Basic English in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for Basic English in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Basic English N U

Basic English

inglés m elemental

Basic English

inglés m básico

Translations for Basic English in the Spanish»English Dictionary

tiene nociones elementales de inglés

she has a rudimentary o basic knowledge of English

Translations for Basic English in the English»Spanish Dictionary

basic [Am ˈbeɪsɪk, Brit ˈbeɪsɪk] ADJ

1. basic (fundamental):

basic idea/point

básico

basic idea/point

fundamental

basic right

fundamental

to be basic to sth tourism is basic to the island's economy

el turismo es fundamental or básico para la economía de la isla

2. basic (simple, rudimentary):

basic knowledge

básico

basic knowledge

elemental

basic need

básico

basic need

esencial

basic hotel/food

sencillo

this textbook is very basic

este texto es muy elemental or básico

my needs are very basic

yo necesito bien poco

3. basic ECON:

basic pay

básico

basic price

básico

basic price

base adj inv

4. basic CHEM:

basic salt

básico

BASIC N U

BASIC → Beginners' All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code

I.English [Am ˈɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃ, Brit ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ] ADJ

1. English:

English

inglés

2. English (British):

English controvers

inglés controvers

II.English [Am ˈɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃ, Brit ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ] N

1. English U (language):

English

inglés m

British/American English

inglés británico/americano

British/American English attr lesson/teacher

de inglés

2. English (people) + pl vb:

the English

los ingleses

See also plain

I.plain <plainer plainest> [Am pleɪn, Brit pleɪn] ADJ

1. plain (unadorned):

plain decor/cooking

sencillo

plain language/style

sencillo

plain language/style

llano

plain envelope

sin identificación externa

plain fabric/dress

liso

tell me in plain English

dímelo en términos sencillos

tell me in plain English

dímelo en cristiano inf, hum

just plain water, thank you

agua nada más, gracias

the plain man's guide to economics

guía básica de economía

his family are just plain folk

su familia es gente sencilla

just plain Mike Reed, please

Mike Reed, sin más, por favor

just plain Mike Reed, please

Mike Reed, nomás, por favor LatAm

2. plain (clear):

plain

claro

to make sth plain

dejar algo (en) claro

it's plain from what you say that …

por lo que me dices está claro que …

it's perfectly plain to me that she's lying

para mí es obvio or está claro que está mintiendo

the reasons are plain to see

las razones saltan a la vista or son obvias

3. plain (blunt, straightforward):

the plain truth

la pura verdad

the plain truth

la verdad lisa y llana

I believe in plain dealing

a mí me gustan las cosas claras

I told him in plain terms that …

le dije claramente or lisa y llanamente que …

I'll be plain with you, Mr Andrews

seré franco or sincero con usted, señor Andrews

4. plain (not good-looking):

plain

feo

plain

poco agraciado

to be a plain Jane

ser poco agraciada

to be a plain Jane

ser feúcha inf

5. plain (downright):

plain

puro

II.plain [Am pleɪn, Brit pleɪn] ADV

1. plain (downright, simply) as intensifier:

plain wrong/ridiculous

totalmente

she's not incapable: she's just plain lazy

no es que sea incapaz: lo que es es vaga

it's just plain absurd

es un absurdo total

2. plain (bluntly, honestly):

plain tell

claramente

plain tell

francamente

III.plain [Am pleɪn, Brit pleɪn] N

1. plain GEOG:

plain

llanura f

the (Great) Plains

las grandes llanuras

2.1. plain Brit FASHION:

plain

tela f lisa

2.2. plain (stitch):

plain

punto m del derecho

Basic English in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Basic English in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.basic [ˈbeɪsɪk] ADJ

basic

básico, -a

basic idea

idea f principal

basic requirements

requisitos mínimos

to have a basic command of sth

tener conocimientos básicos de algo

II.basic [ˈbeɪsɪk] N pl

the basics

lo básico

BASIC [ˈbeɪsɪk] N

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

BASIC

BASIC m

I.English [ˈɪŋglɪʃ] N inv

1. English (language):

English

inglés m

2. English pl (people):

the English

los ingleses

II.English [ˈɪŋglɪʃ] ADJ

English

inglés, -esa

an English film

una película en inglés

an English class

una clase de inglés

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This dictatorship promotes science, enforces Basic English as a global lingua franca and eradicates all religions, setting the world on the road to a peaceful utopia.

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I'd say somebody there needs a refresher course on Basic English.

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Although Basic English was not built into a program, similar simplifications have been devised for various international uses.

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Basic English is, in essence, a simplified subset of regular English.

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Each word generated by this algorithm was assigned a basic meaning, as taken from Basic English.

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Hall criticized Basic English because it encouraged the use of multi-meaning words (such as "get") under the guise of simplicity.

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In the 1930s she supported the teaching of Basic English.

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Basic English is an example, but it failed to make progress.

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