principles in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for principles in the English»Spanish Dictionary

principle [Am ˈprɪnsəpəl, Brit ˈprɪnsɪp(ə)l] N

1.1. principle C (basic fact, law):

principle

principio m

in principle

en principio

I work on the principle that nothing is impossible

yo parto de la base de que nada es imposible

on that principle

sobre esa base

on that principle

partiendo de esa base

to start from first principles

empezar por lo básico or por los principios fundamentales

to go back to first principles

volver a lo básico or a los principios fundamentales

1.2. principle C (motive force):

principle

principio m

the pleasure principle

el principio de placer

2. principle C or U (rule of conduct):

principle

principio m

a man/woman of (high) principle

un hombre/una mujer de principios

it was a matter of principle

era una cuestión de principios

I never borrow money, on principle or as a matter of principle

nunca pido dinero prestado, por principio

to have no principles

no tener principios

it is against my principles

va contra mis principios

she's always lived up to her principles

siempre ha sido consecuente con sus principios

it's the principle of the thing

es una cuestión de principios

uncertainty principle N U

uncertainty principle

principio m de incertidumbre

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otherworldly principles/faith

místico

otherworldly principles/faith

espiritual

rigid person/principles

inflexible

rigid person/principles

rígido

Translations for principles in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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ética

principles pl

declaración de principios

declaration of principles

no puedo aceptar, no puedo ser inconsecuente conmigo mismo

I can't accept, it would be inconsistent with my principles

no seas inconsecuente

don't betray your principles

no seas inconsecuente

you must act according to your principles (o beliefs etc.)

encorsetado por sus principios anticuados

hidebound o restricted by his old-fashioned principles

eso significaría una claudicación de mis principios

that would mean abandoning my principles

consecuentemente

according to one's principles

principles in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for principles in the English»Spanish Dictionary

principle [ˈprɪntsəpl] N

principle

principio m

pleasure principle N no pl PSYCH

pleasure principle

principio m del placer

principle clause N

principle clause

cláusula f principal

guiding principle N

guiding principle

principio m rector

non-aggression principle N

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non-aggression principle PHILOS, POL

principio de no agresión m

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subvert principle

debilitar

stick to principles

mantener

fundamental principles

básico, -a

worthy principles

loable

Translations for principles in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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principio

principle

hombre de principios

a man of principle(s)

por principio

on principle

principio

principle

en principio

in principle

principles Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to compromise one's beliefs/principles

dejar de lado sus creencias/principios

on the principle that

en el supuesto de que

to uphold the principle that ...

defender el principio de que...

I can't square this with my principles

no puedo encajar esto con mis principios

you and I do not have the same principles

tú y yo no tenemos la misma moral

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principio de contracorriente

counterflow principle

principio del bloqueo del vapor de aspiración

principle of shutting off the suction gas

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Critics of the 200-year-old practice also want junior doctors to be exempt from working at homoeopathic hospitals because it goes against the principles of evidence-based medicine.

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There were very specific and serious breaches of basic governance principles concerning identifiable transactions that went far beyond any question of poor credit assessment.

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Five core principles underlie the approach.

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Chancellors became more concerned to standardise and harmonise equitable principles.

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As such, a "circulaire" depends on the general principles of law, but carries more weight than mere administrative acts.

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They learn basic skills such as orienteering, marksmanship, survival skills, physical fitness, and basic leadership principles.

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Unlike anarcho-capitalism, however, it can easily be made consistent anarchism by applying its own principles consistently.

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Critics say that the companies put profits before principles.

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Principles of operations research, with applications to managerial decisions.

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The guiding lexical principles have been defined as implicit and explicit strategies towards language acquisition.

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