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el principio
-the beginning
See the entry for principio.
principio
-I begin
Present yo conjugation of principiar.
él/ella/usted principió
-he/she/you began
Preterite él/ella/usted conjugation of principiar.

principio

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NOUN
(commencement)-beginning
Synonyms for principio
el albor
dawn
el arranque
start
el comienzo
start
el empiece
beginning
la génesis
origin
la iniciación
beginning
el inicio
start
el origen
origin
la raíz
root
el estreno
debut
la intro
intro
el motivo
reason
primer paso
first step
la procedencia
origin
la puesta en marcha
start-up
el punto de partida
starting point
la raíz
root
Antonyms for principio
el cierre
closing
el colofón
climax
el fin
end
el final
end
el remate
ending
el término
end
el desenlace
ending
la finalización
end
NOUN
(rule)-principle
Synonyms for principio
el axioma
axiom
el postulado
postulate
la consigna
order
la ley
law
NOUN
(provenance)-origin
Synonyms for principio
la base
foundation
el inicio
start
la introducción
introduction
el origen
origin
la causalidad
causality
la fuente
source
la idea
idea
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