noun🔗ShareÉlection primaireA primary election; a preliminary election to select a political candidate of a political party."The primary for the school board was held next Tuesday. "L'élection primaire pour le conseil scolaire a eu lieu mardi dernier.politicsgovernmentessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCours préparatoire, CPThe first year of grade school."My daughter is in the primary this year. "Ma fille est en CP cette année.educationessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÉlément de base, composant fondamentalA base or fundamental component; something that is irreducible."The primary ingredient in the cake recipe is flour. "L'élément de base de la recette du gâteau est la farine.partthingessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareComposant principalThe most massive component of a gravitationally bound system, such as a planet in relation to its satellites."The primary of our solar system is the Sun. "Le composant principal de notre système solaire est le Soleil.astronomyspacephysicsessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÉcole primaireA primary school."My daughter attends the primary school down the street. "Ma fille fréquente l'école primaire au bout de la rue.educationbuildingessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUne plume de vol primaireAny flight feather attached to the manus (hand) of a bird."The bird's primary feathers are crucial for its flight. "Les plumes de vol primaires de l'oiseau sont cruciales pour son vol.birdanatomypartanimalbiologyessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCouleur primaireA primary colour."Red is a primary color. "Le rouge est une couleur primaire.coloressentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSiège principal de la maladiePrimary site of disease; original location or source of the disease."most common primaries"Les sièges principaux les plus courants.medicinediseasebodyorgananatomyessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEnroulement primaireA directly driven inductive coil, as in a transformer or induction motor that is magnetically coupled to a secondary"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.electronicsdevicemachinetechnologyenergyelectricphysicsessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareContesterTo 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."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.politicsgovernmentessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareParticiper à une primaireTo take part in a primary election."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.politicsgovernmentessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePrincipal, premierFirst or earliest in a group or series."Children attend primary school, and teenagers attend secondary school."Les enfants fréquentent l'école primaire, et les adolescents fréquentent l'école secondaire.typequalityessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePrincipal, majeur, primordialMain; principal; chief; placed ahead of others."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.qualityessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePrincipal, fondamentalEarliest formed; fundamental."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.Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePrincipal, premierIllustrating, possessing, or characterized by, some quality or property in the first degree; having undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement."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.degreequalityessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePrincipal, initialRelating to the place where a disorder or disease started to occur."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.medicinediseaseessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareDe soins de santé primairesRelating to day-to-day care provided by health professionals such as nurses, general practitioners, dentists etc."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.medicineserviceessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading