main

(Inglês)

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.

Oposto de

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Pronunciado como (IPA)

/meɪn/

Etimologia (Inglês)

Herdado de inglês médio: mayn

Herdado de inglês arcaico: mægen-

Cognato com alemão arcaico alto: megīn

Cognato com alemão: Möge

Cognato com inglês arcaico: magan

Herdado de inglês arcaico: mæġen

Cognato com alemão arcaico alto: magen

Cognato com nórdico arcaico: magn

Cognato com 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.

Conceitos

principal

essencial

oceano

🌊

primário

adutora

parque principal

Principal

proficiente

alto-mar

básico

rinha de galo

fundamental

Sinônimos

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

Traduções

principal

principal

principale

hauptsächlich

essentiel

voornaamste

hoofd-

κύριος

główny

essenziale

principal

asıl

capital

Haupt-

Hauptleitung

Frases

Their main enemy is the Nightmare Prince .

O inimigo principal deles é o príncipe pesadelo.

Her main areas of research are .

Suas principais áreas de pesquisa são.

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

Por que mais ele diria ao seu principal rival para se preparar para uma corrida?

Industry is a main branch of region economy .

A indústria é o principal ramo da economia da região.

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

O Palácio Principal é cercado por edifícios de vintage posterior.

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

Seus principais atores e atrizes também se tornaram grandes estrelas por si só.