fundar

to found

fundar(foon-dahr)

transitive verb

1. (to build)

a. to found

Vinicultores alemanes fundaron la ciudad de Anaheim en 1857.

German winemakers founded the city of Anaheim in 1857.

2. (to create)

a. to establish

Un grupo de amigos fundó un fondo para niños con autismo.

A group of friends established a fund for children with autism.

b. to found

John Muir fundó el Sierra Club en 1892.

John Muir founded the Sierra Club in 1892.

c. to set up

Los hermanos fundaron su primera pizzería en Ohio.

The brothers set up their first pizza restaurant in Ohio.

3. (to use as evidence)

a. to base

El abogado fundó su argumento en la cuestión de la presencia del acusado.

The lawyer based his argument on the question of the presence of the accused.

fundarse

pronominal verb

4. (to rely on)

a. to be based on

Mi acusación se funda en el hecho de que el monto que dijo no concuerda con la factura.

My accusation is based on the fact that the amount he said does not match the invoice.

fundar

transitive verb

1. (crear)

a. to found

2. (basar)

a. to base

pronominal verb

3. (general)

a.

¿en qué te fundas para decir eso?what grounds do you have for saying that?

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fundar

transitive verb

1 (crear) [+institución, asociación, ciudad, revista] to found; [+partido] to found; set up; establish

2 (basar) to base;en on

pronominal verb

fundarse

1 [+institución, asociación, ciudad, revista] to be founded; [+partido] to be founded; be established; be set up

2 (basarse)

fundarse en [+teoría] to be based on; be founded on; [+persona] to base o.s. on; me fundo en los siguientes hechos I base my opinion on the following facts