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1 ♦ principal
♦ principal /ˈprɪnsəpl/A a.principale; primario; precipuo: the principal towns in Wales, le città principali del Galles; (gramm.) a principal sentence, una proposizione principaleB n.1 direttore, direttrice; massimo dirigente; organizzatore, organizzatrice; capo3 mandante4 (fin., rag.) capitale (contrapposto a ‘interessi’)6 (ind. costr.) capriata; trave maestra7 (leg.) diretto responsabile di un reato: principal in the first degree, esecutore materiale; principal in the second degree, complice9 (teatr., mus.) primo attore, prima attrice; voce principale ( in un'opera); primo strumentista ( di una sezione dell'orchestra)10 (mus.) registro principale d'organo● (teatr., in GB) principal boy, protagonista maschile di una ► «pantomime» (def. 1) □ (leg.) principal challenge, ricusazione di un giurato □ (gramm.) the principal parts of a verb, i tempi primitivi d'un verbo; il paradigma ( di un verbo)FALSI AMICI: principal non significa principale nel senso di datore di lavoro principally avv.
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Principal challenge — Principal Prin ci*pal, a. [F., from L. principalis. See {Prince}.] 1. Highest in rank, authority, character, importance, or degree; most considerable or important; chief; main; as, the principal officers of a Government; the principal men of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Principal challenge — Challenge Chal lenge, n. [OE. chalenge claim, accusation, challenge, OF. chalenge, chalonge, claim, accusation, contest, fr. L. calumnia false accusation, chicanery. See {Calumny}.] 1. An invitation to engage in a contest or controversy of any… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
principal challenge — See challenge for principal cause … Ballentine's law dictionary
principal challenge — noun : a challenge to a juror on a ground assigned that if proved true renders the juror incompetent to serve as such in the case because of his presumed malice or favor : a challenge for cause … Useful english dictionary
Principal — Prin ci*pal, a. [F., from L. principalis. See {Prince}.] 1. Highest in rank, authority, character, importance, or degree; most considerable or important; chief; main; as, the principal officers of a Government; the principal men of a state; the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Principal axes of a quadric — Principal Prin ci*pal, a. [F., from L. principalis. See {Prince}.] 1. Highest in rank, authority, character, importance, or degree; most considerable or important; chief; main; as, the principal officers of a Government; the principal men of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Principal axis — Principal Prin ci*pal, a. [F., from L. principalis. See {Prince}.] 1. Highest in rank, authority, character, importance, or degree; most considerable or important; chief; main; as, the principal officers of a Government; the principal men of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Principal of a quadric — Principal Prin ci*pal, a. [F., from L. principalis. See {Prince}.] 1. Highest in rank, authority, character, importance, or degree; most considerable or important; chief; main; as, the principal officers of a Government; the principal men of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Principal plane — Principal Prin ci*pal, a. [F., from L. principalis. See {Prince}.] 1. Highest in rank, authority, character, importance, or degree; most considerable or important; chief; main; as, the principal officers of a Government; the principal men of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Principal point — Principal Prin ci*pal, a. [F., from L. principalis. See {Prince}.] 1. Highest in rank, authority, character, importance, or degree; most considerable or important; chief; main; as, the principal officers of a Government; the principal men of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Principal ray — Principal Prin ci*pal, a. [F., from L. principalis. See {Prince}.] 1. Highest in rank, authority, character, importance, or degree; most considerable or important; chief; main; as, the principal officers of a Government; the principal men of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English