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principal
, e ( principaux mpl )

      adj
[concurrent, responsable, bénéficiaire, obstacle, objectif]   principal, main
le rôle principal      the principal role, the main role
la proposition principale        (LINGUISTIQUE)   the main clause

      nm
le principal      the main thing
Personne n'a été blessé; c'est le principal.      Nobody was injured; that's the main thing.

      nm/f     (ÉDUCATION)   head teacher   (Grande-Bretagne)  , principal   (USA)
le principal du collège      the head teacher of the school, the school principal
la principale du collège      the head teacher of the school, the school principal

nf (LINGUISTIQUE) proposition principale main clause

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principal	n.	1) main thing (m), 2) head teacher (m)

principal	n.	main thing ; head teacher	[Bus.]

principal	adj.	main	[Bus.]

principal suspect	nm.	prime suspect

principal créancier	n.	principal creditor

principal débiteur	n.	principal debtor

principal locataire	n.	main tenant

principal obligé	n.	principal debtor

principal d'une obligation	n.	principal of a bond	[Bus.]

commissaire principal de police	n.	police chief

conseiller principal d'éducation	n.	chief supervisor

étage principal cryotechnique	n.	main cryogenic stage	[Tech.]

entrée + plat principal + dessert	n.	starter main course dessert

entrée, plat principal et dessert	n.	starter, main course and dessert

noyau sensitif principal du trijumeau	n.	sensory nucleus of trigeminal nerve	[Med.]

opérateur principal du marché	n.	reference market maker	[Bus.]

le personnage principal du film	exp.	the main character in the film

le principal du collège	exp.	the head teacher of the school

le principal du collège	exp.	the school principal

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'principal' also found in translations in English-French dictionary
principal	n.	principal
principal business	n.	activité principale	[Bus.]
principal market operator	n.	opérateur principal du marché	[Bus.]
principal transit exchange	n.	centre de transit principal	[Comp.]
principal pathway of energy metabolism	n.	voie principale de métabolisme énergétique	[Med.]
core	adj.	principal
lead	adj.	principal
head	adj.	principal	[Bus.]
leading	adj.	principal	[Bus.]
master	adj.	principal	[Bus.]
substantive	adj.	principal	[Bus.]

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