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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| base n | (bottom support) | base nf |
| | The floor lamp has a large round base. |
| | La lámpara de pie tiene una base redonda. |
| base n | (building foundation) | cimiento nm |
| | The base of the house is solid concrete. |
| | El cimiento de la casa está hecho de hormigón sólido. |
| base n | (basis) | base nf |
| | The Bible provides the base for most Christian beliefs. |
| | La Biblia brinda la base para la mayoría de las creencias cristianas. |
| base n | (main ingredient) | base nf |
| | The sauce has a tomato base. |
| | La base de la salsa es el tomate. |
| base n | (military: facility) | base militar nf + adj |
| | | base nf |
| | The United States Navy has a base in San Diego. |
| | Hay una base militar de la Marina de los EE.UU. en San Diego. |
| base n | (starting point) | referencia nf |
| | We used the tree as the base, and measured everything from there. |
| | Tomamos el árbol como referencia y, desde aquí, tomamos las medidas. |
| base n | (foot: of mountain or tree) | pie nm |
| | They run a small chalet resort at the base of the mountain. |
| | Ellos manejan un chalet turístico al pie de la montaña. |
base [sth] on [sth],
base [sth] upon [sth] vtr + prep | often passive (use as evidence) | basar en, fundamentar en vtr + prep |
| | | cimentar en vtr + prep |
| Note: "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. |
| | Basó su conclusión en un cuidadoso examen de la evidencia. |
base [sth] on [sth],
base [sth] upon [sth] vtr + prep | (adapt from) | basar en vtr + prep |
| Note: "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. |
| | Van a basar la película en un cuento corto de Mark Twain. |
| Compound Forms: |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
air base,
airbase n | (military aircraft station) | base aérea loc nom f |
| army base n | (military facility) | base militar nf |
| | There is a large US army base on the island of Okinawa, Japan. |
| | Hay una gran base militar americana en la isla de Okinawa, Japón. |
| at the base of prep | (at the bottom of) | en las faldas de loc adv |
| | We'll meet at the base of the volcano and hike up together. |
| | Nos encontraremos en las faldas del volcán y ascenderemos juntos. |
| | | al pie de loc adv |
| | Nos encontraremos al pie del volcán y ascenderemos juntos. |
| base cabinet n | (low storage cupboard) | mueble bajo loc nom m |
| | En nuestra cocina, las ollas y sartenes están en los muebles bajos y la comida en los muebles altos situados arriba del banco. |
| | (AR) | mueble bajomesada loc nom m |
| | En nuestra cocina, las ollas y sartenes están en el mueble bajomesada y la comida en los muebles altos situados arriba del banco. |
| base camp n | (mountaineers' shelter) (ES) | campamento base loc nom m |
| | My daughter is no mountain climber, but she's trekking as far as the Everest base camp. |
| base exchange n | US (store on military base) | economato de la base loc nom m |
| | | comisaría de la base loc nom f |
| base fee n | UK (law: inherited property) (precio) | tarifa de base nf + loc adj |
| | | tasa de base nf + loc adj |
| | | cuota básica nf + adj |
| base hit n | (type of baseball hit) (voz inglesa) | hit nm |
| | (MX, CU) | jit nm |
| | (AmL) | imparable nm |
| | The batter got a base hit and the runner scored easily. |
| | El bateador logró un hit y el corredor anotó con facilidad. |
base jump,
BASE jump n | (sport: jump from fixed structure) (deportes) | salto BASE loc nom m |
| | The stuntman's base jump from the Eiffel Tower was impressive. |
| base level n | (river's lowest point) (río) | nivel de base loc nom m |
| base level n | (lowest point) | nivel inferior nm |
| base load | UK (electronics) | carga base nf + adj inv |
| base map | (basic map) | mapa base nf + adj inv |
| | | mapa de base nf + loc adj |
| base metal n | (non-precious metal) | metal común nm + adj |
| | It was a cheap base metal but the gold plating made it look expensive. |
| base of operations n | (military installation) | base de operaciones loc nom f |
| | The Allies moved their base of operations from England to the coast of Normandy. |
