main

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principal

∗ adjective

main
[meɪn]
sustantivo
1(tubería (f) ) general (f) (pipe); cable (m) principal (cable)
  • the mains -> la (tubería) general; (water, gas) la red eléctrica (electricity)
también:
  • in the main -> en general (generally)
adjetivo
2principal
  • the main thing is to… -> lo principal es…
  • main entrance -> entrada (f) principal
  • main clause (gramática) -> oración (f) principal
  • main course -> plato (m) principal
  • main line (ferrocarril) -> línea (f) principal
  • main road -> carretera (f) general
  • main street -> calle (f) principal

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main [mein]
adjetivo
1Principal.
2Violento, fuerte.
3Mayor, lo que tiene la parte principal.
4Importante, esencial, lo que importa.
  • Main hatchway -> (Mar.) escotilla mayor
  • Main braces -> (Mar.) brazos mayores
  • Main-top braces -> (Mar.) brazos de gavia
  • Main-top-gallant braces -> (Mar.) brazos de juanete mayor
  • Main course -> plato fuerte, principal (Culin.)
  • Main yard -> verga mayor
sustantivo
5Océano o alta mar; de aquí, continente, porción principal de la tierra.
6Fuerza, violencia.
7Partida o pareja de gallos.
8Grueso, la mayor parte o la más principal y fuerte de alguna cosa. (Antiguo)
  • With might and main -> con todas sus fuerzas
  • Upon the main -> al fin
Main street, calle mayor.

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main [meɪn]
adjective
[+reason, problem, aim, concern] principal; fundamental; [+gate, entrance] principal
that was my main reason for doing it esa fue la razón principal fundamental por (la) que lo hice;or
my main reason for doing it was ... our main concern is safety the main characters of the work are all drawn from her own life the main problem was that I had had very little experience the main thing is ...
the main thing is that no one was hurt lo principal es que nadie resultó herido; the main thing is not to panic lo principal es no dejarse llevar por el pánico
The main theme of our discussion was humanism and politics Thirty-five beds in the main building and 20 beds in an outbuilding negotiations have settled the main issues
noun
1 (pipe) cañería principal; (f) conducto principal; (m) (cable) cable principal; (m)
gas/water main cañería conducto principal del gas/agua;or
A bulldozer had severed a gas main
the mains (Electricity and Electronics) la red; la red de suministro; (for gas, water) la red de suministro; the water in this tap comes from the mains el agua de este grifo viene de la red de suministro; to turn the gas/water off at the mains cerrar la llave principal del gas/agua; to turn the electricity off at the mains apagar la electricidad; this radio works on batteries or off the mains esta radio funciona con pilas o conectada a la red
connected to the mains
2 (literary)
the main (open sea) la mar océana; the Spanish Main el mar Caribe
when pirates sailed the Spanish Main
3
in the main (generally speaking) por lo general; por regla general; en general; (in the majority) por lo general; en su mayoría; en su mayor parte
the effects are, in the main, not permanent
the people she met were, in the main, wealthier than her la gente que conoció era, por lo general en su mayoría en su mayor parte, más rica que ella;oror
they are in the main decent friendly folk The issue has been settled in the main we can say that we have coped with the task in the main These progressive Conservatives were, in the main, young mps In the main overseas students want to be on campus They get good wages too in the main.
4
might
modifier
main beam (n) (Archit) viga maestra; (f) (Aut) luces largas; (f) luz larga; (f)
Quartz-halogen bulbs have two filaments: one for the main beam and one for the dipped beam
main clause (n) (Gram) oración principal; (f)
main course (n) plato principal; (m)
for my main course I chose the salmon
main deck (n) (Náut) cubierta principal; (f)
the main drag (informal) (n) (US) la calle principal
main line (n) (Ferro) línea principal; (f)
mainline
Lovano has established himself as the main man on the tenor saxophone Armstrong is still the main man at Palace after scoring three times in the recent 5-1 win over Portsmouth Curtis my main man how's it going?
main office (n) (headquarters of organization) sede; (f) oficina central; (f)
the address of our Main Office is printed on the order form ...the main office of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank ...armed gangs who robbed the main offices of Somali Airlines in Mogadishu
main road (n) carretera principal; (f)
main sheet (n) (Náut) escota mayor; (f)
He looked up at the sails and adjusted the main sheet ...an almost instinctive ability to find the best setting for the headsails and the main sheet
main street (n) calle mayor; (f)
the mains supply (n) el suministro de la red

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