Foundation, establishment in Portuguese 🇧🇷

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Tips to Remember:
• Notice the similarity between “foundation” in English and “fundação” in Portuguese; the common “funda-” beginning helps link the words.
• Connect “fundação” with the idea of starting or establishing something—just as a building needs a strong foundation, an organization requires a solid “fundação.”

Explanations:
• “Fundação” refers to the act or process of establishing, creating, or setting up something such as an organization, institution, or even the literal base of a structure.
• In historical or formal contexts, it often denotes the origin or beginning of an institution.

Other Words with Similar Meanings:
• Estabelecimento
• Instituição
• Criação

Alternate Meanings and Slang:
• In everyday language, “fundação” mainly retains its formal meaning related to founding or establishing. It may colloquially refer to major philanthropic or non-profit organizations (e.g., “a Fundação” can imply a well-known charitable institution).
• There isn’t a widely used slang meaning for “fundação” in Brazilian Portuguese.

Examples of Sentences:
1. “A fundação da universidade ocorreu em 1873.”
  Translation: “The university’s establishment occurred in 1873.”
2. “Após a chuva intensa, verificaram problemas na fundação do prédio.”
  Translation: “After the heavy rain, they found problems with the building’s foundation.”
3. “A Fundação Bill & Melinda Gates investe em projetos de saúde global.”
  Translation: “The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation invests in global health projects.”

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