| Traduções principais |
| base n | (bottom support) | base sf |
| | The floor lamp has a large round base. |
| | A luminária tem uma grande base redonda. |
| base n | (building foundation) (construção) | fundação sf |
| | The base of the house is solid concrete. |
| | A fundação da casa é de concreto sólido. |
| base n | (basis) | base sf |
| | The Bible provides the base for most Christian beliefs. |
| | A Bíblia forma a base da maioria das crenças cristãs. |
| base n | (main ingredient) | base sf |
| | The sauce has a tomato base. |
| | O molho tem como base o tomate. |
| base n | (military: facility) (militar: instalação) | base sf |
| | The United States Navy has a base in San Diego. |
| | A marinha americana tem uma base em San Diego. |
| base n | (starting point) | ponto de partida, ponto de referência sm |
| | | base sf |
| | We used the tree as the base, and measured everything from there. |
| | Nós usamos a árvore como ponto de partida, e medimos tudo a partir dela. |
| base n | (foot: of mountain or tree) | sopé sm |
| | | base sf |
| | They run a small chalet resort at the base of the mountain. |
| | Eles administravam um pequeno resort de chalés no sopé da montanha. |
base [sth] on [sth],
base [sth] upon [sth] vtr + prep | often passive (use as evidence) | basear em vt |
| Nota: "Base on" is more common than "base upon." These expressions are often used in the passive voice--e.g., "My opinion is based on facts, not rumor." |
| | She based her conclusion on close examination of the evidence. |
| | Ela baseou sua conclusão em um exame minucioso da evidência. |
base [sth] on [sth],
base [sth] upon [sth] vtr + prep | (adapt from) | basear vt |
| Nota: "Base on" is more common than "base upon." These expressions are often used in the passive voice--e.g., "The movie is based on a true story." |
| | They will base the film on a short story written by Mark Twain. |
| | Eles vão basear o filme em um conto de Mark Twain. |
| Traduções complementares |
| base adj | (dishonourable, low) | ultrajante, vulgar, insultante adj |
| | His base comments offended the women. |
| | Os comentários ultrajantes dele ofenderam as mulheres. |
| base n | (baseball: home, first, etc.) (beisebol) | base sf |
| | The runner passed second base and headed to third. |
| | O corredor passou a segunda base e seguiu para a terceira. |
| base n | (chemical compound) (química) | base sf |
| | This liquid is a base, and not acidic. |
| | Este líquido é uma base e não um ácido. |
| base n as adj | (forming the base) | base sf |
| | First you need to put on a base coat of paint. |
| | Primeiro você precisa aplicar uma camada base de tinta. |
| base [sb]⇒ vtr | usually passive (station) | alocar vt |
| | Tom's company based him in New York, but he travels all over the US. |
| | A empresa de Tom o alocou em Nova Iorque, mas ele viaja por todo os EUA. |
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air base,
airbase n | (military aircraft station) | base aérea loc sf |
| army base n | (military facility) | base militar loc sf |
| | There is a large US army base on the island of Okinawa, Japan. |
| at the base of prep | (at the bottom of) (ao pé de) | na base de loc prep |
| | We'll meet at the base of the volcano and hike up together. |
| base cabinet n | (low storage cupboard) (cozinha) | armário de chão loc sm |
| base camp n | (mountaineers' shelter) | acampamento base loc sm |
| | | acampamento de base loc sm |
| | My daughter is no mountain climber, but she's trekking as far as the Everest base camp. |
| base fee n | UK (law: inherited property) (legal: propriedade herdada) | propriedade fiduciária |
| base hit n | (type of baseball hit) | rebatida de base loc sf |
| | The batter got a base hit and the runner scored easily. |
| base jump n | (sport: jump from fixed structure) | base jumping estrang |
| base level n | (river's lowest point) (ponto mais baixo de um rio) | desembocadura, foz sf |
| base level n | (lowest point) | nível mínimo loc sm |
| base metal n | (non-precious metal) | metal comum loc sm |
| | It was a cheap base metal but the gold plating made it look expensive. |
| base of operations n | (military installation) | base de operações loc sf |
| | The Allies moved their base of operations from England to the coast of Normandy. |
| base of operations n | (business headquarters) | base operacional loc sf |
| | The Hong Kong offices currently serve as the company's base of operations for global activities. |
| base on balls n | (baseball: walk awarded) | base por bolas sf |
| | The pitcher gave a base on balls. |
| base pay n | (basic salary) | salário-base sm |
| | | remuneração-base sf |
| | The base pay for this job is low, but as you gain experience your pay will be increased. |
| base price n | (cost before extras) | preço base loc sm |
