| Traduções principais |
| main adj | (first, principal) (primeiro, principal) | principal adj |
| | The main reason we are here today is to discuss Tuesday's problem. |
| | A razão principal de estarmos aqui hoje é para discutirmos o problema de terça-feira. |
| main adj | (most important, head) (mais importante) | principal adj |
| | The main actor was famous, but none of the other actors was. |
| | O ator principal era famoso, mas os outros não o eram. |
| main n | (water supply) (água) | cano, encanamento sm |
| | | tubulação, canalização sf |
| | The water main broke and flooded the street, so we didn't have any water. |
| | O cano (or: encanamento) de água quebrou e inundou a rua, por isso ficamos sem água. |
| Traduções complementares |
| main adj | (street, road: primary) (avenida, rua) | principal adj |
| | What is the name of the main street in this town? Is it Court Street? |
| | Qual é o nome da rua principal desta cidade? É a Court Street? |
| main adj | (grammar) (gramática: oração principal) | principal adj |
| | The main clause in this sentence is the important one. |
| | A oração principal nesta sentença é a mais importante. |
| main n | (electricity supply) (eletricidade) | eletroduto, conduíte sm |
| | The electricity main was out of action because of the storm. |
| | O eletroduto estava fora de funcionamento por causa da tempestade. |
main,
mainsail n | (maritime: mainsail) (náutica: vela principal) | vela grande loc sf |
| | We need to mend the main before we take the boat out again. |
| main n | (meal: main course) (refeição) | prato principal sm + adj |
| | Alison chose a starter and a main from the menu. |
| | Alison escolheu uma entrada e um prato principal no cardápio. |
| mains npl | UK (electricity: grid power) | rede elétrica loc sb |
| | The mains have been down for hours, and hundreds of residents are without electricity. |
| | A rede elétrica caiu já faz hora e centenas e moradores estão sem eletricidade. |
Formas compostas:
main | mainsail |
drag,
main drag n | informal (street) | rua sf |
| | Youths race their cars up and down the drag. |
| | Os jovens correm com seus carros para cima e para baixo na rua. |
| in the main adv | (mostly, largely) | em geral loc adv |
| | I like dogs in the main, but my sister's dog's a nasty vicious specimen. |
| main accent n | (emphasis) (gramática) | acento principal loc sm |
| | The main accent of the Prime Minister's speech was on the economy. |
| main article n | (in a newspaper, etc.) (jornalismo) | artigo principal loc sm |
| | The main article in today's newspaper is about the election. |
| main character n | (protagonist) | personagem principal sm + adj |
| | Willy Loman is the main character of the play Death of a Salesman. |
| | Willy Loman é o personagem principal da peça Death of a Salesman. |
| main course n | (main dish of a meal) | prato principal sm + adj |
| | For a main course, I like to choose something I wouldn't usually cook at home. After the appetizers, we will serve the main course and then dessert. |
| | Como prato principal, eu gosto de escolher alguma coisa que eu normalmente não cozinharia em casa. Depois dos aperitivos, serviremos o prato principal e, depois, a sobremesa. |
| main dish n | (principal course of a meal) | prato principal sm |
| | The set menu had a salad starter, a main dish of lamb casserole, and ice cream or cheese for dessert. |
| main entrance n | (front door) | entrada sf |
| | | entrada principal sf |
| | Sue was waiting for me near the main entrance of the restaurant. |
| main feature n | (newspaper: most prominent article) (jornalismo) | artigo principal loc sm |
| | The main feature in today's Times is an article on rising crime. |
| main feature n | (cinema programme: main movie) (cinema) | atração principal sf + adj |
| | When I was young, cinemas used to play short films before the main feature. |
| main feature n | often plural (distinguishing mark, characteristic) | característica principal sf + adj |
| | The main feature of this website is to provide knowledge about words. |
| main floor n | (first floor of building) | primeiro andar adj + sm |
| main floor n | (floor of building used most often) | andar principal sm + adj |
| main idea n | (principal premise or concept) | ideia principal sf |
| | The lecture as a whole was a little confusing, but I understood the main idea. |
| | The main idea of a paragraph can often be summarized with one sentence. |
| main line n | (principal road, railway line) | rua principal sf |
| Nota: The single-word form is used when the term is an adjective or a verb |
| | My train was delayed because a fallen tree was blocking the main line. |
| main meal n | (most important meal of day) | principal refeição adj + sf |
| | In Italy, dinner is the main meal. |
| main office n | (headquarters) | sede, matriz sf |
| | The main office is in London, but there are branches in Bristol and Leeds. |
| main point n | (most significant idea) | ponto principal sm |
| | The chairman presented the main points of the report to the meeting. |
| main road n | (principal street) | estrada principal sf |
| | Learner drivers usually practise on side streets before going on to the main roads. |
| main street n | mainly US (principal road) | rua principal sf |
| | The town's main street has been pedestrianized. |
| main strength n | (strongest point, area of advantage) (vantagem) | ponto forte loc sm |
| | | força principal loc sf |
| | His main strength is his ability to speak both Latin and English. |
| main subject n | (academic studies: major) (acadêmico) | especialização sf |
| | She's doing Spanish at University but her main subject is Psychology. |
| main subject n | (primary topic under consideration) (tópico principal) | assunto principal loc sm |
| | The main subject of our meeting is the proposed change in office location. |
| main thing n | informal (most important consideration) | mais importante loc sm |
| | | principal sm |
| | The main thing about horse races and card games is knowing how to calculate the odds. |
| | We had a car accident, but the main thing is we're all ok. |
| rising main n | (water pipe) (d'água) | cano vertical loc sm |
| | The rising main burst and flooded the house. |
| water main n | (pipe supplying water) | encanamento central sm |
| | When the water main burst, the street quickly flooded. |