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en principio

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
en principio loc adv	(de momento)	at the beginning, in the beginning prep + n
	El Gobierno decidió, en principio, mantener su política de austeridad.
	The government decided, at the beginning, to maintain their austerity policy.
en principio loc adv	(en teoría)	in theory, in principle expr
	En principio, el cohete tiene suficiente combustible para despegar.
	In theory (or: In principle), the rocket has enough fuel to blast off.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
en un principio loc adv	(al comienzo)	at first, at the beginning expr
	(formal)	initially adv
	En un principio, esta carretera se usaba para el transporte de mercancías entre los dos pueblos.
	At first, this road was used to transport goods between the two towns.
	Initially, this road was used to transport goods between the two towns.

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