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"Principle" is a noun which is often translated as "el principio", and "tenet" is a noun which is also often translated as "el principio". Learn more about the difference between "principle" and "tenet" below.
principle(
prihn
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sih
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puhl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (foundation)
a. el principio (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The competition is based on the principle of fair play.El concurso se basa en el principio del juego limpio.
a. el principio (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He is an upright man who has never betrayed his principles.Es un hombre íntegro que jamás traicionó sus principios.
3. (science)
a. el principio (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Can you explain the principle of relativity to me?¿Me puedes explicar el principio de la relatividad?
tenet(
teh
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niht
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el principio (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A central tenet of a free market is the economy's regulation by the law of supply and demand.Un principio fundamental de un libre mercado es que la economía se regule mediante la ley de la oferta y la demanda.
Adherence to the rule of law is one of the core tenets of our democracy.La observancia de la ley es uno de los principios centrales de nuestra democracia.
