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main (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.) adjective [UK: meɪn] [US: ˈmeɪn] | principal◼◼◼adjectifThat's the main gate. = C'est la porte principale. |
Main (river in southern Germany) proper noun [UK: meɪn] [US: ˈmeɪn] | Main◼◼◼nom propre |
main battle tank (multipurpose tank) noun | char de combat◼◼◼nom {m} |
main battle tank (primary tank of a military force) noun | char de combat principal◼◼◼nom {m} |
main clause (grammar: clause that can stand alone syntactically) noun [UK: meɪn klɔːz] [US: ˈmeɪn ˈklɒz] | proposition principale◼◼◼nom {f} |
main course (main dish of a meal) noun [UK: meɪn kɔːs] [US: ˈmeɪn ˈkɔːrs] | plat principal◼◼◼nom {m} plat de résistance◼◼◻nom {m} |
main diagonal (diagonal line of a matrix) noun [UK: meɪn daɪ.ˈæ.ɡən.l̩] [US: ˈmeɪn daˈjæ.ɡən.l̩] | diagonale principale◼◼◼nom {f} |
main group (group of elements) noun | groupe principal◼◼◼nom {m} |
main road (major road in a town, village etc.) noun [UK: meɪn rəʊd] [US: ˈmeɪn roʊd] | rue principale◼◼◼nom {f} grande rue◼◻◻nom {f} |
main sequence (major grouping of stars) noun | séquence principale◼◼◼nom {f} |
Main Street (generic name of a primary street) proper noun [UK: meɪn striːt] [US: ˈmeɪn ˈstriːt] | rue principale◼◼◼nom propre |
main street (principal street of a town) noun [UK: meɪn striːt] [US: ˈmeɪn ˈstriːt] | rue principale◼◼◼nom {f} grand-rue◼◼◻nom {f} |
main verb (verb in a clause with the highest semantic content) noun | verbe principal◼◼◼nom {m} |
Maine (former province in France) proper noun [UK: meɪn] [US: ˈmeɪn] | Maine◼◼◼nom propre |
Maine (US State) proper noun [UK: meɪn] [US: ˈmeɪn] | Maine◼◼◼nom propre |
Maine-et-Loire (departments of France) proper noun | Maine-et-Loire◼◼◼nom propre |
Mainer (native or inhabitant of the State of Maine) noun [UK: ˈmeɪ.nə(r)] [US: ˈmeɪ.nər] | Mainoisnom {m} Mainoise)nom |
mainland (the main landmass of a country or continent) noun [UK: ˈmeɪn.lænd] [US: ˈmeɪn.ˌlænd] | continent◼◼◼nom {m}It's forty kilometers from the island to the mainland. = Quarante kilomètres séparent l'île du continent. |
mainland China (Communist China understood via its geographical position) proper noun [UK: ˈmeɪn.lænd ˈtʃaɪ.nə] [US: ˈmeɪn.ˌlænd ˈtʃaɪ.nə] | Chine continentale◼◼◼nom {f} |
mainly (chiefly; for the most part) adverb [UK: ˈmeɪn.li] [US: ˈmeɪn.li] | principalement◼◼◼adverbeThe Japanese live mainly on rice. = Les Japonais mangent principalement du riz. surtout◼◼◼adverbeThey mainly live on milk. = Ils se nourrissent surtout de lait. |
mainmast noun [UK: ˈmeɪn.mɑːst] [US: ˈmeɪn.mæst] | French: grand mâtnom {m} |
mainsail (largest sail on a sailing vessel) noun [UK: ˈmeɪn.seɪl] [US: ˈmeɪn.seɪl] | grand-voile◼◼◼nom {f} |
mainsheet (rope connecting to mainsail) noun | grande écoutenom {f} |
mainspring [mainsprings] (the principal spring of a clockwork mechanism) noun [UK: ˈmeɪn.sprɪŋ] [US: ˈmeɪn.sprɪŋ] | ressort moteur◼◼◼nom {m} |
mainstay [mainstays] (chief support) noun [UK: ˈmeɪn.steɪ] [US: ˈmeɪn.ˌste] | pilier◼◼◼nom {m}Tourism has become the mainstay of the economy. = Le tourisme est devenu le pilier de l'économie. |
mainstay [mainstays] (nautical: stabilizing rope) noun [UK: ˈmeɪn.steɪ] [US: ˈmeɪn.ˌste] | grand étainom {m} |
mainstream (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) adjective [UK: ˈmeɪn.striːm] [US: ˈmeɪn.ˌstrim] | commercial◼◼◼adjectif conventionnel◼◼◼adjectif |
maintain [maintained, maintaining, maintains] (to declare or affirm a point of view to be true) verb [UK: meɪn.ˈteɪn] [US: men.ˈteɪn] | maintenir◼◼◼verbeWe need to maintain focus. = Nous devons maintenir notre concentration. |
maintain [maintained, maintaining, maintains] (to keep up) verb [UK: meɪn.ˈteɪn] [US: men.ˈteɪn] | entretenir◼◼◼verbeThe road is poorly maintained. = La route est mal entretenue. |
maintainability (ease with which something can be maintained) noun | maintenabilité◼◼◼nom {f}Modularity begets maintainability. = La modularité favorise la maintenabilité. |
maintenance (keeping a machine or system in service) noun [UK: ˈmeɪn.tə.nəns] [US: ˈmeɪn.tə.nəns] | entretien◼◼◼nom {m}Many archeological sites are at risk due to poor maintenance. = De nombreux sites archéologiques sont en danger en raison d'un entretien défaillant. maintenance◼◼◼nom {f}He was in charge of maintenance at the chocolate factory. = Il était chef de la maintenance dans l'usine de chocolat. |
maintenance (process of keeping an organism alive) noun [UK: ˈmeɪn.tə.nəns] [US: ˈmeɪn.tə.nəns] | maintenance◼◼◼nomHe was in charge of maintenance at the chocolate factory. = Il était chef de la maintenance dans l'usine de chocolat. |
maintenance window (time set aside for maintenance) noun |