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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. -
2 principal
['prɪnsəpl] 1.1) (main) principale2) mus. teatr.principal violin, clarinet — primo violino, clarinetto
3) ling. [ clause] principale2.1) (of senior school, college) preside m. e f.; (of junior school) direttore m. (-trice)2) teatr. primo (-a) attore m. (-trice)3) mus. solista m. e f.4) (client) mandante m., preponente m.5) econ. (interest-bearing sum) capitale m.* * *['prinsəpəl] 1. adjective(most important: Shipbuilding was one of Britain's principal industries.) principale2. noun1) (the head of a school, college or university.) direttore, direttrice, preside2) (a leading actor, singer or dancer in a theatrical production.) primo attore3) (the amount of money in a bank etc on which interest is paid.) capitale•* * *['prɪnsəpl] 1.1) (main) principale2) mus. teatr.principal violin, clarinet — primo violino, clarinetto
3) ling. [ clause] principale2.1) (of senior school, college) preside m. e f.; (of junior school) direttore m. (-trice)2) teatr. primo (-a) attore m. (-trice)3) mus. solista m. e f.4) (client) mandante m., preponente m.5) econ. (interest-bearing sum) capitale m.
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