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basic ['beɪsɪk]∎ these things are basic to a good marriage ces choses sont fondamentales ou vitales pour un mariage heureux∎ basic English anglais m de base;∎ a basic knowledge of Greek une connaissance de base du grec;∎ my French is a bit basic mon français est plutôt rudimentaire;∎ basic vocabulary vocabulaire m de base;∎ I've got the basic idea je vois de quoi il s'agit en gros;∎ Mathematics the four basic operations les quatre opérations fpl fondamentales(c) (essential) essentiel;∎ basic foodstuffs denrées fpl de base;∎ the basic necessities of life les besoins mpl vitaux;∎ basic precautions précautions fpl élémentaires ou essentielles(d) (primitive → furniture, accommodation, skills) rudimentaire;∎ their flat is really basic leur appartement est très rudimentaire(e) (as a starting point → hours) de base;∎ this is the basic model of the car voici la voiture dans son modèle de base∎ the basics l'essentiel m;∎ let's get down to basics venons-en à l'essentiel;∎ I learned the basics of computing j'ai acquis les notions de base en informatique;∎ they learned to cook with just the basics ils ont appris à faire la cuisine avec un minimum;∎ to get back to basics (important things in life) retourner aux choses essentielles;∎ Politics back to basics = expression qui suggère un retour aux valeurs traditionnelles en matière d'éducation ou de moralité, lancée par les Conservateurs comme argument de renouveau politique au début des années 90►► Economics basic commodity denrée f de base;Marketing basic consumer goods denrées fpl de consommation courante;Insurance basic cover assurance f de garantie de base;Finance basic pay salaire m de base;∎ most people are basic rate taxpayers la plupart des gens sont imposés au taux de base;Chemistry basic salt sel m basique;basic slag scorie f de déphosphoration;Finance basic wage salaire m de base -
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basic [ˈbeɪsɪk]1. adjectivea. ( = fundamental) fondamental ; [rule] élémentaireb. [salary, working hours] de base2. plural noun• to get back to basics revenir au b.a.-ba3. compounds* * *['beɪsɪk] 1.basics plural noun essentiel m: (of knowledge, study) principes mpl fondamentaux; ( food) denrées fpl de première nécessité2.1) ( fundamental) [aim, arrangement, fact, need, quality] essentiel/-ielle; [belief, research, problem, principle] fondamental; [theme] principal2) ( elementary) [education, skill, rule] élémentaire3) ( rudimentary) [accommodation, meal, supplies] de basethe accommodation was rather basic — péj le logement était un peu rudimentaire
4) ( before additions) [pay, wage, hours] de base5) Chemistry basique -
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A basics npl the basics l'essentiel m: (of knowledge, study) principes mpl fondamentaux ; ( food) denrées fpl de première nécessité ; to go back to basics revoir les principes fondamentaux ; to get down to basics aborder l'essentiel.B adj1 ( fundamental) [aim, arrangement, fact, need, quality] essentiel/-ielle ; [belief, research, problem, principle] fondamental ; [theme] principal ;2 ( elementary) [education, knowledge, skill, rule] élémentaire ;3 ( rudimentary) [accommodation, meal, facilities, supplies] de base ; the accommodation was rather basic péj le logement était un peu rudimentaire ;4 ( before additions) [pay, wage, working hours] de base ;5 Chem basique.
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