cornerstone

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɔːrnərstəʊn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkɔrnɚˌstoʊn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kôr′nər stōn′)

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cornerstone n figurative (basis, primary thing)pilar nm
  piedra angular nf + adj mf
  concepto básico nm + adj
 The speaker said that education is the cornerstone of a successful life.
 El orador dijo que la educación es el pilar de una vida de éxito.
cornerstone n (building)primera piedra loc nom f
  piedra angular nf + adj mf
 The mayor will lay the cornerstone for the new fire station tomorrow.
 El alcalde pondrá la primera piedra del nuevo parque de bomberos mañana.
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'cornerstone' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
piedra angular - piedra de toque - eje fundamental - materia prima - pieza clave

Collocations: lay the [building's, hospital's, house's] cornerstone, is the cornerstone of our [business, philosophy, community], was the cornerstone of his [theory, research, experiments], more...

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