| | Los aliados mudaron su base de operaciones de Inglaterra a la costa de Normandía. |
| base of operations n | (business headquarters) | sede central nf + adj |
| | | base de operaciones loc nom f |
| | The Hong Kong offices currently serve as the company's base of operations for global activities. |
| | Las oficinas de Hong Kong son actualmente la sede central para actividades globales. |
| base on balls n | (baseball: walk awarded) | base por bolas loc nom f |
| | The pitcher gave a base on balls. |
| base pay n | (basic salary) | salario base nm + adj |
| | (coloquial) | pago base nm + adj |
| | | sueldo base nm + adj |
| | The base pay for this job is low, but as you gain experience your pay will be increased. |
| | El salario base en este empleo es bajo, pero a medida que ganes experiencia tu salario aumentará. |
| base payment n | (law: salary without benefits) | sueldo base nm + adj |
base plate,
baseplate n | (metal sheet supporting [sth]) | placa de base nf + loc adj |
| | The base plate is attached to the machine with four screws. |
| | La placa de base está ajustada a la máquina con cuatro tornillos. |
| base price n | (cost before extras) | precio base nm + adj |
| | The base price is $20,000; if you want a stereo or air conditioning, that will be extra. |
| | El precio base es de $20.000, si quieres estéreo o aire acondicionado eso sería adicional. |
| base rate n | (interest rate: to set lending rate) | tasa de referencia nf + loc adj |
| | Banks use the base rate as their starting point when deciding on individual lending rates. |
| | La tasa de referencia en Estados Unidos es actualmente 3,25 %. |
| | | tipo base nm + adj |
| | El tipo base en Estados Unidos es actualmente 3,25 %. |
base rate,
basic rate n | (wages) | tarifa base nf + adj |
| | | sueldo básico nm + adj |
| | We're paid £55 a day as a base rate of pay. |
| | Nos pagan £55 por día como tarifa base. |
| base rate n | UK (interest rate: Bank of England) | tasa de interés nf + loc adj |
| | The Bank of England set the base rate at 0.5 per cent. |
| | El Banco de Inglaterra fijó la tasa de interés en un 0,5 %. |
| base runner n | (baseball) (béisbol) | corredor de base, corredora de base nm, nf + loc adj |
base running,
baserunning n | (baseball: running around the bases) | corrida de base loc nom f |
base-running,
baserunning n as adj | (relating to base running) | de la corrida de base loc adj |
| base salary n | (basic pay level) | salario base nm + adj |
| | Inexperienced workers entering this firm are paid the base salary. |
| base station | (broadcasting) | estación base nf + adj inv |
| base unit | (physics) | unidad básica nf + adj |
| base wage n | (basic pay level) | sueldo base nm + adj |
| | | paga base nf + adj |
| | The base wage for this job is low, but as you gain experience your pay will be increased. |
baseline,
base line n | (standard, guideline) | referencia nf |
| | | punto de referencia nm + loc adj |
| | | punto de partida nm + loc adj |
| | | estándar nm |
| | These sales figures will be used as the baseline for the company's success in future years. |
| | Estas cifras de ventas servirán de referencia para el éxito de la compañía en los próximos años. |
baseline,
base line n | (baseball: line between bases) | línea de base nf + loc adj |
baseline,
base line n | (tennis court marking) | línea de fondo nf + loc adj |
| | The player serves from just behind the baseline. |
| | El jugador saca detrás de la línea de fondo. |
baseline,
base-line n as adj | (standard) | estándar adj mf |
| | | básico adj |
| | | de serie loc adj |
| | The machine monitors any deviation from the patient's baseline heart rate. |
| | La máquina monitoriza cualquier desviación del ritmo cardíaco estándar del paciente. |
| bed base n | (support for mattress) | base de colchón nf + loc adj |
| BX n | US, initialism (base exchange) | economato de la base loc nom m |
| | | comisaría de la base loc nom f |
| customer base n | (group of clients or consumers) | clientela nf |
| | The home improvement store expanded its customer base when it added a new garden center. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Nos va muy bien, este año nuestra clientela se duplicó. |
