌn.də.ˈmen.tə.li]
This is fundamentally wrong. = Questo è fondamentalmente sbagliato.

primarily(of a primary or central nature)
adverb
[UK: ˈpraɪ.mə.rə.li] [US: praɪ.ˈme.rə.li]

dalle fondamenta adverb

from the ground up(from the beginning)
adverb

gruppo fondamentale noun
{m}

fundamental group(group of equivalence classes of the homotopies of loops in a given topological space)
noun

interazione fondamentale noun
{f}

fundamental interaction(basic forces that act between elementary particles)
noun
[UK: ˌfʌn.də.ˈmen.tl̩ ˌɪn.tə.ˈræk.ʃn̩] [US: ˌfʌn.də.ˈmen.tl̩ ˌɪn.tə.ˈræk.ʃn̩]

teorema fondamentale noun
{m}

fundamental theoremnoun