am underpinning
-estoy apuntalando
Present progressiveIconjugation ofunderpin.

underpin

underpin(
uhn
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duhr
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pihn
)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. apuntalar
I was told the building was at risk of subsidence, and the foundations needed to be underpinned.Me dijeron que el edificio corría el riesgo de hundirse y que era necesario apuntalar los cimientos.
a. sustentar
The theory that underpins the whole of his book has yet to be proved.La teoría que sustenta todo su libro aún está sin probar.
b. respaldar
There are legal traditions that underpin those rights and liberties.Hay tradiciones legales que respaldan esos derechos y libertades.
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