phrase
postaviti temelje
to lay the foundations (literal and figurative)
заложить основы (temelj — фундамент; и буквально, и переносно)
With stress
pòstaviti tèmelje
In Cyrillic
поставити темеље
In phrasebooks
Next to it in the phrasebook
- ìzneti stȃvto set out a position (izneti — to put forward)
- stèći ùtisakto form an impression (steći — to acquire gradually)
- pòdneti òstāvkuto tender one's resignation (from a post; leaving an ordinary job is…
- polòžiti ìspitto pass an exam (to sit it is polagati; to fail is pasti na ispitu)
- nàneti štȅtuto cause damage (+ dative)
- ispúniti ùslovto meet a condition (ispuniti also means to fill in a form)
- dòneti prèsuduto hand down a judgement (Serbian 'brings' decisions)
- izrèći kȁznuto impose a penalty (izreći — to pronounce formally)
- ulòžiti žȁlbuto lodge an appeal (a complaint about goods is uložiti reklamaciju)
- pokrénuti pòstupakto initiate proceedings