principal

principal

Qui compte plus que les autres.

En anglais simple : Main or more important than the others.

• Cost is our principal concern.
• Tourism is the island’s principal source of income.
• What was the principal reason for your decision?

Synonymes : main, chief, primary, leading

Contraires : secondary

Expressions courantes : principal reason, principal aim, principal source

principal

Choisi comme valeur de référence unique quand une fonction mathématique peut avoir plusieurs valeurs.

En anglais simple : Chosen as the single standard value when a mathematical function could have several values.

• The principal square root of nine is three.
• Use the principal value of the logarithm.
• This graph shows the function’s principal branch.

Expressions courantes : principal square root, principal value, principal branch

directeur, directrice

Personne responsable de la direction d’une école.

En anglais simple : The person in charge of a school.

• The principal welcomed the new students.
• My parents met with the principal yesterday.
• She became principal of a small school.

Synonymes : headteacher, headmaster, headmistress

Expressions courantes : school principal, principal’s office, assistant principal

dirigeant, danseur principal

Personne qui dirige une entreprise ou tient un rôle majeur dans un groupe artistique.

En anglais simple : A leading person in a business or a performer with a main role in an artistic group.

• The firm has three principals.
• He became a principal with the ballet company.
• All the principals attended the business meeting.

Comment l'utiliser : principal of something (She is a principal of the architectural firm.)

Synonymes : leader, head

Expressions courantes : company principal, ballet principal, principal of something

capital

Somme empruntée ou investie au départ, sans les intérêts ni les bénéfices.

En anglais simple : The original amount of money borrowed or invested, without interest or profits.

• The principal is ten thousand dollars.
• Each payment reduces the principal of your loan.
• Interest is calculated on the remaining principal.

Synonymes : capital

Expressions courantes : repay the principal, principal and interest, outstanding principal

directeur, recteur

Personne qui dirige un établissement d’enseignement supérieur et veille à son enseignement et à sa gestion.

En anglais simple : The person who leads a college or university and is responsible for its teaching and management.

• The principal welcomed the new students.
• Our college has appointed a new principal.
• The university principal spoke at the graduation ceremony.

Synonymes : head

Expressions courantes : college principal, university principal, appoint a principal

mandant

Personne ou organisation pour laquelle quelqu’un agit, notamment dans les affaires ou en droit.

En anglais simple : A person or organization that another person acts for, especially in business or legal matters.

• The agent signed for her principal.
• An agent must follow the principal's instructions.
• The contract named both principals and their agents.

Synonymes : client

Expressions courantes : act for a principal, principal and agent, disclosed principal