English-Italian translations for groundwork

• fondamenti
  Quanto all'allargamento, infine, si sono posti i fondamenti per poter giungere a conclusione a Copenaghen. Lastly, on the subject of enlargement, the groundwork has been done for the negotiations to be concluded in Copenhagen.

Definition of groundwork

• The foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest

Examples

• The discovery of the laws of electricity laid the groundwork for a century of innovation.

Related words

• groundwood
• groundwood pulp
• lay the groundwork