German-English translations for untergrund

base material
basis
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You should brush your teeth on a daily basis at minimum.The flights to Fiji leave on a weekly basis.Cars must be checked on a yearly basis.
bedrock (geol.)
footing
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the footing of a stocking
ground
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It is not under control the mafia needs to be, but under the ground. Die Mafia ist nicht unter Kontrolle, wie sie es sein sollte, sondern im Untergrund. We are constructing buildings not because they are on strong and solid ground but because by building them, we will eventually make the ground stronger. Wir bauen ein Gebäude nicht deshalb, weil der Untergrund hart und fest ist, sondern deshalb, weil wir durch den Bau den Boden letztlich stabilisieren. Look, I found a ten dollar bill on the ground!
subfloor

subgrade (constr., tech., geol.)
subsoilThe assessment of the district scientists was that the subsoil was watertight, while the local authority scientists maintained that the subsoil was as watertight as a bathtub without a plug! Der Wissenschaftler des Kreises hat festgestellt: Ja, der Untergrund ist fest! Der Wissenschaftler der ablehnenden Gemeinde stellte fest: Ja, der Untergrund ist so fest wie die Badewanne ohne Stöpsel!
substrateThe rock surface of a rockpool is the substrate for a sessile organism such as a limpet.The substrate of an aquarium can affect the waters acidity.Stream substrate affects fish longevity.
substratum
subsurfaceBefore we could lay the flooring we had to lay a subsurface under it to keep it flat and support it.variations in subsurface conditions
surface
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On the surface, the spy looked like a typical businessman
undercoat (paint etc.)
undergroundYou will drive it underground. Sie werden ihn in den Untergrund treiben. Why has he been forced to go underground? Warum hat man ihn in den Untergrund abgedrängt? The Roman Catholic Church has largely been driven underground. Die römisch-katholische Kirche wurde weiterhin in den Untergrund getrieben.