main

Significado (Inglés)

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal.
2. (not-comparable) Chief, most important, or principal in extent, size, or strength; consisting of the largest part.
3. (archaic, not-comparable, usually) Full, sheer, undivided.
4. (dialectal, not-comparable) Big; angry.
5. (not-comparable) Belonging to or connected with the principal mast in a vessel.
6. (not-comparable, obsolete) Great in size or degree; important, powerful, strong, vast.

Adv

Exceedingly, extremely, greatly, mightily, very, very much.

Verb

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, slang, transitive) Ellipsis of mainline (“to inject (a drug) directly into a vein”).
2. (transitive) To mainly play a specific character or side, or with specific equipment, during a game.
3. (obsolete) To convert (a road) into a main or primary road.

Noun

1. That which is chief or principal; the chief or main portion; the bulk, the greater part, gross.
2. That which is chief or principal; the chief or main portion; the bulk, the greater part, gross.
3. (Internet) That which is chief or principal; the chief or main portion; the bulk, the greater part, gross.
4. A large cable or pipe providing utility service to an area or a building, such as a water main or electric main.
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal) Ellipsis of main course (“the principal dish of a meal”).
6. (poetic) The high seas.
7. (US, archaic, dialectal) The mainland.
8. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of mainsail.
9. (obsolete) Force, power, strength, violent effort.

Noun

1. (obsolete) A hand or match in a game of dice.
2. (obsolete) The largest throw in a match at dice; in the game of hazard, a number from one to nine called out by a person before the dice are thrown.
3. (obsolete) A stake played for at dice.
4. (obsolete) A sporting contest or match, especially a cockfighting match.
5. A banker's shovel for coins.

Noun

A basket for gathering grapes.

Conceptos

principal

esencial

mayor

capital

maestro

pelea de gallos

central

primero

cardinal

básico

primaria

primario

1st

primordial

riña de gallos

de base

fundamental

Opuesto a

alt

Sinónimos

principal

chief

primary

major

important

leading

head

central

master

capital

cardinal

basic

fundamental

essential

prime

senior

front

prominent

leader

straight track

sheer

staple

arterial

main track

duct

dominant

briny

crucial

supreme

main pipe

conduit

big

principle

most

most important

pre-eminent

foremost

first

1st

main line

keystone

independent

general

ringleader

eldest

earlier

artery

deep

high sea

core

hegemonic

Traducciones

principal

principale

hauptsächlich

essentiel

voornaamste

hoofd-

κύριος

essenziale

principal

principal

asıl

capital

Haupt-

Hauptleitung

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/meɪn/

Etimología (Inglés)

Heredado de inglés medio: mayn

Heredado de inglés antiguo: mægen-

Cognado con alto alemán antiguo: megīn

Cognado con alemán: Möge

Cognado con inglés antiguo: magan

Heredado de inglés antiguo: mæġen

Cognado con alto alemán antiguo: magen

Cognado con nórdico antiguo: magn

Cognado con Old Saxon: megin

In summary

From Middle English mayn, main, maine, mæin, meyn, from main (noun) (see further at etymology 2); compare Old English mæġen (“strong, main, principal”) (used in combination) and Old Norse megn, megenn (“strong, main”).
The word is cognate with Old High German megīn (“strong, mighty”) (modern German Möge, Vermögen (“power, wealth”)), and also akin to Old English magan (“to be able to”). See also may.

Oraciones

Their main enemy is the Nightmare Prince .

Su enemigo principal es el Príncipe de Nightmare.

Her main areas of research are .

Sus principales áreas de investigación son.

Why else would he tell his main rival to prepare for a run ?

¿Por qué más le diría a su principal rival que se prepare para una carrera?

Industry is a main branch of region economy .

La industria es una rama principal de la economía regional.

The main palace is surrounded by out buildings of later vintage .

El palacio principal está rodeado por edificios de cosecha posterior.

Its main actors and actresses have also become major stars in their own right .

Sus principales actores y actrices también se han convertido en grandes estrellas por derecho propio.