base

base sf → base;

(fig) (= fondamento); basis;

(POL) → rank and file;

di base → basic;

in base a → on the basis of, according to;

in base a ciò ... → on that basis ...;

a base di caffè → coffee-based;

essere alla base di qc → to be at the root of sth;

gettare le basi per qc → to lay the basis o foundations for sth;

avere buone basi (INS) → to have a sound educational background