to create the base or starting point for something
créer la base ou le point de départ de quelque chose (kreer la baz oo le pwah de depahr de kelk shoze)
"They worked hard to lay the foundation for future growth."
"Ils ont travaillé dur pour poser les bases de la croissance future." (ilz on travaye dyr pour pose le baz de la krwasans futyr)
to make maximum effort even when it’s tough
being planned or developed
a very low-priced, high-risk stock
to abandon someone or something suddenly
to complete the remaining small tasks of a project
to take a subordinate role to someone else