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Detailed Translations for foundering from English to French

foundering:


Translation Matrix for foundering:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- going under

Synonyms for "foundering":


Related Definitions for "foundering":

  1. (of a ship) sinking1

founder:

founder [the ~] noun

  1. the founder (instigator)
    le fondateur; la fondatrice; le créateur; l'instigateur; l'initiateur
  2. the founder
    l'édificateur
  3. the founder (instigator; prompter; ringleader)
    le fondateur; le créateur; le promoteur; l'instigateur; l'initiateur
  4. the founder (instigator; prompter; ringleader)
    le fondateur; le créateur; le provocateur; le meneur; l'agitateur; l'instigateur; l'initiateur; le petit chenapan
  5. the founder (patriarch; progenitor; ancestor)
    l'aïeul; le père originel

Conjugations for founder:

present
  1. founder
  2. founder
  3. founders
  4. founder
  5. founder
  6. founder
simple past
  1. foundered
  2. foundered
  3. foundered
  4. foundered
  5. foundered
  6. foundered
present perfect
  1. have foundered
  2. have foundered
  3. has foundered
  4. have foundered
  5. have foundered
  6. have foundered
past continuous
  1. was foundering
  2. were foundering
  3. was foundering
  4. were foundering
  5. were foundering
  6. were foundering
future
  1. shall founder
  2. will founder
  3. will founder
  4. shall founder
  5. will founder
  6. will founder
continuous present
  1. am foundering
  2. are foundering
  3. is foundering
  4. are foundering
  5. are foundering
  6. are foundering
subjunctive
  1. be foundered
  2. be foundered
  3. be foundered
  4. be foundered
  5. be foundered
  6. be foundered
diverse
  1. founder!
  2. let's founder!
  3. foundered
  4. foundering
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for founder:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
agitateur founder; instigator; prompter; ringleader agitator; disturber of the peace; firebrand; instigator; noisy fellow; peace-breaker; rioter; roisterer; rowdy; troublemaker
aïeul ancestor; founder; patriarch; progenitor ancestor; forefather; patriarch; progenitor
créateur founder; instigator; prompter; ringleader art director; author; creator; design engineer; designer; maker; originator
fondateur founder; instigator; prompter; ringleader
fondatrice founder; instigator
initiateur founder; instigator; prompter; ringleader epoch maker; initiator; originator; pioneer; speaker; trailblazer
instigateur founder; instigator; prompter; ringleader initiator; instigator; originator
meneur founder; instigator; prompter; ringleader agitator; bell-wether; captain; centurion; chief; commander; commanding officer; firebrand; headman; instigator; leader; ringleader
petit chenapan founder; instigator; prompter; ringleader instigator
promoteur founder; instigator; prompter; ringleader advocate; developer; promoter
provocateur founder; instigator; prompter; ringleader agitator; challenger; contender; firebrand; instigator
père originel ancestor; founder; patriarch; progenitor ancestor; patriarch; progenitor
édificateur founder
- beginner; father; founding father; laminitis
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
avancer péniblement be tripped up; founder; slip; stumble; trip
avancer à pas chancelants be tripped up; founder; slip; stumble; trip
marcher péniblement be tripped up; founder; slip; stumble; trip
marcher à pas trébuchants be tripped up; founder; slip; stumble; trip
- break; cave in; collapse; fall flat; fall in; fall through; flop; give; give way
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- be wrecked; sink
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
créateur creative
instigateur instigating
provocateur braving; daring; defiant; defying; exceeding; facing; ostentatious; provocative; provoking

Related Words for "founder":

  • foundering, founders

Synonyms for "founder":


Related Definitions for "founder":

  1. a person who founds or establishes some institution1
  2. a worker who makes metal castings1
  3. inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse1
  4. stumble and nearly fall1
    • the horses foundered1
  5. break down, literally or metaphorically1
  6. sink below the surface1
  7. fail utterly; collapse1
    • The project foundered1

Wiktionary Translations for founder:

founder
verb
  1. to sink
noun
  1. The iron worker in charge of the blast furnace and the smelting operation
  2. one who founds, establishes, and erects; one who lays a foundation; an author
founder
noun
  1. Celui ou celle qui le premier ou la première fonder quelque chose.
  2. Dirigeant une fonderie
  3. Ouvrier d’une fonderie

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
founder fondateur Gründer — jemand, der etwas (zum Beispiel eine Organisation, einen Verlag oder eine Stadt) ins Leben ruft, gründet oder gegründet hat
founder échouer stranden — (intransitiv) übertragen: mit einem Vorhaben scheitern