off base

equivocado, desacertado

Equivocado en lo que piensa o cree sobre algo.

En inglés sencillo: Wrong in what you think or believe about something.

• Your guess is off base.
• I was completely off base about his intentions.
• Do you think her criticism was off base?

Cómo se usa: off base about something (You're off base about why she left.)

Sinónimos: wrong, mistaken, off target

Antónimos: right, correct

Expresiones frecuentes: be off base, way off base, completely off base, off base remarks

fuera de la base

Fuera del terreno de una base militar.

En inglés sencillo: Outside the area belonging to a military base.

• They live off base.
• The soldiers ate dinner off base last night.
• Are military families allowed to rent apartments off base?

Antónimos: on base

Expresiones frecuentes: live off base, housing off base, off base accommodation

fuera de la base

Separado de una base segura en béisbol, de modo que un rival puede eliminarte.

En inglés sencillo: Away from a safe base in baseball, where another player can put you out.

• The runner was off base.
• The pitcher caught him off base with a quick throw.
• She was tagged out while standing off base.

Antónimos: on base

Expresiones frecuentes: caught off base, runner off base, be off base