| | The base price is $20,000; if you want a stereo or air conditioning, that will be extra. |
| base rate n | (interest rate: to set lending rate) | taxa básica sf + adj |
| | Banks use the base rate as their starting point when deciding on individual lending rates. |
base rate,
basic rate n | (wages) | taxa básica sf + adj |
| | We're paid £55 a day as a base rate of pay. |
| base rate n | UK (interest rate: Bank of England) | taxa básica sf + adj |
| | The Bank of England set the base rate at 0.5 per cent. |
| base salary n | (basic pay level) | salário-base sm |
| | | remuneração-base sf |
| | Inexperienced workers entering this firm are paid the base salary. |
| base wage n | (basic pay level) | salário-base sm |
| | | remuneração-base sf |
| | The base wage for this job is low, but as you gain experience your pay will be increased. |
baseline,
base line n | (standard, guideline) | linha de base loc sf |
| | | padrão de valor loc sm |
| | These sales figures will be used as the baseline for the company's success in future years. |
baseline,
base line n | (baseball: line between bases) (beisebol) | linha entre as bases expres |
baseline,
base line n | (tennis court marking) | linha de base loc sf |
| | The player serves from just behind the baseline. |
baseline,
base-line n as adj | (standard) | padrão adj |
| | The machine monitors any deviation from the patient's baseline heart rate. |
| bed base n | (support for mattress) | base para cama sf + prep + sf |
| BX n | US, initialism (base exchange) | loja da base militar sf + loc adj |
| customer base n | (group of clients or consumers) | clientela sf |
| | The home improvement store expanded its customer base when it added a new garden center. |
database,
data base n | (data bank, collection of data) | banco de dados sm |
| | Police are compiling a database of crime locations. |
database,
data base n | (computing: searchable data) | base de dados loc sf |
| | The database contained four records with that name. |
double,
two-base hit n | (baseball) (baseball) | rebatida dupla sf + adj |
| | The batter hit a double. |
| first base n | (baseball: first station) (beisebol) | primeira base loc sf |
| | Baseball is so dull that I fall asleep before anyone gets to first base. |
| first base n | slang (kissing on a date) (num encontro amoroso) | beijo sm |
| | He thought the date was going well, but in the end he didn't even make it to first base. |
home base,
home plate n | (baseball: home plate) (baseball) | home base estrang |
| | A pitcher must throw the ball over home base for it to be declared a 'strike'. |
| home base n | (headquarters, center of action) | base de operação loc sf |
| home base n | (games: destination, objective) | objetivo sm |
| | In this game, home base is a large yellow square at the center of the board. |
| home plate n | (baseball: batter's station) (beisebol: base em que se posiciona o rebatedor) | base do rebatedor sm |
| | A pitcher must throw the ball over home plate for it to be declared a "strike.". |
| military base n | (army facility) | base militar sf |
| | My aunt's a civilian worker on a military base. |
| pastry base n | (bottom of a pie) | base de torta loc sf |
plate,
home plate,
home base n | (baseball) (beisebol: base do rebatedor) | base sf |
| | The runner slid into the plate to score the winning run. |
| | O corredor escorregou até a base para marcar a corrida vencedora. |
| second base n | (baseball: first corner) (beisebol) | segunda base sf |
| | The batter was able to reach second base safely. |
| second base n | US, slang, euphemism (fondling [sb]'s breasts) (EUA, carícia nos seios) | segunda base sf |
| | (figurado) | passar a marcha expres v |
| | How long did it take for you to reach second base with your girlfriend? |
| tax base n | (resources subject to taxation) (recursos sujeitos à taxação) | base tributária, base fiscal loc sf |
| | Our tax base has dwindled since the hurricane. |
| third base n | (baseball: last of three bases that must be touched by runner) (beisebol: última das três bases) | terceira base loc sf |
| | The player made it to third base. |
| | O jogador chegou à terceira base. |
touch base,
touch bases vtr + n | US, figurative, informal (make contact) | entrar em contato expres v |
| | We'll touch base when you've finished the first task. |
touch base with [sb],
touch bases v expr | US, figurative, informal (make contact with [sb]) | entrar em contato expres v |
| | | contatar vt |
| | | falar com vt + prep |
| | Touch base with me in a few weeks so I can see how the project's coming along. |
| | Entre em contato comigo daqui a umas semanas para eu ver como o projeto vai avançando. |
triple,
three-base hit n | (baseball) (baseball) | rebatida tripla sf + adj |
| | The crowd cheered when the batter hit a triple. |