1. base
Soldiers found enemy`s base.
Base jumping is an extreme sport.
Roger Miller entered the United States Army at the age of seventeen. He was sent to an army base near Atlanta, Georgia.
How many of you are there at the base?
I must needs do him that justice to declare, that I never observed in him but an abhorrence to all base things.
His remuneration consists of a base salary plus commissions.
From the castle we could see the whole curve of the river around its base.
You stand the axis on the base and then proceed to stack up each part, staggering their position.
Touch the base of the lamp once to turn it on and twice to turn it off.
I have tried to compile the ideas that you proposed prior to the meeting, so that we can use them as the base for the discussion.
On base and off, buckle your seat-belts.
Comedians base their jokes on tragic situations like violent death or serious accidents.
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She buys pizza bases at the supermarket because it is quicker than making them.
A base service performed for a person of very high degree may become a very honorific office; as for instance the office of a Maid of Honor or of a Lady in Waiting to the Queen, or the King's Master of the Horse or his Keeper of the Hounds.
Anglais mot "قاعدة"(base) se produit dans des ensembles:
general Part 32. rule
golden rule
As a general rule, it's simple to criticize, but difficult to produce alternative suggestions.
Ironically, that old grammar rule that says "never end a sentence with a preposition" does just that!
If you want a golden rule that will fit everybody, this is it: Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.
Many have suffered oppression and misery for a long period of time under the rule of colonialism.
It is not reasonable to suppose that this rule is applicable under any condition.
The employees treat everything the company president says as a golden rule.
The reason the Northern and Southern Dynasties had failed in their rule was that they allowed literary splendor to surpass real substance.
Our school administration decided to do away with that school rule.
It is a firm rule in newspaper articles that second-hand information is clearly noted as such.
Buying books would be a good thing if one could also buy the time to read them in: but as a rule the purchase of books is mistaken for the appropriation of their contents.
to break (= not obey) the rules. to obey/follow the rules You can't smoke at school, it's against the rules (= not allowed).
We don't drink booze. Foam rules around here.
One of the rules at my school is that we can’t use mobile phones in the classroom.
In formal situation, it is a good idea to follow standard rules when making new contacts.
Anglais mot "قاعدة"(rule) se produit dans des ensembles:
general Part 2