pillar
 noun
 columna
EN They seemed distressed to find me, my arm against the overturned pillar, peering down the well.
GL Mostráronse angustiados ó atoparme, co brazo apoiado sobre a columna derrubada, mirando dentro do pozo.
 Fonte: TEM (1057)
piar
EN It is beautiful within and without, and the clustered pillars have most various sculpture in their capitals, figures, faces, leaves, animals, but have been cruelly whitewashed.
GL É moi bonita por dentro e por fóra; os piares teñen moitas e variadas esculturas nos seus capiteis, figuras, caras, follas, animais, pero foron cruelmente encalados.
Fonte: GAL (1208)
alicerce
EN Governments (politics) and the market (the economy) are the twin pillars supporting the productive systems and structures of modern societies.
GL Os gobernos (a política) e mailo mercado (a economía) son os alicerces que sosteñen a organización e os modos de producción das sociedades modernas.
Fonte: C08 (553)
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