заложивший основы – English translation

pioneering (Mr Nickl had no idea of the well-known painting's significance or that it was a lost gem by pioneering Australian artist Freda Robertshaw from the 1940s.

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заложить основу

gen.

give a grounding (для... – in... Anglophile); lay a foundation; lay the ground work (AMlingua); lay the groundwork (of Phyloneer); form the basis (Darwin’s theories formed the basis for modern scientific thought. ART Vancouver); establish a framework (MichaelBurov); lay down a base (Oksana-Ivacheva); provide the basis (Paulichatte); make a start toward (You can make a start toward improving your personality. VPK)

Игорь Миг

set the stage for

fig.

lay the foundation; lay the foundation (for sth. – чего-л.: The video game industry in this city has laid the foundation for a thriving VR / AR industry. ART Vancouver)

Makarov.

lay the foundation s of something (чего-либо); give a grounding

media.

lay basis (bigmaxus)

заложить основы

gen.

lay down the foundation for (чего-либо raf); lay the basis for (чего-либо); lay the foundations of/for (ad_notam); establish a path for (чего-либо sankozh)

Игорь Миг

lay the groundwork; do the groundwork; do the groundwork for

dipl.

lay the groundwork for (чего-либо)

fig.of.sp.