"a base de" meaning in Spanish

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Preposition

IPA: /a ˈbase de/, [a ˈβ̞a.se ð̞e]
Head templates: {{head|es|preposition}} a base de
  1. solely down to; by ... alone; by sheer Derived forms: a base de bien
    Sense id: en-a_base_de-es-prep-NUQgO8zW Categories (other): Spanish prepositions

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  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "prep",
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        {
          "word": "a base de bien"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Our government has donated and continues to donate, as aid to other nations, exorbitant amounts of money, but for the poor in their own country, not only does this aid not exist, but they try to recover the investment by stealing the people.",
          "ref": "December 2016, “El político ladrón (PDGE) te roba la felicidad, la salud, la vivienda, el futuro, la pensión, la diversión y el trabajo”, in Diario Rombe, archived from the original on 2020-06-14",
          "text": "Nuestro gobierno ha donado y sigue donando, en concepto de ayudas a otras naciones, cantidades desorbitantes de dinero, pero para los pobres de su propio país no sólo no existen esas ayudas sino que pretenden recuperar lo invertido a base de robar al pueblo.",
          "type": "quotation"
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        "solely down to; by ... alone; by sheer"
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      "links": [
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          "down to",
          "down to"
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    },
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      "ipa": "[a ˈβ̞a.se ð̞e]"
    }
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          "english": "Our government has donated and continues to donate, as aid to other nations, exorbitant amounts of money, but for the poor in their own country, not only does this aid not exist, but they try to recover the investment by stealing the people.",
          "ref": "December 2016, “El político ladrón (PDGE) te roba la felicidad, la salud, la vivienda, el futuro, la pensión, la diversión y el trabajo”, in Diario Rombe, archived from the original on 2020-06-14",
          "text": "Nuestro gobierno ha donado y sigue donando, en concepto de ayudas a otras naciones, cantidades desorbitantes de dinero, pero para los pobres de su propio país no sólo no existen esas ayudas sino que pretenden recuperar lo invertido a base de robar al pueblo.",
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        "solely down to; by ... alone; by sheer"
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          "down to",
          "down to"
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