base [beɪs]
noun
1 (bottom, support) [of wall] base (f); [of column] base (f); pie (m); [of vase, lamp] pie (m) 2 (basis, starting point) base (f) The results gave the Conservatives a good base to win the next election The family base was crucial to my development The hotel is an attractive base from which to explore the region Hong Kong increasingly depends upon mainland China as a base for its exports
3 (Mil) base (f); [of organization, company] sede (f); lugar (m) de residencia; (residence) (workplace) base (f) Gunfire was heard at an army base close to the airport ...a massive air base in eastern Saudi Arabia
For most of the spring her base was her home in Scotland Between touring, the band periodically returned to their home base in Sussex
4 (Baseball) base (f)to get to or reach first base especially (US) (Baseball) llegar a la primera base; alcanzar la primera meta the rule allowed a batter to reach first base after receiving nine balls We have got to first base. It is plain that the Government is contemplating legislation and is willing and able to do so if the practicalities permit We couldn't get to first base with any U.S. banks," he says. They didn't want to take the risk.
to touch base with sb especially (US) ponerse en contacto con algn Being there gave me a chance to touch base with three friends I hadn't seen for a year Afterward he touched base with his partners and found that they too harbored a vague distatse for the tobacco business
to touch or cover all (the) bases especially (US) abarcarlo todo He has managed to touch all the bases necessary, and trade goes on This is an exceptionally good contract. It touches all the bases of what the people said were the problems The boss covers all bases when he sets up a job
to be off base (US) he's way off base está totalmente equivocado
5 (Mat) base (f) In binary (base 2) we just use 0 and 1
6 (Drugs) cocaína (f) (para fumar) transitive verb
1 (post, locate) to base sb at [+troops] estacionar a algn en; we were based on Malta nos estacionaron en Malta; the job is based in London el trabajo tiene su base en Londres; where are you based now? ¿dónde estás ahora?
2 (found) [+opinion, relationship] to base sth on basar or fundar algo en; to be based on basarse or fundarse en; a story based on fact una historia basada en la realidad; I base myself on the following facts me apoyo en los hechos siguientes
modifier
base camp (n) campo (m) base
base coat (n) [of paint] primera capa (f)
base form (n) (Ling) base (f) derivativa
base jumping (n) salto en paracaídas realizado ilegalmente desde rascacielos, puentes etc
base lending rate (n) tipo (m) de interés base
base period (n) período (m) base
base rate (n) tipo (m) de interés base
base [beɪs] baser (comparative)basest (superlative)
adjective
1 [+action, motive] vil; bajo