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verb

Entretenir la ligne principale

Short for mainline.

Examples :

"The school's main water supply line is broken, so they're fixing it. "

La ligne principale d'alimentation en eau de l'école est cassée, ils la réparent donc.

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verb

Jouer principalement

To mainly play a specific character, or side, during a game.

Examples :

"He mains the same character as me in that game."

Il joue principalement le même personnage que moi dans ce jeu.

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verb

Transformer en route principale

Of a road: to convert into a main or primary road.

Examples :

"The city council voted to main the old dirt road, making it a paved thoroughfare. "

Le conseil municipal a voté pour transformer l'ancienne route de terre en route principale, en en faisant une voie pavée.

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adjective

Principal, majeur

Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal.

Examples :

"The main reason for my absence from school today was a severe headache. "

La raison principale de mon absence de l'école aujourd'hui était un mal de tête sévère.

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adjective

Principal, majeur, essentiel

Chief, most important, or principal in extent, size, or strength; consisting of the largest part.

Examples :

"main timbers main branch of a river main body of an army"

Poutres principales Bras principal d'une rivière Corps principal d'une armée

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adjective

Principal, entier, pur

(of force, strength, etc.) Full, sheer, undivided.

Examples :

"My main concern at work is meeting the deadline. "

Ma principale préoccupation au travail est de respecter l'échéance.

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adjective

En colère, fâché

Examples :

"My little brother was in a main mood after losing the soccer game. "

Mon petit frère était de mauvaise humeur après avoir perdu le match de foot.

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adjective

Principal

Belonging to or connected with the principal mast in a vessel.

Examples :

"The main sail on the sailboat was ripped during the storm. "

La voile principale du voilier a été déchirée pendant la tempête.

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adjective

Principal, majeur, important, grand

Great in size or degree; important, powerful, strong, vast.

Examples :

"The main reason for the delay was the unexpected snowstorm. "

La principale raison du retard était la tempête de neige inattendue.

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adverb

Principalement, extrêmement, beaucoup

Exceedingly, extremely, greatly, mightily, very, very much.

Examples :

"The teacher was mainly concerned about the students' poor attendance. "

L'enseignant était principalement préoccupé par la mauvaise assiduité des élèves.

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noun

Principal, le gros

That which is chief or principal; the chief or main portion; the bulk, the greater part, gross.

Examples :

"The main reason for his absence from school was a severe illness. "

La raison principale de son absence de l'école était une maladie grave.

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noun

Conduite principale

A large cable or pipe providing utility service to an area or a building, such as a water main or electric main.

Examples :

"The water main broke, causing a leak in several houses on our street. "

La conduite principale a cassé, causant une fuite dans plusieurs maisons de notre rue.

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noun

Plat principal

Short for main course.

Examples :

"I had scampi and chips for my main and a slice of cheesecake for dessert."

J'ai pris des scampis et des frites comme plat principal et une part de cheesecake en dessert.

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noun

Haute mer, pleine mer

Examples :

"The fishing boat sailed out to the main, hoping to catch some tuna. "

Le bateau de pêche a navigué en haute mer, espérant attraper du thon.

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noun

Continent

Examples :

"My family lives on the main, near the coast. "

Ma famille vit sur le continent, près de la côte.

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noun

Grand-voile

Short for mainsail.

Examples :

"The sailboat's main was flapping in the strong wind. "

La grand-voile du voilier battait dans le vent fort.

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noun

Force, puissance, énergie

(except in might and main) Force, power, strength, violent effort.

Examples :

"The football team used their main to overcome the strong opposing team. "

L'équipe de football a utilisé toute sa force pour surmonter la forte équipe adverse.

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noun

Mains, partie

A hand or match in a game of dice.

Examples :

"My brother was the main in the dice game we played at the park. "

Mon frère était la partie principale du jeu de dés auquel nous avons joué au parc.

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noun

Le principal lancer

The largest throw in a match at dice; in the game of hazard, a number from one to nine called out by a person before the dice are thrown.

Examples :

"The main in the dice game was a seven. "

Le principal lancer au jeu de dés était un sept.

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noun

Enjeu

A stake played for at dice.

Examples :

"The main at the dice game was a new video game console. "

L'enjeu au jeu de dés était une nouvelle console de jeux vidéo.

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noun

Combat principal, match

A sporting contest or match, especially a cockfighting match.

Examples :

"The prize for winning the main cockfight was a valuable rooster. "

Le prix pour avoir gagné le combat principal était un coq de valeur.

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noun

Pelle à pièces

A banker's shovel for coins.

Examples :

"The antique coin collector used his main to carefully gather the ancient Roman coins. "

Le collectionneur de pièces antiques a utilisé sa pelle à pièces pour rassembler soigneusement les anciennes pièces romaines.

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noun

Panier, hotte

A basket for gathering grapes.

Examples :

"The farmer used his grape main to collect the ripe fruit from the vine. "

Le fermier a utilisé sa hotte pour ramasser les fruits mûrs de la vigne.

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