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principal

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈprɪnsɪp^əl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈprɪnsəpəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(prin′sə pəl)

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Principal Translations
Inglés	Español
principal adj	(foremost, in front)	principal adj mf
The principal idea is good, but we need to change some details.
La idea principal es buena, pero tenemos que hacer algunos cambios.
principal adj	(chief)	jefe nm
The principal architect had a good team working behind him.
El jefe de arquitectos tenía un buen equipo trabajando a sus órdenes.
principal n	(school director)	director, directora nm, nf
The principal of the school had to discipline the bad students.
El director de la escuela tenía que disciplinar a los malos estudiantes.
principal n	(finance: capital sum)	principal nm
A repayment mortgage involves paying off the principal plus interest.
La amortización de un crédito incluye el pago del principal más los intereses.

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Additional Translations
Inglés	Español
principal adj	(finance: of capital)	capital nm
The principal investment required will be in the millions.
El capital inversor que se requiere es de varios millones.
principal adj	(theater: leading role)	principal adj mf
protagónico adj
protagonista adj mf
The principal role in this play is that of the murderer.
El papel principal en esta obra es el del asesino.
principal adj	(music: first chair)	primer adj
principal adj mf
The principal clarinettist for the Philharmonic is a brilliant musician.
El primer clarinetista de la Filarmónica es un músico brillante.
principal n	(law: one authorizing)	mandante nm
The principals designated agents to act on their behalf.
Los mandantes designaron a mandatarios para que les representaran.
principal n	(law: perpetrator, abettor)	autor nm
The man was the principal in this crime. The woman knew nothing about it.
El hombre era el autor del crimen. La mujer no sabía nada del asunto.
principal n	(leading performer)	protagonista n común
Steve is the principal in the group's latest production.
Steve es el protagonista de la última producción del grupo.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés	Español
assistant principal (US), deputy head teacher, deputy head (UK) n	(deputy to head teacher)	vicedirector nm
Note: Capitalized when used as a title.
Desde el año pasado es el vicedirector de la escuela.
capital sum, principal sum n	(insurance: maximum payout) (seguros)	capital asegurado nm + adj
suma asegurada nf + adj
principal diagonal	(mathematics)	diagonal principal loc nom f
principal parts npl	(main components or elements)	partes principales nfpl
The principal parts of a blender are the motor, the shell, and the pitcher.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El computador tiene dos partes principales, una física (hardware) y una virtual (software).
componentes principales nmpl
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Los componentes principales de una computadora son el monitor, el teclado, el procesador, entre otros.
School Principal n	US (Head teacher)	director, directora nm, nf
director de escuela, directora de escuela grupo nom
director de colegio, directora de colegio grupo nom
vice principal n	(deputy head teacher)	vicedirector, vicedirectora nm, nf
vicerrector, vicerrectora nm, nf
vicedirector, vicedirectora nm, nf

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'principal' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

amount - axis - great - half-life - head - head table - headmaster - headteacher - high - lead - leader - Library of Congress - main - main dish - main idea - main line - main road - main street - mainmast - mainspring - square-rigged - top - under secretary

Spanish:

director - mandante - titular - predominante - preponderante - primaria - principal - protagonista - con sede en - primer bailarín - suerte principal - nave principal - subdirección - abogado director - comitente

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Synonyms: most important, number one, main, primary, prime, more...

Collocations: is the principal [investor, investigator, developer], a [public, private, high, secondary] school principal, was the principal [author, contributor], more...

Forum discussions with the word(s) "principal" in the title:

1km frontal con acceso directo a la carretera principal
accomplice / principal in the second degree - legal
account or service principal - information technology
Accrued on the unpaid principal balance
active principal - medical
Actividad Principal
actividad principal no sea la práctica de éste - grammar
activo/coste principal
adjusted principal - financial
aggregate principal - financial
aggregate principal amount of Debt (...) permitted to be incurred - financial
aggregate principal amount of outstanding microloans - financial
all of whom would become principle / principal early players
and may be, at the principal's discretion be modified - grammar
Applicant and Principal - legal
applicant y principal
application & principal
As a global principal
as a principal
as a principal and not as a surety - legal
as a reasonable attorney's fee 33% of the principal and interest on my account balance - legal
asignatura o curso principal
Assistant Principal / Deputy Principal
Authorization from the principal to the Grantor to receive.. - legal
balance to principal - financial
be the principal = ser/servir?
beneficiario principal / primario - legal
benefit of the principal - legal
black art principal
blanco principal
more...

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