Usage examples of "principal" in French with translation to English

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Le robinet principal est fermé. The main tap is turned off.
Quel est ton domaine principal ? What's your major field?
Il doit être le principal. He must be the principal.
Il jouera pour la première fois le rôle principal au prochain festival de l'école. He will play the leading role for the first time in the next school festival.
Leur souci principal était d'avoir une grosse voiture. Their central concern was to have a big car.
Qui tient le rôle principal Who plays the lead role
Ceci est notre objectif principal. This is our main goal.
C'est ton principal problème. That is your major problem.
Le principal de notre école est un Américain. The principal of our school is an American.
Le défunt Freddie Mercury, ancien chanteur principal de Queen, avait une tessiture de quatre octaves. The late Freddie Mercury, former lead singer of Queen, had a vocal range of four octaves.
Il a expliqué l'objectif principal de ce plan. He explained the plan's main objective.
Quel est votre domaine principal ? What's your major field?
J'affirme, en pesant mes termes, que la religion chrétienne, telle qu'elle est établie dans ses églises, fut et demeure le principal ennemi du progrès moral dans le monde. I say quite deliberately that the Christian religion, as organized in its churches, has been and still is the principal enemy of moral progress in the world.
Le principal problème de la cafétéria est la qualité. The main problem of the cafeteria is the quality.
Le principal défaut des gens brillants est qu'ils ne savent pas perdre. Brilliant people have one major drawback - they don't know how to lose.
Quand elle est entrée, nous finissions le plat principal. When she came in, we were finishing the main dish.
Les réductions d'impôts sont souvent utilisées comme outil fiscal principal pour stimuler l'économie. Tax cuts are often used as a major fiscal tool to stimulate the economy.
Le grec est l'aliment principal dans plusieurs restaurants turcs. In various Turkish restaurants, shishkabob is the main food.
Le principal résultat des récentes recherches de la théorie d'Emmet a été qu'elle peut aussi bien s'appliquer à la biochimie. The major result from recent investigations of Emmet's theory has been that it can be applied to biochemistry as well.
Le kébab est l'aliment principal dans plusieurs restaurants turcs. In various Turkish restaurants, shishkabob is the main food.
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