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♦ principle /ˈprɪnsəpl/n.1 principio; verità fondamentale; concetto fondamentale: the principles of a religion, i principi di una religione; the principles of logic, i principi della logica; the first principles, i principi primi; guiding principle, principio informatore2 [cu] principio; regola di condotta; convinzione: to stick to (o to stand by) one's principles, restare fedele alle proprie convinzioni; to renounce one's principles, rinnegare i propri principi; a matter of principle, una questione di principio3 [u] principi (morali); norme morali: a man of principle, un uomo di sani principi; un uomo retto; a man of no principle, un uomo senza principi5 principio; norma; regola: the principle of work sharing, il principio della condivisione del lavoro● in principle, in linea di principio; di massima; in teoria □ on principle, per principio; per convinzione. -
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['prɪnsəpl]nome principio m. (anche mat. fis.)it's the principle of the thing o it's a point of principle è una questione di principio; to make it a principle to do avere come principio il fare; to get back to first principles tornare ai principi basilari; in principle — in principio
* * *['prinsəpəl]1) (a general truth, rule or law: the principle of gravity.) principio2) (the theory by which a machine etc works: the principle of the jet engine.) principio•- in principle
- on principle* * *['prɪnsəpl]nome principio m. (anche mat. fis.)it's the principle of the thing o it's a point of principle è una questione di principio; to make it a principle to do avere come principio il fare; to get back to first principles tornare ai principi basilari; in principle — in principio
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4 principle **** prin·ci·ple n
['prɪnsəpl]it's a matter of principle; it's the principle of the thing — è una questione di principio
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