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base

/beɪs/

Meanings
noun

Base, fundamento

Something from which other things extend; a foundation.

Examples :

"The house's foundation is the base upon which the entire structure is built. "
La base de la casa es el fundamento sobre el cual se construye toda la estructura.
structure building position essential
noun

Bases

(in the plural) A kind of skirt (often of velvet or brocade, but sometimes of mailed armour) which hung from the middle to about the knees, or lower.

Examples :

"The historical costume exhibit featured several beautiful velvet bases, showcasing the style of the 17th-century court. "
La exhibición de trajes históricos presentó varias bases de terciopelo hermosas, mostrando el estilo de la corte del siglo XVII.
appearance wear style history essential
noun

Base

A line in a survey which, being accurately determined in length and position, serves as the origin from which to compute the distances and positions of any points or objects connected with it by a system of triangles.

Examples :

"The surveyors used a precise base line to determine the location of the new school building. "
Los topógrafos utilizaron una base precisa para determinar la ubicación del nuevo edificio escolar.
technical math geography position essential
noun

Bajo, contrabajo, bajo eléctrico, guitarra bajo

An instrument that plays in the bass range, in particular a double bass, bass guitar, electric bass or bass synthesiser.

Examples :

"The musician swung the bass over his head like an axe and smashed it into the amplifier, creating a discordant howl of noise."
El músico balanceó el bajo sobre su cabeza como un hacha y lo estrelló contra el amplificador, creando un aullido discordante.
music sound entertainment essential
noun

Clave de fa

The clef sign that indicates that the pitch of the notes is below middle C; a bass clef.

Examples :

"The score had been written without the treble and bass, but it was easy to pick out which was which based on the location of the notes on the staff."
La partitura había sido escrita sin la clave de sol y la clave de fa, pero era fácil distinguir cuál era cuál basándose en la ubicación de las notas en el pentagrama.
music sign essential
adjective

Bajo, innoble

Not held by honourable service.

Examples :

"A base estate is one held by services not honourable, or held by villenage. Such a tenure is called base, or low, and the tenant is a base tenant."
Una propiedad baja es aquella que no se mantiene por servicios honorables, o se mantiene por villenage. Tal tenencia se llama baja, o innoble, y el inquilino es un inquilino bajo.
character moral value essential

Related Words

Illustration photographer

photographer noun

/fəˈtɒɡɹəfə/ /fəˈtɑɡɹəfɚ/

Fotógrafo

"The photographer captured beautiful pictures of the school's annual talent show. "

El fotógrafo capturó hermosas fotos del concurso de talentos anual de la escuela.

Illustration instructions

instructions noun

/ɪnˈstɹʌkʃənz/

Instrucción, enseñanza

"Instruction will be provided on how to handle difficult customers."

Se proporcionarán instrucciones sobre cómo tratar con clientes difíciles.

Illustration dishonorable

dishonorable adjective

/dɪˈsɒnərəbəl/ /dɪˈsɑːnərəbəl/

Deshonroso, sin honor

"The student's dishonest actions in the exam were dishonorable. "

Las acciones deshonestas del estudiante en el examen fueron deshonrosas.

Illustration headquarters

headquarters noun

/ˌhɛd.ˈkwɔː.təz/ /ˈhɛd.ˌkwɔɹ.təz/

Cuartel general, mando

"The army's headquarters issued a new order for all troops. "

El cuartel general del ejército emitió una nueva orden para todas las tropas.

Illustration organization

organization noun

/ˌɔɹɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌɔɹɡənɪˈzeɪʃən/

Organización

"This painting shows little organization at first glance, but little by little the structure becomes clear."

Esta pintura muestra poca organización a primera vista, pero poco a poco la estructura se vuelve clara.

Illustration cheerleading

cheerleading verb

/ˌtʃɪrˌliːdɪŋ/ /ˌtʃɪərˌliːdɪŋ/

Hacer porras

"Maria enjoys cheerleading at all the school football games. "

A María le gusta hacer porras en todos los partidos de fútbol de la escuela.

Illustration illegitimate

illegitimate noun

/ɘlɘˈdʒɘtɘmɘt/ [ɪlɨˈd͡ʒɪɾəmɨt]

Hijo ilegítimo

"In the past, an illegitimate often faced societal prejudice. "

En el pasado, un hijo ilegítimo a menudo se enfrentaba a prejuicios sociales.

Illustration meticulously

meticulously adverb

/məˈtɪkjələsli/ /məˈtɪkjʊləsli/

Meticulosamente, con esmero

"The chef meticulously prepared each ingredient, ensuring the dish was perfectly seasoned. "

El chef preparó meticulosamente cada ingrediente, asegurándose de que el plato estuviera perfectamente sazonado.

Illustration reprehensible

reprehensible noun

/ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnsəbəl/ /ˌrɛpriˈhɛnsɪbəl/

Persona censurable, villano

"The reprehensible, known for bullying classmates, was finally expelled from school. "

El villano, conocido por acosar a sus compañeros de clase, fue finalmente expulsado de la escuela.

Illustration construction

construction noun

/kənˈstɹʌkʃən/

Construcción

"Construction is underway on the new bridge."

La construcción del nuevo puente está en marcha.

Illustration dimensional

dimensional adjective

/-ʃnəl/

Dimensional, de dimensiones

"The math problem required us to understand the dimensional relationships of the cube. "

El problema de matemáticas nos exigió comprender las relaciones dimensionales del cubo.

Illustration controlling

controlling verb

/kənˈtroʊlɪŋ/ /kənˈtroʊlɪn/

Controlar, dominar

"With a simple remote, he could control the toy truck."

Con un mando a distancia simple, podía controlar el camión de juguete.