bedrock

• Sustantivo que designa la roca sólida e inalterada que se encuentra bajo los depósitos superficiales del suelo, o, en sentido figurado, los principios fundamentales sobre los que se sustentan otras ideas o sistemas.

A noun referring to the solid, unweathered rock beneath surface soil deposits, or metaphorically to the fundamental principles from which other truths are derived.

incontable

1. Solid rock layerB2formal

   The solid, unweathered rock that lies beneath surface soil and other loose deposits.

   Roca madre

   • The construction crew had to drill through the bedrock to lay the foundation.
   • Geologists studied the exposed bedrock along the riverbank.
   • The tunnel was carved directly into the solid bedrock.

   Sinónimossubstratesubstratum

2. Fundamental principlesC1formal

   The basic, foundational principles or facts from which other truths or ideas are derived.

   Fundamentos o principios básicos

   • Trust is the bedrock of any strong relationship.
   • The constitution serves as the bedrock of the nation's legal system.
   • These core values are the bedrock of our company culture.

   Sinónimosbasiscorecornerstonefoundationgroundworkroot