chief factor

to be of prime importance — ser* de primordial or fundamental importancia

in prime condition — <athlete/racehorse> en óptimas condiciones; <car/antique> en excelente estado

to be in one's prime o in the prime of life — estar* en la flor de la vida or en la mejor edad

• the prime candidate to take over his job is May Reid — May Reid es la candidata con más posibilidades de sustituirle en el puesto

• our prime concern is public safety — nuestra mayor or principal preocupación es la seguridad ciudadana

• to be of prime importance — ser de primordial importancia, ser de fundamental importancia

• he's the prime suspect — es el principal sospechoso

• to be in prime condition — [cattle, fruit, car] estar en perfecto estado; [athlete] estar en plena forma

• prime quality beef — carne f de vaca de primera (calidad)

• prime rib(s) — costillas fpl de primera (calidad)

• a prime site — un lugar privilegiado

• when trade unionism was in its prime — cuando el sindicalismo estaba en su apogeo

to be in one's prime or in the prime of life — [person] estar en la flor de la vida

to be cut off or cut down in one's prime — morir en la flor de la vida

• he's past his prime — ya ha dejado atrás los mejores años de su vida

the hotel was past its prime — hum el hotel ya había dejado atrás sus días de gloria

prime cost N — coste m neto, coste m de producción

prime factor N — factor m primordial, factor m principal

the prime meridian N — (Geog) el meridiano de Greenwich

prime minister N — primer(a) ministro(-a) m / f

prime ministership N — (=period of office) mandato m como primer ministro; (=office) cargo m de(l) primer ministro

prime mover N — (=person) promotor(a) m / f ; (Philos) primer motor m

prime number N — (Math) número m primo

prime rate N — tipo m de interés preferencial

prime lending rate — tipo m de interés preferencial sobre los préstamos

prime time N — (TV) horas fpl de máxima or mayor audiencia

the programme was repeated in prime time — el programa se repitió a una de las horas de máxima or mayor audiencia

to be of prime importance — ser* de primordial or fundamental importancia

in prime condition — <athlete/racehorse> en óptimas condiciones; <car/antique> en excelente estado

to be in one's prime o in the prime of life — estar* en la flor de la vida or en la mejor edad

in the prime of life/youth — in der Blüte seiner/ihrer Jahre/der Jugend (geh.)

be in/past one's prime — in den besten Jahren sein/die besten Jahre überschritten haben

prime motive — Hauptmotiv, das

in prime condition — [Sportler, Tier] in bester Verfassung; voll ausgereift [Obst]

well primed — gut vorbereitet

prime suspect — Hauptverdächtige(r) mf

she was a prime favourite — sie war eine hohe Favoritin

in prime condition (meat, fruit etc) — von hervorragender Qualität; athlete, car etc in erstklassiger or hervorragender Verfassung

prime cut — Stück nt

prime example — Paradebeispiel nt, klassisches Beispiel

he is in his prime — er ist im besten Alter or in den besten Jahren; (singer, artist) er ist an seinem Höhepunkt angelangt

he is past his prime — er ist über sein bestes Alter or seine besten Jahre hinaus; (singer, artist)

this city is past its prime — diese Stadt hat auch schon bessere Zeiten gesehen

in the prime of life/youth — in der Blüte seiner/ihrer Jahre/der Jugend (geh.)

prime motive — Hauptmotiv, das

in prime condition — [Sportler, Tier] in bester Verfassung; voll ausgereift [Obst]

hacer buenas ausencias de algn — † to speak kindly of sb in their absence, remember sb with affection

tener buenas ausencias — † to have a good reputation

durante mi ausencia — in o during my absence

lo condenaron en su ausencia — he was sentenced in absentia o in his absence

brillar por su ausencia — to be conspicuous by one's absence

durante mi ausencia — in o during my absence

lo condenaron en su ausencia — he was sentenced in absentia o in his absence

brillar por su ausencia — to be conspicuous by one's absence

Ex: When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.

tuvo un papel protagonista en las negociaciones — she played a central o leading role in the negotiations

el protagonista no muere en la película — the main character o lead doesn't die in the film

Ex: Quietly spoken, introverted Henry, the main character, tries to get casual jobs (anything, like a factotum) around Los Angeles.

Ex: Institutionalization occurs whenever there is a reciprocal typification of habitualized actions by types of actors.

in prime condition — [ machine] in ottime condizioni; [ livestock] di prima categoria

in one's prime — (professionally) all'apice; (physically) nel fiore degli anni

to be past its prime — [building, car] avere conosciuto giorni migliori

to prime sb. about — mettere qcn. al corrente di [ facts]

in prime condition — [ machine] in ottime condizioni; [ livestock] di prima categoria

in one's prime — (professionally) all'apice; (physically) nel fiore degli anni

to be past its prime — [building, car] avere conosciuto giorni migliori

to prime sb. about — mettere qcn. al corrente di [ facts]

основний аргумент захисту юр. — merit of defence

основний закон — fundamental ( basic) law

основний капітал ек. — basic ( fixed) capital

основний пульт комп. — primary console

основний товар ек. — staple