main

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

principale

essenziale

primario

fondamentale

conduttura dell’acqua

conduttura principale

combattimento tra galli

capo

combattimento fra galli

conduttura

basilare

tubazione

Opposto di

alt

sinonimi

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

Traduzioni

principal

principal

hauptsächlich

essentiel

hoofd-

voornaamste

κύριος

principal

asıl

principal

capital

Haupt-

Hauptleitung

wichtigst

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/meɪn/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: mayn

Ereditato da inglese antico: mægen-

Affine tedesco antico alto: megīn

Affine tedesco: Möge

Affine inglese antico: magan

Ereditato da inglese antico: mæġen

Affine tedesco antico alto: magen

Affine norse antico: magn

Affine 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.

Frasi

Their main enemy is the Nightmare Prince .

Il loro principale nemico è il principe da incubo.

Her main areas of research are .

Le sue principali aree di ricerca sono.

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

Perché altrimenti avrebbe detto al suo principale rivale di prepararsi per una corsa?

Industry is a main branch of region economy .

L'industria è un ramo principale dell'economia regionale.

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

Il palazzo principale è circondato da edifici di successive vintage.

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

I suoi principali attori e attrici sono diventati anche le principali star a pieno titolo.