- basement base·ment n
- ['beɪsmənt]
(of house) seminterrato, (of shop) scantinatoFALSE FRIEND: basement is not translated by the Italian word basamento
a basement flat — un appartamento nel seminterrato
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
basement base·ment n
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base|ment — «BAYS muhnt», noun. 1. the lowest story of a building, partly or wholly below ground: »Many basements flooded when the river overflowed. SYNONYM(S): cellar. 2. the lowest division of the wall of a building or the lowest part above ground of a… … Useful english dictionary
sub|base|ment — «SUHB BAYS muhnt», noun. any basement below the first or main basement of a building: »Figurative. Beneath the level of obvious fraud…was a subbasement of chicanery where we were all fooling one another (Harper s) … Useful english dictionary
base·ment — /ˈbeısmənt/ noun, pl ments [count] : the part of a building that is entirely or partly below the ground see also ↑bargain basement … Useful english dictionary
bar|gain-base|ment — bargain basement, a section of a department store, especially a floor below the street level, where relatively inexpensive goods are sold. bar|gain base|ment «BAHR guhn BAYS muhnt», adjective. Especially U.S. greatly reduced in price; cheap:… … Useful english dictionary
Basement — Base ment (b[=a]sment), n. [F. soubassement. Of uncertain origin. Cf. {Base}, a., {Bastion}.] (Arch.) The outer wall of the ground story of a building, or of a part of that story, when treated as a distinct substructure. (See {Base}, n., 3 (a) .) … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Basement membrane — Basement Base ment (b[=a]sment), n. [F. soubassement. Of uncertain origin. Cf. {Base}, a., {Bastion}.] (Arch.) The outer wall of the ground story of a building, or of a part of that story, when treated as a distinct substructure. (See {Base}, n … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
basement membrane — base·ment membrane .bā smənt n 1) a thin extracellular supporting layer that separates a layer of epithelial cells from the underlying lamina propria and is composed of the basal lamina and reticular lamina 2) basal lamina * * * the thin delicate … Medical dictionary
Basement — Base|ment [ beɪsmənt], das; s, s [engl. basement]: Tiefparterre, Souterrain … Universal-Lexikon
Basement — Base|ment [ beis...] das; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. basement> Keller , Untergeschoss … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
basement — base|ment [ beısmənt ] noun count * the part of a building that is partly or completely below the level of the ground: a basement apartment … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Basement — base·ment (bas mnt) adj. 1.Substandard or unacceptable. 2.Lame; Not cool or funny. 3.Simple minded or foolish. The food and service at the restaurant was so basement the group decided to eat and leave without paying … Dictionary of american slang
