English-Spanish translations for primary

• primario
  Esto tiene que ver con la modificación del derecho primario. This deals with the amending of primary law.
  Es decir, el Tratado de tránsito es derecho primario. In other words, the Transit Agreement is primary law.
  En primer lugar, modificaciones dentro del derecho primario. First of all, modifications to the primary legislation.
• básico
  Pero como medida de control principal, supone una violación muy grave de nuestro derecho básico a la intimidad y resulta molesta. But as a primary screening measure it is a very serious breach of our basic rights to privacy and is intrusive.
  Quiero oponerme también con firmeza al uso de maíz, cereales y otros productos agrícolas básicos para la alimentación humana en la producción de energía. I would also like to object strongly to the use of corn, cereals and other primary agricultural food products for energy production.
• capital
  Es necesario, por último, salvaguardar nuestro principal recurso: los trabajadores y el capital humano. Finally, we need to safeguard our primary resource – workers and human capital.
  Las industrias primarias y la generación de energía requieren muchos años de inversión y concentración del capital, lo que significa que precisan de subvenciones. Primary industries and power generation require many years of investment and concentration of capital, which means they need to be subsidised.
  Los acuerdos alcanzados en Kyoto, Bali, etc. han demostrado ser ineficaces. Su objetivo principal no es la protección del medio ambiente, sino la protección del capital y sus beneficios. The agreements reached in Kyoto, Bali, etc. have proved ineffective: their primary objective is not environmental protection, but the protection of capital and its profits.
• primaria
  ¿Qué piensa de la educación primaria? What are your thoughts on primary education?
  La madera se usa como una fuente primaria de energía. Timber is utilised as a primary source of energy.
  Pero esta tarea no entra en sus responsabilidades primarias. This task is not part of their primary responsibilities.
• primarias
  Pero esta tarea no entra en sus responsabilidades primarias. This task is not part of their primary responsibilities.
• primero
  Por otra parte, lo primero han de ser, naturalmente, los aspectos relacionados con la seguridad. On the other hand, the primary concern is naturally for safety.
  Uno de los primeros Objetivos del Milenio es la escolarización primaria de todos los niños en edad de ir a la escuela primaria. One of the main Millennium Goals is to provide primary education for all children of primary school age.
  Los niños necesitan crecer en un entorno seguro, del cual los padres son los primeros responsables. Children need to grow up in a safe environment for which parents have the primary responsibility.
• prioritario
  Una unión política es nuestro objetivo prioritario. A political union is our primary goal.
  El objetivo prioritario de toda política de drogas debe ser la ayuda a los drogodependientes, es decir, la terapia. The primary concern of any drugs policy must be to help those who are addicted - to offer therapy.
  Un objetivo prioritario en este ámbito es asegurar el papel de la Unión Europea en el proceso. Securing the role of the European Union in this process should be a primary aim in this.

Definition of primary

• first or earliest in a group or series
• main; principal; chief; placed ahead of others
• Earliest formed; fundamental
• Relating to the place where a disorder or disease started to occur
• A primary election; a preliminary election to select a political candidate of a political party
• A base or fundamental component; something that is irreducible
• A primary school
• Any flight feather attached to the manus of a bird
• A primary colour
• Primary site of disease; original location or source of the disease
• A directly driven inductive coil, as in a transformer or induction motor that is magnetically coupled to a secondary
• To challenge for their political party's endorsement to run for re-election, through running a challenger campaign in a primary election, especially one that is more ideologically extreme
• To take part in a primary election

Examples

• Children attend primary school, and teenagers attend secondary school.
• Preferred stock has primary claim on dividends, ahead of common stock.
• unknown primary
• most common primaries

Related words

• pre-primary
• primary school
• primary colour
• primary stress
• primary sector
• primary production
• primary sources
• primary energy
• primary care