de base: suggested translations

Consult this page to find suggested English equivalents for "de base."

background, basic, central, core, critical, elementary, essential, founding, fundamental, key, main, major, no-frills, primary, principal, rudimentary, source, underlying, vital

  • avoir des renseignements de base sur le projet / have background information on the project
  • l’importance de l’infrastructure de base pour le développement de l’économie / the importance of having a basic infrastructure for the development of the economy
  • un des principes de base de la démocratie / one of the central tenets of democracy
  • se pencher sur les compétences de base requises / determine the required core (main) competencies
  • mettre en œuvre des programmes de base / implement critical (vital) programs
  • comprendre les éléments de base de la situation / understand the elementary aspects of the situation
  • fournir les renseignements de base au sujet du projet / provide essential information about the project
  • les principes de base du développement durable permettent une certaine adaptation / the founding principles for sustainable development allow for some compromise
  • soutenir des initiatives sociales et économiques de base / support fundamental (key) social and economic initiatives
  • le secteur agroalimentaire est l’une des industries de base du Canada / the agri-food sector is one of the major (principal) industries in Canada
  • obliger les banques à fournir des comptes de base / force the banks to provide no-frills accounts
  • un manque de ressources de base en soins de santé / a lack of primary health care resources
  • posséder une connaissance de base du fonctionnement d’une entreprise / have a rudimentary understanding of how business works
  • examiner les documents de base disponibles / review the available source documents
  • essayer de régler le problème de base / try to solve the underlying problem

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