principal — French to English

How French principal is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 6 translations with example sentences.

The Elamur Dictionary has no French section yet; the English translations below link to their meanings where it has them.

Sentence pairs counted, by form: principal (82 497), principale (44 205), principales (88 724), principals (44), principaux (128 598). By style: everyday 170 · literary 16 · biblical 95 · parliamentary 15 703 · legal and administrative 25 947 · UN documents 302 137.

main

Used about 109 098 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 102 · literary ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 7 648 · legal and administrative ≈ 13 919 · UN documents ≈ 87 427). Meaning: main in the Elamur Dictionary.

• Qui a le rôle principal ?

  Who has the main role?

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Rockaround and sundown · checked, community translation · #6322894 #2812835

• Toutefois il me paraît évident que nous n'occupions pas la cheminée principale du volcan, mais bien un conduit accessoire, où se faisait sentir un effet de contre-coup.

  At any rate it was clear that we were not in the main shaft of the volcano, but in a lateral gallery where there were felt recurrent tunes of reaction.

  Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · verne journey centre earth, row 3943

• Tel est notre principal objectif.

  That is our main purpose.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 585700

• Activité principale en mars

  Main activity in March

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• PRINCIPAUX RISQUES ET ENJEUX

  MAIN RISKS AND CHALLENGES

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principal

Used about 94 009 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 10 · literary ≈ 13 · parliamentary ≈ 814 · legal and administrative ≈ 4 460 · UN documents ≈ 88 713). Forms: principal, principals. Meaning: principal in the Elamur Dictionary.

• Il doit être le principal.

  He must be the principal.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by adlerq and CK · checked, community translation · #413023 #1139315

• Pour l'instant les cygnes nageaient, ce qui est leur talent principal, et ils étaient superbes.

  For the moment, the swans were swimming, which is their principal talent, and they were superb.

  Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 26516

• Nous sommes le principal bloc de l'OMC et nous avons une responsabilité particulière.

  We are the principal bloc at the WTO and have a specific responsibility.

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• Code de l’activité principale au niveau à 4 chiffres de la NACE

  Principal activity code at NACE 4-digit level

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• D. Principaux sujets de préoccupation

  D. Principal subjects of concern

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major

Used about 28 994 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 18 · parliamentary ≈ 895 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 081 · UN documents ≈ 26 999). Meaning: major in the Elamur Dictionary.

• Quel est ton domaine principal ?

  What's your major field?

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Dejo · checked, community translation · #17010 #481535

• Les principaux émetteurs de CO2 sont les États-Unis, la Chine, l'Inde et le Brésil.

  The major producers of CO2 include the United States, China, India and Brazil.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1289737

• que par le rail ou par les routes principales, et

  via major roads or railways, and

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• e) Rôle des principaux groupes.

  (e) Roles of major groups.

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• Quel est votre domaine principal ?

  What's your major field?

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Dejo · checked, community translation · #17010 #481533

key

Used about 24 049 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 976 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 216 · UN documents ≈ 21 857). Meaning: key in the Elamur Dictionary.

• La principale question en jeu ici est la simplification législative.

  The key issue at stake here is legislative clarification.

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• Taux de réponse au niveau des principaux agrégats.

  Response rate at the level of the key aggregates;

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• Résumé des principaux problèmes

  Summary of key issues

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• Elle est le principal marché des importations de peaux de phoques en provenance du Canada.

  It is the key market for seal skin imports from Canada.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 918468

• Principales données financières de Varvaressos pour les exercices 2004-2009

  Varvaressos’s key financial data 2004-2009

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most

Used about 7 664 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 1 709 · legal and administrative ≈ 811 · UN documents ≈ 5 143). Meaning: most in the Elamur Dictionary.

• Un des principaux produits de ce pays est le café.

  One of this country's most important products is coffee.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and AlanF_US · checked, community translation · #2536000 #15224

• Les Nations unies sont notre partenaire principal.

  The UN is our most important partner.

  Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 171574

• Date de dernier retour au recouvreur principal

  Most Recent Primary Servicer Return Date

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• 44. En 2010, la principale question d ' actualité a été la sécurité de la circulation routière.

  44. Road Safety was the most topical issue in 2010.

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• La question principale est celle du processus de paix.

  The most important question relates to the peace process.

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chief

Used about 4 092 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 3 · literary ≈ 1 · biblical ≈ 69 · parliamentary ≈ 163 · UN documents ≈ 3 857). Meaning: chief in the Elamur Dictionary.

• Le riz est la principale culture de cette région.

  Rice is the chief crop in this area.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by nimfeo and CK · checked, community translation · #320204 #372343

• Le Polonais expliqua comment quatre des principaux cafés de la ville consentaient à la lancer dans la circulation, et comment le Phare de la Côte et le Sémaphore havrais lui feraient de la réclame en échange de quelques produits pharmaceutiques mis à la disposition des rédacteurs.

  The Pole explained that four of the chief cafés in the town had agreed to have it on sale, and that two papers, the Northcoast Pharos and the Havre Semaphore, would advertise it, in return for certain chemical preparations to be supplied to the editors.

  Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · maupassant pierre jean, row 907

• Les principaux sacrificateurs portaient contre lui plusieurs accusations.

  The chief priests accused him of many things.

  World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAR 15:3

• À mes yeux, en tant que principal rapporteur, mais également en tant que médecin, cette proposition de directive revêt un caractère capital.

  I personally consider this bill to be enormously important, not only as the chief rapporteur, but also as a doctor.

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• Le nouveau Ministre principal, John Osborne, a pris ses fonctions en avril 2001.

  The new Chief Minister, John Osborne, took office in April 2001.

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More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

• Qui est le chanteur principal du groupe, cette année ?

  Who's the lead singer of the group this year?

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Gulliver · checked, community translation · #2320350 #2321847

• Le maître principal agit en expert dans son domaine, qu’il s’agisse de navigation, d’armement ou de transmissions.

  The senior maître acts as an expert in his field, whether in navigation, weaponry, or communications.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Igider and Igider · checked, community translation · #13362958 #13362957

• Qui est leur professeur principal ?

  Who is their homeroom teacher?

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · #305257 #1349287

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