No. 1,640 in Russian
главный
Main; chief; principal.
In a sentence
Он - главный инженер этой компании.
He is the chief engineer of this company.
Here, 'главный' conveys authority and leadership, as it describes an important, leading position: 'chief engineer'.
Главная цель проекта - улучшение качества.
The main objective of the project is improving quality.
Here, 'главный' specifies central focus or critical importance, as it defines the main or primary goal of the project.
Сегодня на встрече выделяли главные аспекты нашей стратегии.
Today at the meeting, we highlighted the key aspects of our strategy.
Here, 'главный' refers to the essential and foundational parts, central to the context which in this case relates to 'key aspects' of the strategy.
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