principal

/pɾinθiˈpal/, [pɾĩn̟.θiˈpal]

main, principal

Examples

La principal cosa que queremos en la vida es alguien que nos hará hacer lo que podemos.

Our chief want in life is somebody who shall make us do what we can.

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El café es el principal producto brasilero.

Coffee is Brazil's main product.

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Es la puerta principal.

That's the main gate.

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La autora le llamó de su héroe a su personaje principal.

The author called her main character her hero.

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Ahora mostramos cómo se puede usar este lema para demostrar el teorema principal.

Now, we show how this lemma can be used to prove our main theorem.

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La causa principal de su fracaso es la pereza.

The primary cause of his failure is laziness.

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Hay alguien en la puerta principal. Mira a ver quien es.

Someone is at the front door. Go and see who it is.

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El arrecife de coral es la atracción principal de la región.

The coral reef is the region's prime attraction.

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¿Cuál es tu campo principal de estudio?

What's your major field?

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Encontramos que la puerta principal estaba cerrada.

We found the front door locked.

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Alguien está en la puerta principal. Ve y echa un vistazo para saber quien es.

Someone is at the front door. Go and see who it is.

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La policía lo considera el principal sospechoso.

He is considered the prime suspect by the police.

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En varios restaurantes turcos, shishkebab es el plato principal.

In various Turkish restaurants, shishkabob is the main food.

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En muchos restaurantes en Turquía, el kebab is el plato principal.

In many restaurants in Turkey, kebab is the main entree.

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¿Cuál fue la causa principal del crimen?

What is the main cause of the crime?

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En muchos países, la razón principal por la que la gente se va a las grandes ciudades es el trabajo.

In many countries, the main reason that people come to big cities is because of work.

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El desayuno es la comida principal del día.

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

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El actor principal no puede morir en el primer acto.

The main character cannot die in the first act.

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Muchas personas pasaron por la calle principal.

A lot of people went by on the main street.

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¿Cuál es tu propósito principal para que estudies inglés?

What is the main purpose of your studying English?

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