first base

ˌfɜrst ˈbeɪs
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Translation of first base into German

Noun

1.

sports

initial base a runner must reach after hitting the ball
erste Base First Base
  • He sprinted to first base after hitting the ball.Er sprintete zur ersten Base, nachdem er den Ball geschlagen hatte.
2.

romantic step

US
kissing as the first step in a relationship
US
erste Basis
  • They got to first base on their first date.Sie kamen bei ihrem ersten Date bis zur ersten Basis.
3.

progress

RareUS
completion of the first phase of an activity
RareUS
erster Schritt erste Etappe erster Meilenstein
  • We've reached first base with the project.Wir haben den ersten Schritt des Projekts erreicht.
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Expressions with first base: examples in English and translations in German

den ersten Schritt machen
We need to get to first base with our project.

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  • first base: initial base a runner must reach after hitting the ball
    (sports) erste Base

Synonyms and analogies of first base in English

Examples of first base in a sentence

  • He was tagged out before reaching first base.
  • Reaching first base was a big deal for them.
  • They were nervous about getting to first base.
  • Securing the funding means we're at first base.
  • Getting approval was just reaching first base.

Translations of "first base" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
erste Basen.

He kept talking about making it to first base with a girl.

Er hat gesagt, er will mit einem Mädchen die erste Base erreichen.

The crowd cheered as he rounded first base and headed for second.

Die Menge jubelte, als er das erste Base umrundete und auf das zweite zusteuerte.

erste Basisn.

The main task at the beginning - to build its first base.

Die Hauptaufgabe am Anfang - ihre erste Basis zu bauen.

I then went back to the first base and as expected now I got in contact with the inmates.

Ich ging dann wieder in die erste Basis und kam erwartungsgemäß jetzt in Kontakt mit den Insassen.

First Basen.

None of those three guys knows how to play first base.

Keiner von diesen drei Jungs weiß, wie man First Base spielt.

Some players at least step on the first base before they get out.

Manche Spieler erreichen zumindest First Base, ehe sie raus sind.

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Other translations for first base:

  • Kennenlernphasenf.
  • erste Etappen.

first base: Examples and translations in context

As soon as the ball was hit, everyone focused on first base.

Sobald der Ball geschlagen wurde, richtete sich aller Aufmerksamkeit auf das erste Base.

And takes a fall before he gets to first base.

Und fällt bevor er die erste Base erreicht.

You are batting, pitching and first base coach.

Und zwar für Batter, Pitcher und erste Base.

Good quality is the first base of our success.

Gute Qualität ist die erste Base unseres Erfolgs.

She's taking us back to first base.

Es geht zurück an die erste Base.

The player slid into first base, just beating the tag from the first baseman.

Der Spieler rutschte ins erste Base und entging gerade noch dem Tag des First Baseman.

But first base is up for grabs.

Aber die Erste Base ist noch zu haben.

She anticipated the play perfectly to throw out the batter before reaching first base.

Sie antizipierte das Spiel perfekt, um den Schlagmann auszumachen, bevor er die erste Base erreichte.

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