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principle ['prɪnsɪpəl]1 noun(a) (for behaviour) principe m;∎ she has high principles elle a des principes;∎ she was a woman of principle c'était une femme de principes ou qui avait des principes;∎ he has no principles il n'a pas de principes;∎ it's not the money, it's the principle ce n'est pas pour l'argent, c'est pour le principe;∎ on principle, as a matter of principle par principe;∎ it's a matter of principle, it's the principle of the thing c'est une question de principe;∎ it's against my principles to eat meat j'ai pour principe de ne pas manger de viande;∎ she makes it a principle never to criticize others elle a pour principe de ne jamais critiquer les autres;∎ to stick to one's principles rester fidèle à ses principes;∎ he's very strict in matters of principle il est très à cheval sur les principes(b) (fundamental law) principe m;∎ to go back to first principles remonter jusqu'au principe;∎ Philosophy principle of causality loi f de causalité∎ basic principle principe m de base;∎ to be based on false principles reposer sur de faux principes ou de fausses prémisses;∎ machines that work on the same principle machines qui fonctionnent sur ou d'après le même principe;∎ we acted on the principle that everybody knew nous sommes partis du principe que tout le monde était au couranten principe;∎ to reach an agreement in principle parvenir à un accord de principe -
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principle [ˈprɪnsəpl]principe m━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━* * *['prɪnsəpl]noun ( all contexts) principe m -
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2 ( rule of conduct) 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 ( scientific law) 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. -
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['prinsəpəl]1) (a general truth, rule or law: the principle of gravity.) principe2) (the theory by which a machine etc works: the principle of the jet engine.) principe•- in principle - on principle -
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Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > principle
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6 principle of superposition
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > principle of superposition
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7 principle of discrimination
Jur. principe de discrimination [CIJ]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > principle of discrimination
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8 principle of free consent
Jur. principe du libre consentementEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > principle of free consent
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9 principle of independence of patents
PI principe de l'indépendance des brevetsEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > principle of independence of patents
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10 principle of proportionality
1) Mil. principe de proportionnalité [relation entre les pertes et dommages civils indirects ("dommages collatéraux") et l'avantage militaire concret attendu]2) Jur. principe de proportionnalité des peines [la peine infligée doit être proportionnée à l'infraction]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > principle of proportionality
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11 principle of sovereign equality
Jur. principe d'égalité souveraine des États/des Membres [Charte des NU]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > principle of sovereign equality
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12 principle of subordination
Pol.2) [U] principe de la primauté du secteur privé [impliquant le rôle secondaire de l'État]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > principle of subordination
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13 principle of the rule of law
Jur. principe de la primauté du droit; principe de la légalité; p. ext. principe de l'état de droitEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > principle of the rule of law
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15 principle of collective responsibility
principe de solidarité (RL, 2e)English-French insurance dictionari > principle of collective responsibility
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16 principle of equivalence
principe d'équivalence (RL, 2e)English-French insurance dictionari > principle of equivalence
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17 principle of indemnity
principe indemnitaire, principe d'indemnisation (LGA)English-French insurance dictionari > principle of indemnity
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principle — [prin′sə pəl] n. [ME, altered < MFr principe < L principium: see PRINCIPIUM] 1. the ultimate source, origin, or cause of something 2. a natural or original tendency, faculty, or endowment 3. a fundamental truth, law, doctrine, or motivating … English World dictionary
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Principle of material objectivity — is an obsolete term and should be replaced by principle of material frame indifference. ( I was responsible for introducing the obsolete term in 1958 and now regret that I misled a lot of people , Walter Noll). Here is a precise statement of the… … Wikipedia
Principle of consent — is a term used in the context of debate on a United Ireland, which states that Northern Ireland s constitutional status (as part of the United Kingdom) cannot change without majority support in Northern Ireland.[1] It is a central theme in the… … Wikipedia
Principle Pictures — is an independent documentary production company based in the Boston, MA area that produces programming on human rights, history, science and medicine often with an international focus. Its mission is to tell stories that compel social change.… … Wikipedia
principle — late 14c., fundamental truth or proposition, from Anglo Fr. principle, O.Fr. principe, from L. principium (plural principia) a beginning, first part, from princeps (see PRINCE (Cf. prince)). Meaning origin, source is attested from early 15c.… … Etymology dictionary