Portuguese-English translations for principal

principal
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Smith is the principal architect of this designThe principal cause of the failure was poor planningA portion of your mortgage payment goes to reduce the principal, and the rest covers interest.
cardinal
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a cardinal rulea cardinal mark

chief
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Credibility is our chief asset at present. A credibilidade é a nossa principal vantagem neste momento. It is the chief paymaster of Hamas-controlled Palestine. É a principal fonte de fundos da Palestina controlada pelo Hamas. I also thank the chief rapporteur, Mr James Elles. Agradeço também ao relator principal, o senhor deputado James Elles.
main
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This should be our main objective. Este deverá ser o nosso principal objectivo. Back to the main topic, though. Regressemos, no entanto, ao tópico principal. That brings me to my main point. Essa é a questão principal a que gostava de chegar.
major
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Education must be a major priority. A educação tem de ser a principal prioridade. That is the major comment I wanted to make. Eis a principal observação que queria fazer. Indeed, the major problem lies with self-handling. Com efeito, o problema principal reside na auto-assistência.
primeThe Member States have the prime responsibility. Os Estados-Membros têm a responsabilidade principal. The prime criterion for their selection will be quality. O principal critério de selecção será o da qualidade. The prime objective cannot be a fiscal one. O objectivo principal não pode ser o objectivo fiscal.

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