| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| base n | (bottom support) | bas s |
| | | sockel s |
| | (på staty, kolonn etc) | postament s |
| | The floor lamp has a large round base. |
| | Golvlampan har en stor rund bas. |
| base n | (building foundation) | grund s |
| | | fundament s |
| | The base of the house is solid concrete. |
| | Husets grund är gjord av solid betong. |
| base n | (basis) | bas s |
| | | grund s |
| | The Bible provides the base for most Christian beliefs. |
| | Bibeln är grunden för de flesta kristna trossatser. |
| base n | (main ingredient) | bas s |
| | | grund s |
| | The sauce has a tomato base. |
| | Såsen har en tomatbas. |
| base n | (military: facility) | bas s |
| | The United States Navy has a base in San Diego. |
| | USA har en flottbas i San Diego. |
| base n | (starting point) | bas s |
| | | utgångspunkt s |
| | We used the tree as the base, and measured everything from there. |
| | Vi använde trädet som utgångspunkt och mätte allt därifrån. |
| base n | (foot: of mountain or tree) | fot s |
| | They run a small chalet resort at the base of the mountain. |
| | De driver en liten chalet-semesterort vid foten av berget. |
base [sth] on [sth],
base [sth] upon [sth] vtr + prep | often passive (use as evidence) | basera ngt på ngt vtr + prep |
| | | bygga ngt på ngt vtr + prep |
| | | grunda ngt på ngt vtr + prep |
| Anmärkning: "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. |
| | Hon baserade sin slutsats på en noggrann undersökning av bevisen. |
base [sth] on [sth],
base [sth] upon [sth] vtr + prep | (adapt from) | basera ngt på ngt vtr + prep |
| Anmärkning: "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. |
| | De kommer att basera filmen på en novell skriven av Mark Twain. |
| Ytterligare översättningar |
| base adj | (dishonourable, low) | låg adj |
| | | usel, dålig adj |
| | | enkel, simpel adj |
| | | tarvlig adj |
| | His base comments offended the women. |
| base n | (baseball: home, first, etc.) (sport, baseboll) | bas s |
| | The runner passed second base and headed to third. |
| base n | (chemical compound) | bas s |
| | This liquid is a base, and not acidic. |
| base n as adj | (forming the base) (förled) | grund- adj |
| | First you need to put on a base coat of paint. |
| base [sb]⇒ vtr | usually passive (station) | stationera vtr |
| | | basera vtr |
| | | placera vtr |
| | | ha sin bas vbal uttr |
| | Tom's company based him in New York, but he travels all over the US. |