principio in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for principio in the English»Spanish Dictionary

high-principled [ˌhaɪˈprɪnsəpəld] ADJ

high-principled person

de (altos) principios

high-principled stand/attitude

íntegro

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

principal

principal

principal tenor MUS

primer tenor m

principal actor

primer actor m

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

1.1. principal:

principal (of school)

director m / directora f

principal (of university)

rector m / rectora f

1.2. principal (in UK civil service):

principal

jefe m de sección / jefa f de sección

2.1. principal THEAT:

principal

protagonista mf

2.2. principal MUS:

principal (violinist)

primer violín mf

principal (violinist)

concertino mf

principal (tenor)

primer tenor m

2.3. principal LAW:

principal

autor m / autora f

3.1. principal FIN (sum of money):

principal

capital m

principal

principal m

3.2. principal FIN (client):

principal

mandante mf

vice principal [ˌvʌɪs ˈprɪnsəp(ə)l] N Am

vice principal

subdirector m / subdirectora f

uncertainty principle N U

uncertainty principle

principio m de incertidumbre

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

principal parts N npl LING

principal parts

infinitivo, pasado y participio del verbo

principal boy N (in pantomime)

principal boy

papel de hombre joven representado por una mujer

principled [Am ˈprɪnsəpəld, Brit ˈprɪnsɪp(ə)ld] ADJ attr

principled person

de principios

principled objections

por principio

a less principled person

una persona con menos principios

incipient [Am ɪnˈsɪpiənt, Brit ɪnˈsɪpɪənt] ADJ

incipient disease/baldness

incipiente

incipient tension/friendship

incipiente

incipient tension/friendship

naciente

principally [Am ˈprɪnsəp(ə)li, Brit ˈprɪnsɪp(ə)li] ADV

principally

principalmente

principally

más que nada

principally

ante todo

principio in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for principio in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.principal [ˈprɪn·sə·pəl] ADJ

principal

principal

II.principal [ˈprɪn·sə·pəl] N

1. principal (head of a school):

principal

director(a) m (f)

2. principal FIN:

principal

capital m

principle clause N

principle clause

cláusula f principal

principle [ˈprɪn·sə·pəl] N

principle

principio m

in principle

en principio

on principle

por principio

incipient [ɪn·ˈsɪp·i·ənt] ADJ

incipient

incipiente

at an incipient stage

en una etapa naciente

pleasure principle N PSYCH

pleasure principle

principio m del placer

guiding principle N

guiding principle

principio m rector

principality [ˌprɪn·sə·ˈpæl·ə·t̬i] N

principality

principado m

principally ADV

principally

principalmente

unprincipled [ʌn·ˈprɪn·sə·pəld] ADJ

unprincipled

sin principios

unprincipled person

sin escrúpulos

princely [ˈprɪns·li] ADJ

princely

principesco, -a

princely fig

magnífico, -a

a princely sum

una bonita suma

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Example: principio (principle) has the plural princip, while principe (prince) has principi as plural.

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