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1 base
[beɪs] 1. n(of post, tree, system of ideas) podstawa f; (of cup, box) spód m; (of paint, make up) podkład m; (for military, individual, organization) baza f2. vt3. adjto base sth on — opierać (oprzeć perf) coś na +loc
mind, thoughts podły, nikczemnyto be based at — bazować w +loc or na +loc
* * *I 1. [beis] noun1) (the foundation, support, or lowest part (of something), or the surface on which something is standing: the base of the statue; the base of the triangle; the base of the tree.) podstawa2) (the main ingredient of a mixture: This paint has oil as a base.) główny składnik3) (a headquarters, starting-point etc: an army base.) baza2. verb((often with on) to use as a foundation, starting-point etc: I base my opinion on evidence; Our group was based in Paris.) opierać, stacjonować- baselessII [beis] adjective(wicked or worthless: base desires.) niegodziwy- basely- baseness -
2 backwards
['bækwədz]advto know sth backwards or (US) backwards and forwards — znać coś na wylot
* * *1) (towards the back: He glanced backwards.) do tyłu2) (with one's back facing the direction one is going in: The child walked backwards into a lamp-post.) tyłem3) (in the opposite way to that which is usual: Can you count from 1 to 10 backwards? (= starting at 10 and counting to 1).) do tyłu
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Starting bar — Starting Start ing (st[aum]rt [i^]ng), a. & n. from {Start}, v. [1913 Webster] {Starting bar} (Steam Eng.), a hand lever for working the valves in starting an engine. {Starting hole}, a loophole; evasion. [Obs.] {Starting point}, the point from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Starting hole — Starting Start ing (st[aum]rt [i^]ng), a. & n. from {Start}, v. [1913 Webster] {Starting bar} (Steam Eng.), a hand lever for working the valves in starting an engine. {Starting hole}, a loophole; evasion. [Obs.] {Starting point}, the point from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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