PRINCIPLE - Translation from English into Polish

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principle [ˈprɪnsəpl̩] N

principle: zasada f

principle: prawo nt

principles of proper accounting: zasady prawidłowego prowadzenia księgowości

a matter of principle: kwestia f zasad

a man of principle: człowiek m z zasadami

in principle: zasadniczo

on principle: z zasady

OpenDict entry

principle N

stationary time principle optyka: zasada Fermata f

stationary time principle optyka: zasada najkrótszego czasu f

principle of duality geometria: zasada dwoistości f

governing principle N

governing principle: podstawa f

governing principle: zasada f

guiding principle, guiding star N

guiding principle: zasada f przewodnia

lending principle N ECON

lending principle: zasada f kredytowania

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Pareto principle N

Pareto principle: zasada Pareta

Pareto principle: zasada 80/20

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

in principle: zasadniczo

on principle: z zasady

a matter of principle: kwestia f zasad

a man of principle: człowiek m z zasadami

polluter pays principle: zasada f „zanieczyszczający płaci”

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

There, to remind us of governing principles, we are admonished by being told that "happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous".

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I am at a loss to discern the governing principles here, he wrote.

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The governing principle was: which post office is the closest to the patron?

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Candidates tend to float vague governing principles that call for more precise definition.

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Religion is the governing principle of civilized life.

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