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'prinsəpəl1) (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
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principle n principioI can't do that, it is against my principles no puedo hacer eso, va en contra de mis principiostr['prɪnsɪpəl]2 (moral rule) principio\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin principle en principioon principle por principioprinciple ['prɪntsəpəl] n: principio madj.• principio, -a adj.n.• principio s.m.• regla s.f.'prɪnsəpəl1) c (basic fact, law) principio mon that principle — sobre esa base, partiendo de esa base
2) c u ( rule of conduct) principio ma man/woman of (high) principle — un hombre/una mujer de principios
I never borrow money, on principle o as a matter of principle — nunca pido dinero prestado, por principio
['prɪnsǝpl]N (also Sci) principio mthe principle that... — el principio según el cual...
to lay it down as a principle that... — sentar el principio de que...
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it is or it goes against my principles — va (en) contra (de) mis principios•
to go back to first principles — volver a los principios (fundamentales)•
to have high principles — tener principios nobles•
in principle — en principioto reach an agreement in principle — llegar a un acuerdo de principio or en principio
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I make it a principle never to lend money — tengo por norma no prestar nunca dinero, yo, por principio, nunca presto dinero•
as a matter of principle — por principio•
a man/woman of (high) principles — un hombre/una mujer de principios (nobles)guiding•
on principle — por principio, por una cuestión de principios* * *['prɪnsəpəl]1) c (basic fact, law) principio mon that principle — sobre esa base, partiendo de esa base
2) c u ( rule of conduct) principio ma man/woman of (high) principle — un hombre/una mujer de principios
I never borrow money, on principle o as a matter of principle — nunca pido dinero prestado, por principio
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