"the rank and file" in German the rank and file die Basis Detailed translations for "the rank and file" the rank and file the rank and file die die Basis{feminine} It's Carcetti doing Pontius Pilate, putting it on Daniels, who was a safe choice as far as the rank Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review darstellt,... was die Basis betrifft.