Base

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1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Translations 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 related terms 2 German 2.1 Noun

English

Noun

base

1. foundation
2. starting point
3. the lower, horizontal line in a triangle or the horizontal plane in a cone, pyramid etc.
4. a chemical compound that will neutralize an acid
5. a permanent structure for housing a military
6. headquarters , the place where decisions for an organization are made
7. colloquial molecular biology term for a nucleotide in the context of a DNA or RNA polymer

Translations

• Arabic: قاعدة
• Catalan: base f
• Chinese: 基础
• Dutch: basis f
• Ekspreso: base
• Esperanto: bazo
• Finnish: perustus (1), pohja (1), alkupiste (2), peruste (2), kanta (3), emäs (4)
• French: base
• German: (1,2,3) Basis, Grundlage ; (4) Base , f;
• Indonesian: dasar, alas
• Interlingua: base
• Italian: base
• Japanese: 基礎 (きそ , kiso), もと (moto)
• Portuguese: base
• Spanish: base f
• Volapük: stab

Verb

to base

1. to start (an argument or hypothesis) from

Translations

• Catalan: basar
• Dutch: baseren
• Ekspreso: baser
• Finnish: perustaa
• French: baser
• Interlingua: basar
• Portuguese: basar
• Spanish: basar
• Volapük: stabön

Adjective

base

1. low
2. inferior
3. immoral
4. common

Translations

• Finnish: matala (1), ala-arvoinen (2), moraaliton (3), säädytön (3), yleinen (4)
• French: bas, abject, indigne , ignoble

related terms

• base metal

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German

Noun

Base f (plural Basen )

1. a female cousin
2. a chemical compound that will neutralize an acid