off base

à côté de la plaque, dans l'erreur

Qui se trompe dans son opinion ou son jugement sur quelque chose.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : off base about something (You're off base about why she left.)

Synonymes : wrong, mistaken, off target

Contraires : right, correct

Expressions courantes : be off base, way off base, completely off base, off base remarks

hors de la base

À l’extérieur du terrain occupé par une base militaire.

En anglais simple : 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?

Contraires : on base

Expressions courantes : live off base, housing off base, off base accommodation

hors de sa base

Éloigné d’une base protectrice au baseball, donc susceptible d’être éliminé par un adversaire.

En anglais simple : 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.

Contraires : on base

Expressions courantes : caught off base, runner off base, be off base