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principio meaning in English

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principio noun
{m}

beginning [beginnings](act of doing that which begins anything)
noun
[UK: bɪ.ˈɡɪn.ɪŋ] [US: bɪ.ˈɡɪn.ɪŋ]
It's only the beginning. = Sólo es el principio.

principle [principles](fundamental assumption)
noun
[UK: ˈprɪn.səp.l̩] [US: ˈprɪn.səp.l̩]
Years ago this principle was widely recognized. = Hace años este principio era ampliamente reconocido.

tenet [tenets](an opinion, belief or principle)
noun
[UK: ˈte.nɪt] [US: ˈte.nət]

principio activo noun
{m}

active ingredient [active ingredients](component responsible of activity)
noun
[UK: ˈæk.tɪv ɪn.ˈɡriː.dɪənt] [US: ˈæk.tɪv ɪŋ.ˈɡriː.diənt]

principio de acuerdo noun

agreement in principle(legally enforceable agreement)
noun

principio de equivalencia noun
{m}

equivalence principlenoun

principio de incertidumbre noun
{m}

uncertainty principle(physical law)
noun
[UK: ʌn.ˈsɜːtn.ti ˈprɪn.səp.l̩] [US: ʌn.ˈsɝː.tən.ti ˈprɪn.səp.l̩]

principio de indeterminación noun
{m}

uncertainty principle(physical law)
noun
[UK: ʌn.ˈsɜːtn.ti ˈprɪn.səp.l̩] [US: ʌn.ˈsɝː.tən.ti ˈprɪn.səp.l̩]

principio de indeterminación de Heisenberg proper noun
{m}

Heisenberg uncertainty principle(physical principle)
proper noun

principio de la Pitufina noun
{m}

Smurfette principle(practice)
noun

principio de Le Chatelier proper noun
{m}

Le Chatelier's principle(chemical principle)
proper noun

principio de no agresión noun
{m}

non-aggression principlenoun

principio de no devolución noun
{m}

non-refoulement(principle that a person should not be returned to an area where they would face mistreatment)
noun

principio de superposición noun
{m}

superposition principle(The principle that a linear combination of two or more solutions of an equation is itself a solution)
noun

a buen fin no hay mal principio phrase

all's well that ends well(A happy ending makes up for everything that has gone before...)
phrase
[UK: ˈɒlz wel ðæt endz wel] [US: ˈɒlz ˈwel ˈðæt ˈendz ˈwel]

al principio preposition

at first(initially; at the start)
preposition
[UK: ət ˈfɜːst] [US: ət ˈfɝːst]

al principio adverb

initially(at the beginning)
adverb
[UK: ɪ.ˈnɪ.ʃə.li] [US: ˌɪ.ˈnɪ.ʃə.li]

de principios adjective

principled(having principles)
adjective
[UK: ˈprɪn.səp.l̩d] [US: ˈprɪn.səp.l̩d]

desde el principio preposition

from the get-go(from the very beginning)
preposition

desde el principio adverb

ab initio(referring to the time from when a legal document comes into force)
adverb
[UK: ˈæb ˌɪ.ˈnɪ.tiəʊ] [US: ˈæb ˌɪ.ˈnɪ.tio.ʊ]

en principio preposition

in principle(with regard to fundamentals)
preposition
[UK: ɪn ˈprɪn.səp.l̩] [US: ɪn ˈprɪn.səp.l̩]

en un principio preposition

at first(initially; at the start)
preposition
[UK: ət ˈfɜːst] [US: ət ˈfɝːst]

en un principio adverb

initially(at the beginning)
adverb
[UK: ɪ.ˈnɪ.ʃə.li] [US: ˌɪ.ˈnɪ.ʃə.li]