principle

principle
'prinsəpəl
noun
1) (a general truth, rule or law: the principle of gravity.) principio
2) (the theory by which a machine etc works: the principle of the jet engine.) principio
•
- in principle
- on principle
principle n principio
I can't do that, it is against my principles no puedo hacer eso, va en contra de mis principios
principle
tr['prɪnsɪpəl]
noun
1 (basic idea, rule, law) principio; (basis) base nombre femenino
2 (moral rule) principio
■ it's a matter of principle es cuestión de principios
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
in principle en principio
on principle por principio
principle ['prɪntsəpəl] n
: principio m
principle
adj.
• principio, -a adj.
n.
• principio s.m.
• regla s.f.
'prɪnsəpəl
noun
1) c (basic fact, law) principio m

in principle — en principio

on that principle — sobre esa base, partiendo de esa base

2) c u (rule of conduct) principio m

a man/woman of (high) principle — un hombre/una mujer de principios

it was a matter of principle — era una cuestión de principios

I never borrow money, on principle o as a matter of principle — nunca pido dinero prestado, por principio

it's the principle of the thing — es una cuestión de principios

it is against my principles — va contra mis principios

['prɪnsǝpl]
N (also Sci) principio m

the basic principles of physics — los principios básicos de física

the principle that ... — el principio según el cual ...

to lay it down as a principle that ... — sentar el principio de que ...

• it is or it goes against my principles — va (en) contra (de) mis principios

• to go back to first principles — volver a los principios (fundamentales)

to argue from first principles — construir un argumento sobre los principios (fundamentales)

• to have high principles — tener principios nobles

• in principle — en principio

to reach an agreement in principle — llegar a un acuerdo de principio or en principio

• I make it a principle never to lend money — tengo por norma no prestar nunca dinero, yo, por principio, nunca presto dinero

• as a matter of principle — por principio

it's a matter of principle — es cuestión de principios

• a man/woman of (high) principles — un hombre/una mujer de principios (nobles)

• on principle — por principio, por una cuestión de principios

• it's the principle of the thing — es cuestión de principios

guiding
* * *
['prɪnsəpəl]
noun
1) c (basic fact, law) principio m

in principle — en principio

on that principle — sobre esa base, partiendo de esa base

2) c u (rule of conduct) principio m

a man/woman of (high) principle — un hombre/una mujer de principios

it was a matter of principle — era una cuestión de principios

I never borrow money, on principle o as a matter of principle — nunca pido dinero prestado, por principio

it's the principle of the thing — es una cuestión de principios

it is against my principles — va contra mis principios


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