Translation of "principal" to English

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Dictionary translations for "principal"

principal adjective

principal / principale / principaux / principales

main [meɪn] (prépositif et postpositif, relations d'hiérarchie)

Le robinet principal est fermé.

The main tap is turned off.

principal [ˈprɪnsəpəl] (en parlant d'une tâche)

Il doit être le principal.

He must be the principal.

chief [tʃi:f] (en parlant d'un inspecteur)

Quels étaient les principaux événements d'hier ?

What were yesterday's chief events?

leading ['liːdɪŋ] (en parlant d'un rôle)

Il jouera pour la première fois le rôle principal au prochain festival de l'école.

He will play the leading role for the first time in the next school festival.

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le principal m noun

pl. principals

principal [ˈprɪnsəpəl] (finances)

Il doit être le principal.

He must be the principal.

main thing (chose importante)

Phrases with "principal" (54)

rôle principal - title role
plat principal - main course
agent principal - chief agent
interrogatoire principal - examination in chief
personnage principal - principal character
ressort principal - mainspring
scrutateur principal - supervising deputy returning officer
actif principal - chief asset
actionnaire principal - principal shareholder
arbitre principal - general race marshal

Contexts with "principal"

Le robinet principal est fermé. The main tap is turned off.

Quel est ton domaine principal ? What's your major field?

Il doit être le principal. He must be the principal.

Il jouera pour la première fois le rôle principal au prochain festival de l'école. He will play the leading role for the first time in the next school festival.

Leur souci principal était d'avoir une grosse voiture. Their central concern was to have a big car.

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