basarse

basarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (cosa) to be based (en, on); (persona) to base oneself on

■ nuestra economía no puede basarse únicamente en el turismo our economy cannot be based solely on tourism

■ me baso en lo que he leído I base myself on what I have read

■ ¿en qué se basa para decir tales cosas? what grounds does he have for saying such things?

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VPR

1) (=tener como base)

basarse en algo — to be based on sth

la película está basada en hechos reales — the film is based on actual events

2) (=usar como base)

para la novela me basé en la vida de mi abuela — the novel was inspired by the life of my grandmother, I based the novel on the life of my grandmother

¿en qué te basas para decir eso? — what basis o grounds have you got for saying that?

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(v.) = found, undergird

Ex. No citation order, no matter how well founded, will prove suitable for every searcher.

Ex. Both libraries sought to undergird their partnership essential to a central role in collegiate education.

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(v.) = found, undergird

Ex: No citation order, no matter how well founded, will prove suitable for every searcher.

Ex: Both libraries sought to undergird their partnership essential to a central role in collegiate education.

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■basarse vr (teoría, película) to be based [en, on]: la condenaron basándose en las pruebas, they condemned her on the basis of the evidence
'basarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apoyarse
- apoyar
- basar
English:
go on
- rest

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vpr

1.

basarse en [persona] to base one's argument on;

¿en qué se basa usted (para decir eso)? what basis do you have for saying that?;

¿en qué te basas (para decir eso)? what makes you say that?;

me baso en lo que he oído I'm going by what I've heard

2.

basarse en [teoría, obra] to be based on

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basarse

v/r be based (en on)

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vr fundarse

basarse en : to be based on

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basarse vb

1. (película, etc) to be based

la película se basa en una novela de Stephen King the film is based on a novel by Stephen King

2. (persona) to base your ideas / to have grounds

¿en qué te basas para decir eso? what grounds do you have for saying that?