database,
data base n | (data bank, collection of data) | base de datos loc nom f |
| | Police are compiling a database of crime locations. |
| | La policía está armando una base de datos con las zonas criminales. |
database,
data base n | (computing: searchable data) | base de datos loc nom f |
| | The database contained four records with that name. |
| | La base de datos tenía cuatro registros con ese nombre. |
double,
two-base hit n | (baseball) | doble nm |
| | The batter hit a double. |
| | El bateador anotó un doble. |
| first base n | (baseball: first station) | primera base adj + nf |
| | Baseball is so dull that I fall asleep before anyone gets to first base. |
| first base n | slang (kissing on a date) (figurado, coloquial) | llegar a primera base loc verb |
| | He thought the date was going well, but in the end he didn't even make it to first base. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. A pesar de que la chica era muy tímida logró llegar a primera base y robarle un beso. |
| | (ES, coloquial) | morreo nm |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Juan pensó que la chica era fácil, pero a la hora de la verdad no sacó ni un morreo. |
| | (CH, coloquial) | atraque nm |
| get to first base v expr | US, figurative, informal (succeed in the initial phase of [sth]) | superar el primer reto loc verb |
| | | superar la primera fase loc verb |
| get to first base v expr | US, figurative, informal (engage in kissing) | besar⇒ vtr |
home base,
home plate n | (baseball: home plate) (béisbol) | home nm |
| | A pitcher must throw the ball over home base for it to be declared a 'strike'. |
| home base n | (headquarters, center of action) | sede central, casa central nf + adj mf |
| home base n | (games: destination, objective) | meta nf |
| | | objetivo nm |
| | In this game, home base is a large yellow square at the center of the board. |
| home plate n | (baseball: batter's station) (anglicismo) | home nm |
| | A pitcher must throw the ball over home plate for it to be declared a "strike.". |
| | (anglicismo) | home plate loc nom m |
| military base n | (army facility) | base militar nf + adj |
| | My aunt's a civilian worker on a military base. |
| | Mi tía es trabajadora civil en una base militar. |
| naval base n | (military stronghold) | base naval nf + adj |
off base,
off-base adj | (mistaken) | equivocado/a adj |
| pastry base n | (bottom of a pie) | base de tarta nf + loc adj |
| | | corteza de tarta nf + loc adj |
plate,
home plate,
home base n | (baseball) | plato nm |
| | The runner slid into the plate to score the winning run. |
| | El base meta aterrizó sobre el plato para apuntarse la carrera. |
| power base | (source of authority) | base de poder nf + loc adj |
| | | fuente de autoridad nf + loc adj |
| second base n | (baseball: first corner) (deporte) | segunda base adj + nf |
| | The batter was able to reach second base safely. |
| second base n | US, slang, euphemism (fondling [sb]'s breasts) (CL, eufemismo: contacto físico) | grado dos loc nom m |
| | How long did it take for you to reach second base with your girlfriend? |
| tax base n | (resources subject to taxation) | base imponible loc nom f |
| | Our tax base has dwindled since the hurricane. |
| | Nuestra base imponible decayó desde el huracán. |
| third base n | (baseball: last of three bases that must be touched by runner) (béisbol) | tercera base adj + nf |
| | The player made it to third base. |
| | El jugador llegó a tercera base. |
touch base,
touch bases vtr + n | US, figurative, informal (make contact) | ponerse en contacto loc verb |
| | | establecer contacto loc verb |
| | We'll touch base when you've finished the first task. |
| | Nos pondremos en contacto cuando hayas terminado la tarea. |
touch base with [sb],
touch bases v expr | US, figurative, informal (make contact with [sb]) | ponerse en contacto con loc verb |
| | | establecer contacto con loc verb |
| | Touch base with me in a few weeks so I can see how the project's coming along. |
| | Ponte en contacto conmigo en unas semanas para poder ver cómo avanza el proyecto. |
triple,
three-base hit n | (baseball) | triple nm |
| | The crowd cheered when the batter hit a triple. |
