principal in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for principal in the English»French Dictionary

I.principal [Brit ˈprɪnsɪp(ə)l, Am ˈprɪnsəpəl] N

1. principal (headteacher):

principal (of senior school)

proviseur m

principal (of junior school, college)

directeur/-trice m/f

2. principal THEAT:

principal

acteur/-trice m/f principal/-e

3. principal MUS:

principal

chef m de pupitre

4. principal (client):

principal

mandant m

5. principal FIN:

principal (interest-bearing sum)

capital m

principal (debt before interest)

principal m

6. principal LAW:

principal

auteur m principal (d'un crime ou délit)

7. principal Brit (civil servant):

principal

chef m de service

II.principal [Brit ˈprɪnsɪp(ə)l, Am ˈprɪnsəpəl] ADJ

1. principal (main):

principal

principal

2. principal:

principal MUS, THEAT violin, clarinet

premier/-ière

principal attr dancer

étoile

3. principal LING:

principal clause

principal

the principal parts of a verb

les temps primitifs d'un verbe

principal boy N THEAT

principal boy

rôle m principal masculin (dans une pantomime tenu par une actrice)

vice principal N

vice principal SCHOOL (of senior school)

proviseur m adjoint

vice principal (of junior school, college)

directeur/-trice m/f adjoint/-e

undisclosed principal N LAW

undisclosed principal

commettant m dont le nom ne doit pas être divulgué

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mandant (mandante) LAW

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principal Am (of a lycée)

principal (principale) tâche, objection, autorité

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princip|al

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donneur d'ordre FIN

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principal in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for principal in the English»French Dictionary

I.principal [ˈprɪntsəpl] ADJ (main)

principal

principal(e)

II.principal [ˈprɪntsəpl] N

1. principal (director of college):

principal

directeur(-trice) m (f)

principal

préfet(-ète) m (f) Belg

2. principal (sum of money):

principal

capital m

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principal cellist

premier violoncelle m

Translations for principal in the French»English Dictionary

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proviseur

principal Am

proviseur

vice-principal

préfète

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danseur étoile

principal (dancer)(prima ballerina) m (f)

principal(e)

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principal(e)

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préfet

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principal Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

principal cellist

premier violoncelle m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The principal asks what he did; he reluctantly repeats the story to a supposedly understanding principal, but the result is the same.

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This information must be provided to the principals but does not have to be sent to the government.

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Her principal thesis is that we are aged by culture.

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During the early part of the 19th century, logging was the principal commercial activity in the area.

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Although she usually had less screen time than the male principal actors she had a key role.

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The municipality has long been the principal town of the district.

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He taught school and was principal of two academies.

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In 2002, its first female principal was appointed.

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The principal hall inside measures 40by 24, and is high.

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