No. 192 in Spanish
principal
"Principal" in Spanish means "main" or "chief."
In a sentence
El objetivo principal del proyecto es mejorar la comunidad.
The main objective of the project is to improve the community.
Here 'principal' is used as an adjective to emphasize the primary or main aspect of the objective in terms of importance.
El director del colegio es el principal del lugar.
The school principal is the head of the place.
In this sentence, 'principal' is used as a noun to refer to the head or leader within a specific context, in this case, the school.
Lo principal es enfocarse en los resultados.
The main thing is to focus on the outcomes.
Here, 'principal' is used as a substantive adjective to denote the most important matter or aspect under discussion.
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