principal

Adj

1. (feminine, masculine) main; principal (most important)
2. (feminine, masculine) fundamental; essential
3. (feminine, masculine) having another body orbiting it
4. (feminine, masculine) not subordinate

Noun

prelate of a religious, educational or commercial institution

Opposite of

secundário, orbitante, subordinado

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɾĩ.siˈpaw/

Etymology

From Latin principālis (“first; principal”), from prīncipium (“beginning”).

Concepts

principal

primary

main

chief

prime

boss

primary

𐐹𐑉𐐴𐑋𐐯𐑉𐐨

chef

leader

major

primary

central

cardinal

master

parent

head

leading

basic

first

1st

flagship

fundamental

key

🔑

basal

operative

paramount

premier

Synonyms

fundamental

primeira

chefe

primeiro

cardeal

preliminar

pai

👨‍👦

maior

mor

proficiente

elemento principal

entidade de segurança

primário

Translations

principal

principal

principal

principale

hauptsächlich

chef

opperhoofd

baas

voornaamste

Haupt

grundsätzlich

aanvoerder

Chef

chef

capo

Sentences

Essa é a ideia principal .

That is the main idea.

A razão principal é a urgência da reforma .

The main reason is the urgency of reform.

O trabalho na construção do prédio principal começará dentro das próximas semanas .

Work on the construction of the main building will begin within the next few weeks.

Escrever , texto , é o principal sistema de armazenamento de informações que temos como espécie .

Writing, text, is the main information storage system we have as a species.

O bacalhau é o principal negócio da costa norte .

Cod is the main business on the north coast.

Mr. Bean é o personagem principal de uma comédia britânica .

Mr. Bean is the main character of a British comedy.