'mainsail' tiene referencia cruzada con 'main'. Se encuentra en una o más de las líneas abajo.'mainsail' is cross-referenced with 'main'. It is in one or more of the lines below.
Compound Forms:
main | mainsail |
| coup de main | Gallicism (surprise attack) | ataque sorpresa nm + adj |
drag,
main drag n | informal (street) | calle nf |
| | Youths race their cars up and down the drag. |
| | Los jóvenes compiten con sus autos a lo largo de la calle. |
| gas main n | (large gas pipe) | tubo principal de gas nm + loc adj |
| | | cañería principal de gas nf + loc adj |
| in the main adv | (mostly, largely) | por lo general loc adv |
| | I like dogs in the main, but my sister's dog's a nasty vicious specimen. |
| | Por lo general me gustan los perros, pero el perro de mi hermana es un espécimen violento y desagradable. |
| main accent n | (emphasis) | acento principal nm + adj |
| | The main accent of the Prime Minister's speech was on the economy. |
| main article n | (in a newspaper, etc.) | artículo de portada grupo nom |
| | The main article in today's newspaper is about the election. |
| main attraction n | (centre or focus of attention) | atracción principal nf + adj mf |
| | The main attraction of the town is its medieval castle. |
| | La atracción principal del pueblo es su castillo medieval. |
| main body | (nautical) | cuerpo principal nm + adj |
| main character n | (protagonist) | protagonista n común |
| | Willy Loman is the main character of the play Death of a Salesman. |
| | Willy Loman es el protagonista de la obra "La muerte de un viajante". |
| main clause n | (grammatically independent phrase) | cláusula principal nf + adj |
| | The verb in the main clause of the sentence is in the past simple. |
| main course n | (main dish of a meal) | plato principal nm + adj mf |
| | | plato fuerte nm + adj mf |
| | | segundo plato loc nom m |
| | 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 plato principal, me gusta pedir algo que normalmente no cocinaría en casa. |
| main deck n | (nautical) | cubierta principal nf + adj |
| | | cubierta alta nf + adj |
| main diagonal | (mathematics) | diagonal principal nf + adj |
| main dish n | (principal course of a meal) | plato principal nm + adj |
| | | plato fuerte nm + adj |
| | The set menu had a salad starter, a main dish of lamb casserole, and ice cream or cheese for dessert. |
| | El menú tenía ensalada de entrante, cordero a la cacerola como plato principal y helado o queso de postre. |
| main entrance n | (front door) | entrada principal nf |
| | Sue was waiting for me near the main entrance of the restaurant. |
| main feature n | (newspaper: most prominent article) | artículo más destacado nm + loc adj |
| | | historia principal nf + adj mf |
| | The main feature in today's Times is an article on rising crime. |
| | El artículo más destacado del diario de hoy es sobre el aumento del crimen. |
| main feature n | (cinema programme: main movie) | película principal nf + adj mf |
| | When I was young, cinemas used to play short films before the main feature. |
| | Cuando yo era chico los cines pasaban una película corta antes de la película principal. |
| main feature n | often plural (distinguishing mark, characteristic) | característica principal nf + adj mf |
| | The main feature of this website is to provide knowledge about words. |
| | La característica principal de esta página web es la amplia información que da sobre el uso de los idiomas. |
| main floor n | (first floor of building) | planta baja nf + adj |
| | | primer piso adj + nm |
| main floor n | (floor of building used most often) | planta principal nf + adj mf |
| main focus n | (centre of attention) | foco nm |
| | | centro nm |
| | | foco de atención nm + loc adj |
| | The main focus of the lecture will be on alternative sources of energy. |
| | El foco de la charla serán las fuentes de energía alternativas. |
| main gauche | (weaponry) | zurda nf |
| main idea n | (principal premise or concept) | idea principal nf + adj mf |
| | 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. |
| | La clase fue bastante complicada pero entendí la idea principal. |
| main issue n | (central problem) | cuestión principal loc nom f |
| | | problema principal loc nom m |
| | | tema central loc nom m |
| | The main issue with the new airport is that it will cause a lot of noise pollution. |
| main line n | (principal road, railway line) | calle principal grupo nom |
| | | avenida nf |
| | (tren) | línea principal grupo nom |
| Note: 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) | comida principal nf + adj mf |
| | In Italy, dinner is the main meal. |
| main memory | (computers) (informática) | memoria principal nf + adj |
| main office n | (headquarters) | sede principal grupo nom |
| | The main office is in London, but there are branches in Bristol and Leeds. |
| | La sede principal está en Londres, pero tienen sucursales en Bristol y en Leeds. |
| main point n | (most significant idea) | punto principal nm |
| | The chairman presented the main points of the report to the meeting. |
| | Presentó en la reunión los puntos principales del informe. |
| main reason n | (most important reason, cause) | razón principal nf + adj mf |
| | | razón más importante nf + loc adj |
| main residence n | (law: primary place [sb] lives) | residencia principal loc nom f |
| | The businessman's main residence is in London. |
| main road n | (principal street) | calle principal grupo nom |
| | Learner drivers usually practise on side streets before going on to the main roads. |
| | Los que aprenden a conducir generalmente practican en calles apartadas antes de ir por la calle principal. |
| main shaft | (mechanics) (mecánica) | eje principal nm + adj |
| main street n | mainly US (principal road) | avenida principal grupo nom |
| | The town's main street has been pedestrianized. |
| | La avenida principal ahora es peatonal. |
| main strength n | (strongest point, area of advantage) | punto fuerte nm |
| | His main strength is his ability to speak both Latin and English. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Su punto fuerte es el conocimiento tan profundo que posee de ambos idiomas. |
| main subject n | (academic studies: major) | asignatura principal grupo nom |
| | She's doing Spanish at University but her main subject is Psychology. |
| | Estudia Español en la universidad, pero su asignatura principal es Psicología. |
| main subject n | (primary topic under consideration) | tema principal grupo nom |
| | The main subject of our meeting is the proposed change in office location. |
| | El tema principal de nuestra reunión es la propuesta del cambio de ubicación de la oficina. |
| main thing n | informal (most important consideration) | lo más importante loc pron |
| | 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. |
| | Lo más importante de las carreras de caballos y los juegos de cartas es saber calcular las posibilidades. // Tuvimos un accidente de coche, pero lo más importante es que todos estamos bien. |
| main verb | (linguistics) (lingüística) | verbo principal nm + adj |
| rising main n | (water pipe) | cañería que va a un tanque elevado nf |
| | The rising main burst and flooded the house. |
| water main n | (pipe supplying water) | cañería nf |
| | When the water main burst, the street quickly flooded. |
| | Cuando se rompió la cañería la calle se inundó. |
| with might and main expr | (with all your force) | de todas las formas y maneras expr |