base Significado & definición

Significado de base en español

• 0 the bottom part of something -- base, pie

  • We started climbing at the base of the mountain.

• 1 a place where people in the armed forces live and work -- base

  • an American Air Force base

• 2 the main place where a person lives or works, or from where he or she does things -- base

  • The hotel is an excellent base for exploring the city.

• 3 the bottom part -- base [ feminine ]

  • the base of the mountain el pie de la montaña

  • a statue’s marble base base de mármol de una estatúa

• 4 a place where military employees live and work -- base [ feminine ]

  • an army base una base militar

• 5 the main place of a person’s or organization’s activities -- base [ feminine ]

  • the company’s base of operations la base de operaciones de la compañía

  • I used my friend’s house as a base for exploring the area. Utilicé la casa de mi amigo como base para explorar la zona.

• 6 people who regularly support or use sth -- base [ feminine ]

  • our customer base nuestra base de consumidores

  • the Republican base la base republicana

• 7 (in baseball) one of the four places a runner must touch -- base [ feminine ]

  • first/second/third base primera/segunda/tercera base

• 8 the main part of a mixture -- base [ feminine ]

  • a polish with an oil base un esmalte con una base de aceite

• 9 to do everything needed to complete sth -- considerar todas las posibilidades

  • If we’ve covered all the bases, then we can go home. Si ya hemos considerado todas las posibilidades, podemos irnos a casa.

• 10 wrong or inaccurate -- fuera de base

  • The rumors are way off base. Los rumores son equivocados.

• 11 to make a place be the main location of an organization’s activities -- tener base/sede en

  • The company is based in Detroit. La compañía tiene su sede en Detroit.

  • the Florida-based charity la institución benéfica que tiene la sede en Florida