English-Danish translations for cornerstone

• grundsten
  Man starter helt klart fra en grundsten af relativ stabilitet. Obviously one starts from the cornerstone of relative stability.
  Økonomisk fornyelse og reform er denne Kommissions grundsten. Economic renewal and reform remain the cornerstone of this Commission.
  Dette krav har jo været en grundsten for Rugova i alle de år, han har ledt sine af Milosevic undertrykkede landsmænd. This demand has been a cornerstone for Mr Rugova in all the years he has led his oppressed countrymen.
• hjørnesten
  Dette er en anden hjørnesten i EU's politik. This is another cornerstone of EU policy.
  Nu er det en hjørnesten i vores europæiske hjem. Now it is a cornerstone of our European home.
  Det er de tre hjørnestene i en bedre verden. These are the three cornerstones of a better world.

Definition of cornerstone

• A stone forming the base at the corner of a building
• That which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central

Examples

• The cornerstone on the Flatiron Building is set on the Fifth Avenue facade
• Exceptional service is the cornerstone of the hospitality industry
• That is the cornerstone of any meaningful debate about budgets and projects, regulations and policies

Related words

• corner
• streetcorner
• chimney-corner
• fireside-corner
• cornerback
• three-cornered
• cater-corner
• scorner
• cornerwise