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I. basic [ˈbeɪsɪk] ADJ

1. basic (the starting point):

basic
основен
basic
изначален
basic idea
основна идея
to have a basic command of sth
имам най-общи познания по нщ

2. basic a. CHEM:

basic
алкален

II. basic [ˈbeɪsɪk] N pl

the basics
основите f мн
the basics
най-важното nt

basic wage N

basic wage
основна заплата

basic vocabulary N

basic vocabulary
основен речников запас

BASIC [ˈbeɪsɪk] N

BASIC COMPUT abbr of → Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code

BASIC
БЕЙСИК (език за програмиране)

Visual Basic N COMPUT

Visual Basic
Вижуъл Бейсик (език за програмиране, базиран на Basic)
Bulgarian
Bulgarian
English
English
базисен (-на)
basic
ОСП
Basics of Socialist Production
базов (-а)
basic
основен речников фонд
basic stock of words
ОЛП
basic rate of interest

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parent [or main ] [or basic], application
основно [o. първично] заявление
basic tax rate, basic rate of tax
основна данъчна ставка
basic conditions [or underlying situation ] [or general setting ] , [or regulatory framework]
рамкови условия
to have a basic command of sth
имам най-общи познания по нщ
the basics
основите f мн
the basics
най-важното nt
law on basic budgetary rules
Закон за устройство на бюджета
basic university act
основен закон за университетите
авторът е формулирал два основни теоретични принципа
the author has formulated two basic theoretical principles
семейството е основна клетка на обществото
the family is the basic unit of society

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An 1819 act of the second chamber abolished compulsory labor required by the state with the extra costs which resulted being absorbed by the treasury.
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In a shocking act of savagery, she says he set fire to a bowl of nail polish remover while her hand was in it.
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The act performed without a net (it had been lost in transit) and the crowd gave them a standing ovation.
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Animal models suggest lupeol may act as an anti-inflammatory agent.
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The bizarre concept of delivering a ventriloquist act, a visual humour, by radio, an audio medium, never seemed to bother anyone at the time, however.
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