principal

/pɾinθiˈpal/, [pɾĩn̟.θiˈpal]

main, principal

Adjective principal (plural principales)

Noun principal m (plural principales)

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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