principal

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈprɪnsɪpəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈprɪnsəpəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(prin′sə pəl)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
principal adj (foremost, in front)principal adj mf
 The principal idea is good, but we need to change some details.
 La idea principal es buena, pero tenemos que hacer algunos cambios.
principal adj (chief)jefe nm
 The principal architect had a good team working behind him.
 El jefe de arquitectos tenía un buen equipo trabajando a sus órdenes.
principal n (school director)director, directora nm, nf
 The principal of the school had to discipline the bad students.
 El director de la escuela tenía que disciplinar a los malos estudiantes.
principal n (finance: capital sum)principal nm
 A repayment mortgage involves paying off the principal plus interest.
 La amortización de un crédito incluye el pago del principal más los intereses.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.
Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
principal adj (finance: of capital)capital nm
 The principal investment required will be in the millions.
 El capital inversor que se requiere es de varios millones.
principal adj (theater: leading role)principal adj mf
  protagónico adj
  protagonista adj mf
 The principal role in this play is that of the murderer.
 El papel principal en esta obra es el del asesino.
principal adj (music: first chair)primer adj
  principal adj mf
 The principal clarinettist for the Philharmonic is a brilliant musician.
 El primer clarinetista de la Filarmónica es un músico brillante.
principal n (law: one authorizing)mandante nm
 The principals designated agents to act on their behalf.
 Los mandantes designaron a mandatarios para que les representaran.
principal n (law: perpetrator, abettor)autor nm
 The man was the principal in this crime. The woman knew nothing about it.
 El hombre era el autor del crimen. La mujer no sabía nada del asunto.
principal n (leading performer)protagonista n común
 Steve is the principal in the group's latest production.
 Steve es el protagonista de la última producción del grupo.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
assistant principal (US),
deputy head teacher,
deputy head (UK) n		 (deputy to head teacher)vicedirector nm
Note: Capitalized when used as a title.
 Desde el año pasado es el vicedirector de la escuela.
capital sum,
principal sum n		 (insurance: maximum payout) (seguros)capital asegurado nm + adj
  suma asegurada nf + adj
principal diagonal (mathematics)diagonal principal loc nom f
principal parts npl (main components or elements)partes principales nfpl
 The principal parts of a blender are the motor, the shell, and the pitcher.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El computador tiene dos partes principales, una física (hardware) y una virtual (software).
  componentes principales nmpl
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Los componentes principales de una computadora son el monitor, el teclado, el procesador, entre otros.
School Principal n US (Head teacher)director, directora nm, nf
  director de escuela, directora de escuela grupo nom
  director de colegio, directora de colegio grupo nom
vice principal n (deputy head teacher)vicedirector, vicedirectora nm, nf
  vicerrector, vicerrectora nm, nf
  vicedirector, vicedirectora nm, nf
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'principal' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
amount - axis - great - half-life - head - head table - headmaster - headteacher - high - lead - leader - Library of Congress - main - main dish - main idea - main line - main road - main street - mainmast - mainspring - square-rigged - top - under secretary
Spanish:
director - mandante - abogado director - comitente - con sede en - nave principal - predominante - preponderante - primaria - primer bailarín - principal - protagonista - subdirección - suerte principal - titular

Collocations: a [public, private, high, secondary] school principal, is the principal [investor, investigator, developer], the [vice, deputy, acting, interim] principal, more...

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