principles in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for principles in the English»French Dictionary

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

1. principle (basic tenet):

principle

principe m

run on socialist principles

géré selon des principes socialistes

2. principle (rule of conduct):

principle

principe m

to be against sb's principles

être contraire aux principes de qn (to do de faire)

to have high principles

avoir beaucoup de principes

on principle

par principe

it's the principle of the thing, it's a point of principle

c'est pour le principe

a woman of principle

une femme de principes

to make it a principle to do

avoir pour principe de faire

3. principle (scientific law):

principle

principe m

it relies on the principle that water evaporates

cela repose sur le principe que l'eau s'évapore

to get back to first principles

repartir sur des bases concrètes

in principle

en principe

first principle N

first principle

principe m premier

to go back to first principles

retourner aux principes premiers

uncertainty principle N

uncertainty principle

principe m d'incertitude

pleasure principle N

pleasure principle

principe m de plaisir

point of principle N

point of principle

point m de principe

Peter Principle N

Peter Principle

principe m de Peter

Comparative Cost Principle N ECON

Comparative Cost Principle

théorie f des coûts comparatifs

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sabbatarian principles

principes mpl d'observance du Sabbat

egalitarian principles, tradition

égalitaire

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principe

principle

avoir des principes

to have principles

par principe

on principle

pour le principe

as a matter of principle

c'est une question de principe

it's a matter of principle

objection de principe

objection on the grounds of principle

principe de non-ingérence

principle of noninterference

il a pour principe de ne jamais emprunter d'argent

he never borrows money as a matter of principle

principe

principle

ils ont accepté le principe d'une conférence de paix

they have accepted the principle of a peace conference

quel est le principe de la machine à vapeur

how does a steam engine work?, what's the principle behind the steam engine?

selon quel principe cette machine fonctionne-t-elle?

on what principle does this machine work?

principe CHEM, PHARM

principle

les principes actifs contenus dans un médicament

the active principles of a medicine

principe

principle

Dieu comme principe de toute chose

God as the principle behind all things

remonter au principe des choses

to go back to first principles

principe d'Archimède PHYS

Archimedes' principle

principe d'exclusion de Pauli NUCL

Pauli exclusion principle

principe de plaisir PSYCH

pleasure principle

principe de réalité PSYCH

reality principle

principles in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for principles in the English»French Dictionary

I.principle [ˈprɪntsəpl] N

principle

principe m

on principle

par principe

II.principle [ˈprɪntsəpl] ADJ

principle person:

principle

qui a des principes

guiding principle N

guiding principle

principe m directeur

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live up to principles

vivre selon

to be in/out of keeping with aims, principles

être en accord/désaccord avec

fundamental principle

premier(-ère)

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principe

principle

principe fondamental

fundamental principle

qn a pour principe de +infin

it's a principle with sb to +infin

en principe

in principle [or theory]

par principe

on principle

pour le principe

on principle

être imbu de principes

to have staunch principles

le principe des vases communicants

the principle of communicating vessels

principe radical

radical principle

être à cheval sur les principes

to be a stickler for principles

principles Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

for the sake of principle

pour le principe

person of principle

individu m à principe

to have high principles

avoir des principes

to be in/out of keeping with aims, principles

être en accord/désaccord avec

on principle

par principe

it's a principle with sb to +infin

qn a pour principe de +infin

In principle, smoking is forbidden in France in all open places, e.g. underground stations, train stations and public buildings. Pubs are obliged to create a zone non-fumeur.

zone fumeur/non-fumeur

it's a principle with me to do

j'ai pour principe de faire

to start from a principle/from an idea

partir d'un principe/d'une idée

to be a stickler for principles

être à cheval sur les principes

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principe du contre-courant

counterflow principle

principe de coupure de gaz aspiré

principle of shutting off the suction gas

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English

The authors develop ideas such as synergy effects, and the precautionary and substitution principles.

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They are quite vocal in encouraging boards to perform frequent corporate governance reviews and to issue written statements of corporate governance principles.

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Five core principles underlie the approach.

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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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The rats are socialized and then trained through principles of operant conditioning.

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These principles can be equally implemented for applications with red lasers and blue lasers, for pre-recorded replicated discs and recordable discs.

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I had been accustomed to respecting and even cherishing the principles of the nation, family, authority and property.

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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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They combine principles of smart growth, sustainable design and environmentally sound planning to reconcile economic needs with the preservation of scenic, cultural and community values.

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