principal

principal
principal, e (masculine plural -aux) [pʀɛ̃sipal, o]
1. adjective
main ; [personnage, rôle] leading
2. masculine noun
   a. [d'établissement scolaire] headmaster (Brit), principal (US) ; [de service administratif] chief clerk
   b. ( = chose importante) le principal the most important thing
• c'est le principal that's the main thing
3. feminine noun
principale
   a. ( = proposition) main clause
   b. [d'établissement scolaire] headmistress (Brit), principal (US)
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1.
principale, mpl -aux pʀɛ̃sipal, o adjectif
1) (le plus important) [facteur, danger, souci] main; [tâche, objection, autorité] principal

c'est l'œuvre principale de l'auteur — it's the author's major work

2) (de tête) [pays, rôle, personnage] leading
3) Administration [commissaire, inspecteur] chief
4) Linguistique [proposition] main

2.
nom masculin
1) (l'essentiel)

le principal — the main thing

2) École principal
3) Finance principal
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pʀɛ̃sipal, o principal, -e principaux mpl
1. adj
(concurrent, responsable, bénéficiaire, obstacle, objectif) principal, main

le rôle principal — the principal role, the main role

la proposition principale LINGUISTIQUE — the main clause

2. nm

le principal — the main thing

Personne n'a été blessé; c'est le principal. — Nobody was injured; that's the main thing.

3. nm/f
ÉDUCATION head teacher Grande-Bretagne principal USA

le principal du collège — the head teacher of the school, the school principal

la principale du collège — the head teacher of the school, the school principal

4. nf
LINGUISTIQUE (proposition principale) main clause
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principal, principale, mpl -aux
A adj
1 (le plus important) [facteur, danger, souci] main; [tâche, objection, autorité] principal; c'est l'œuvre principale de l'auteur it's the author's major work;
2 (de tête) [pays, rôle, personnage] leading; les principaux pays industrialisés the leading industrial countries;
3 Admin [commissaire, inspecteur, clerc] chief;
4 Ling [proposition] main.
B nm
1 (l'essentiel) le principal the main thing; c'est le principal that's the main thing; le principal c'est qu'il soit sain et sauf the main thing is that he is safe and sound;
2 Scol principal;
3 Fin principal.
C principale nf
1 Ling main clause;
2 Scol principal.
(féminin principale, pluriel masculin principaux) [prɛ̃sipal, o] adjectif
1. [essentiel] main
les principaux intéressés the main parties involved
la porte/l'entrée principale the main gate/entrance
c'est lui l'acteur principal he's the leading man
2. GRAMMAIRE [verbe, proposition] main
3. [supérieur] principal, chief
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(pluriel masculin principaux) nom masculin
FINANCE [capital] principal
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(pluriel masculin principaux) nom masculin et féminin
ÉDUCATION (school) principal
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nom masculin
le principal the most important thing
le principal, c'est que tu ne sois pas blessé what is most important is that you're not hurt
c'est fini, c'est le principal it's over, that's the main thing
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principale nom féminin
LINGUISTIQUE main clause

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