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1. adjective(chief, principal or most important: the main purpose; the main character in the story.) principal
2. noun((also mains) the chief pipe or cable in a branching system of pipes or cables: The water's been turned off at the main(s); (also adjective) the mains electricity supply.) conducto principal, tubería principal, cañería principal- mainly- mainland
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main adj principaltr[meɪn]1 (most important) principal■ we have our main meal at 7.00pm tomamos la comida principal a las 7.00 de la tarde■ the main thing is that... lo principal es que..., lo más importante es que...1 (pipe) conducto principal, cañería principal, tubería principal; (wire, cable) cable nombre masculino principal1 que se enchufa a la red, que funciona con corriente1 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL la red eléctrica1 (water system, gas system) la cañería principal, la tubería principal1 (sewer) colector nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLmain beam SMALLARCHITECTURE/SMALL viga maestramain course plato principal, segundo platomain deck cubierta principalmain door puerta principalmain office oficina centralmain square plaza mayormain ['meɪn] adj: principal, centralthe main office: la oficina centralmain n1) high seas: alta mar f2) : tubería f principal (de agua o gas), cable m principal (de un circuito)3)with might and main : con todas sus fuerzasadj.• capital adj.• entero, -a adj.• maestro, -a adj.• matriz adj.• mayor adj.• principal adj.n.• cañería s.f.• golfo s.m.• océano s.m.• red s.f.
I meɪna) (before n, no comp) <purpose/idea> principal, fundamental, más importante; <door/bedroom> principal; < office> centralthe main thing — lo principal, lo fundamental, lo más importante
main course — plato m principal or fuerte, segundo plato m
main street — calle f principal
Main Street — (AmE) ≈la Calle Mayor
b)in the main — en general, por lo general, por regla general
II
1) (Civil Eng, Const)b) ( supply)the main o (BrE) the mains — la red de suministro
to turn the water/gas off at the main o (BrE) the mains — cerrar la llave (principal) del agua/del gas
2) u ( open sea) (liter)[meɪn]the main — la mar océana (liter)
1.ADJ [reason, problem, aim, concern] principal, fundamental; [gate, entrance] principalthat was my main reason for doing it — esa fue la razón principal or fundamental por (la) que lo hice
2. N1) (=pipe) cañería f principal, conducto m principal; (=cable) cable m principalgas/water main — cañería or conducto principal del gas/agua
the mains — (Elec) la red, la red de suministro; (for gas, water) la red de suministro
to turn the gas/water off at the mains — cerrar la llave principal del gas/agua
2) literthe main — (=open sea) la mar océana
3)in the main — (=generally speaking) por lo general, por regla general, en general; (=in the majority) por lo general, en su mayoría, en su mayor parte
the people she met were, in the main, wealthier than her — la gente que conoció era, por lo general or en su mayoría or en su mayor parte, más rica que ella
3.CPDmain clause N — (Gram) oración f principal
main course N — plato m principal
main deck N — (Naut) cubierta f principal
the main drag * N — (US) la calle principal
mainlinemain line N — (Rail) línea f principal
main man * N — (US) (=friend) mejor colega * m
main memory N — (Comput) memoria f central
main office N — (=headquarters of organization) sede f, oficina f central
main sheet N — (Naut) escota f mayor
main street N — calle f mayor
* * *
I [meɪn]a) (before n, no comp) <purpose/idea> principal, fundamental, más importante; <door/bedroom> principal; < office> centralthe main thing — lo principal, lo fundamental, lo más importante
main course — plato m principal or fuerte, segundo plato m
main street — calle f principal
Main Street — (AmE) ≈la Calle Mayor
b)in the main — en general, por lo general, por regla general
II
1) (Civil Eng, Const)b) ( supply)the main o (BrE) the mains — la red de suministro
to turn the water/gas off at the main o (BrE) the mains — cerrar la llave (principal) del agua/del gas
2) u ( open sea) (liter)the main — la mar océana (liter)
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