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/ˈpɹɒeməɹi/ /ˈpɹaɪməɹi/

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noun

Élection primaire

A primary election; a preliminary election to select a political candidate of a political party.

Examples :

"The primary for the school board was held next Tuesday. "

L'élection primaire pour le conseil scolaire a eu lieu mardi dernier.

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noun

Cours préparatoire, CP

The first year of grade school.

Examples :

"My daughter is in the primary this year. "

Ma fille est en CP cette année.

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noun

Élément de base, composant fondamental

A base or fundamental component; something that is irreducible.

Examples :

"The primary ingredient in the cake recipe is flour. "

L'élément de base de la recette du gâteau est la farine.

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Composant principal

The most massive component of a gravitationally bound system, such as a planet in relation to its satellites.

Examples :

"The primary of our solar system is the Sun. "

Le composant principal de notre système solaire est le Soleil.

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noun

École primaire

A primary school.

Examples :

"My daughter attends the primary school down the street. "

Ma fille fréquente l'école primaire au bout de la rue.

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noun

Une plume de vol primaire

Any flight feather attached to the manus (hand) of a bird.

Examples :

"The bird's primary feathers are crucial for its flight. "

Les plumes de vol primaires de l'oiseau sont cruciales pour son vol.

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noun

Couleur primaire

A primary colour.

Examples :

"Red is a primary color. "

Le rouge est une couleur primaire.

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noun

Siège principal de la maladie

Primary site of disease; original location or source of the disease.

Examples :

"most common primaries"

Les sièges principaux les plus courants.

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noun

Enroulement primaire

A directly driven inductive coil, as in a transformer or induction motor that is magnetically coupled to a secondary

Examples :

"The primary coil of the transformer heats up quickly when the appliance is plugged in. "

L'enroulement primaire du transformateur chauffe rapidement lorsque l'appareil est branché.

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verb

Contester

To challenge (an incumbent sitting politician) 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.

Examples :

"The young activist primaried the incumbent mayor in the Democratic primary, hoping to win the party's nomination with a more progressive platform. "

Le jeune militant a contesté le maire sortant lors de la primaire démocrate, espérant remporter l'investiture du parti avec une plateforme plus progressiste.

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verb

Participer à une primaire

To take part in a primary election.

Examples :

"To become a candidate, she will need to primary in the upcoming election. "

Pour devenir candidate, elle devra participer à la primaire lors des prochaines élections.

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adjective

Principal, premier

First or earliest in a group or series.

Examples :

"Children attend primary school, and teenagers attend secondary school."

Les enfants fréquentent l'école primaire, et les adolescents fréquentent l'école secondaire.

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adjective

Principal, majeur, primordial

Main; principal; chief; placed ahead of others.

Examples :

"Preferred stock has primary claim on dividends, ahead of common stock."

Les actions privilégiées ont une créance principale sur les dividendes, avant les actions ordinaires.

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adjective

Principal, fondamental

Earliest formed; fundamental.

Examples :

"The primary goal of the school is to teach basic literacy skills. "

L'objectif principal de l'école est d'enseigner les compétences de base en lecture et en écriture.

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adjective

Principal, premier

Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by, some quality or property in the first degree; having undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement.

Examples :

"The primary reason for my absence from school was a severe illness. "

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

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adjective

Principal, initial

Relating to the place where a disorder or disease started to occur.

Examples :

"The primary location of the flu outbreak in the school was the seventh-grade classroom. "

Le principal foyer de la grippe dans l'école était la salle de classe de septième.

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adjective

De soins de santé primaires

Relating to day-to-day care provided by health professionals such as nurses, general practitioners, dentists etc.

Examples :

"The primary care doctor is the first person my family sees when we're unwell. "

Le médecin de soins primaires est la première personne que ma famille consulte lorsque nous ne sommes pas bien.

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