a base de
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== Spanish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /a ˈbase de/ [a ˈβ̞a.se ð̞e]
Syllabification: a ba‧se de
=== Preposition ===
a base de
solely down to; by ... alone; by sheer
Construyó su fortuna a base de trabajo duro. ― He built his fortune by hard work alone.
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“a base de”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025