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basse

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for basse.

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The comparison with the previous cathedral, the Basse Œuvre - which is still there - is astonishing.

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Definitions3
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Quick take

A surname.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of basse gathered in one view.

noun

A surname.

noun

Archaic form of bass (“perch”). [A low spectrum of sound tones.]

noun

(music jargon) The bass voice or part within French music

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for basse.

noun

A surname.

noun

Archaic form of bass (“perch”). [A low spectrum of sound tones.]

noun

(music jargon) The bass voice or part within French music

Example sentences

1

The comparison with the previous cathedral, the Basse Œuvre - which is still there - is astonishing.

2

Or waved your finger to say no, or as a real French just shout through 'patron ya marée basse, r'mets voir les p'tites soeurs!'.

3

It does not roll well at all, but the kids stand around in a circle and kick the basse around to each other, trying to keep it in the air.

4

In this 1977 documentary film, Werner Herzog visits the island of Basse-Terre on which the volcano La Grande Soufrière is predicted to erupt.

5

How many years will he have to work before he is in a position to buy an estate of 200 hectares in Basse-Normandie and live out the rest of his life in peace and comfort?

6

…Basse says soybean importers aren’t just snubbing U.

7

> if someone could actually afford a ball Round here, in the olden days the kids would fashion a crude type of ball called "basse" by cutting up a broken bicycle inner tube into a bunch of small rings, threading all the rings on a piece of string and tying this mess up in a particular way to form a roughly spherical object.

8

With the development of purely peaceful space research, the President-Director-General of the Societe Anonyme pour l'Exploitation Financiere de la Physique Purement Theorique, Commander of the Legion of Honneur, had been able to conclude some profitable contracts and has bought a country estate of 200 hectares in Basse-Normandie at 8,000 francs per hectare.

Quote examples

1

> if someone could actually afford a ball Round here, in the olden days the kids would fashion a crude type of ball called "basse" by cutting up a broken bicycle inner tube into a bunch of small rings, threading all the rings on a piece of string and tying this mess up in a particular way to form a roughly spherical object.

Proper noun examples

1

In this 1977 documentary film, Werner Herzog visits the island of Basse-Terre on which the volcano La Grande Soufrière is predicted to erupt.

2

How many years will he have to work before he is in a position to buy an estate of 200 hectares in Basse-Normandie and live out the rest of his life in peace and comfort?

3

…Basse says soybean importers aren’t just snubbing U.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use basse in a sentence?

The comparison with the previous cathedral, the Basse Œuvre - which is still there - is astonishing.

What does basse mean?

A surname.

What part of speech is basse?

basse is commonly used as noun.