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Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

principal

essentiel

capital

majeur

fondamental

âgé

🧓

important

le principal

front

grand-voile

indépendant

main

✋

maître

vital

combat de coqs

canalisation principale

dominant

conduite principale

canalisation

cardinal

chef

conduite

crucial

façade

face

Opposé de

alt

Synonymes

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

Traductions

principal

principale

hauptsächlich

voornaamste

hoofd-

κύριος

essenziale

principal

principal

asıl

Haupt-

Hauptleitung

wichtigst

haupt-

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/meɪn/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: mayn

Hérité de ancien anglais: mægen-

Appartenant à ancien haut allemand: megīn

Appartenant à allemand: Möge

Appartenant à ancien anglais: magan

Hérité de ancien anglais: mæġen

Appartenant à ancien haut allemand: magen

Appartenant à vieux norrois: magn

Appartenant à 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.

Phrases

Their main enemy is the Nightmare Prince .

Leur principal ennemi est le prince cauchemardesque.

Her main areas of research are .

Ses principaux domaines de recherche sont.

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

Sinon, pourquoi dirait-il à son principal rival de se préparer à une course?

Industry is a main branch of region economy .

L'industrie est une branche principale de l'économie régionale.

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

Le palais principal est entouré de bâtiments du millésime ultérieur.

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

Ses principaux acteurs et actrices sont également devenus des stars majeures à part entière.