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English-French Dictionary: main

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NOUN	a main \| mains
SYNO	briny \| main \| independent \| chief ...
briny \| main independent \| main chief \| main \| master \| primary \| principal © Princeton University

main [attr.]: principal {adj}
main: général {adj}
majeur {adj}
dominant {adj} [thème]
main [water, gas pipe]: conduite {f} (principale)tech.
canalisation {f} principaletech.
gas main: conduite {f} de gaz
main application: application {f} principale
main artery [aorta]: aorte {f}anat.
main auditorium: grand amphithéâtre {m}éduc.
main chance: grande occasion {f}
main character: personnage {m} principal [masculine et féminine]littérat.
main clause: proposition {f} principaleling.
main color [Am.]: dominante {f} [couleur]arts
main colour [Br.]: dominante {f} [couleur]arts
main concern: principal souci {m}
souci {m} principal
main course: plat {m} principalcuis.
plat {m} de résistancecuis.
main dish: plat {m} principalcuis.
plat {m} de résistancecuis.
main door: entrée {f} principaleimmo.
main emphasis: axe {m} essentiel
main entrance: entrée {f} principaleimmo.
main feature: trait {m} fondamental
main focus: axe {m} essentiel
main goal: but {m} principal
main halyard: drisse {f} de grand-voilenaut.
main home: résidence {f} principaleimmo.
main line [railway]: grande ligne {f}trains
main mast: grand mât {m}naut.
mât {m} centralnaut.
main memory: mémoire {f} viveinform.
mémoire {f} centraleinform.
main menu: menu {m} principalinform.
main nutrients: principaux nutriments {m.pl}alim.biol.
main point: principal {m} [chose importante]
main principle: principe {m} de base
main principles: principes {m.pl} fondamentaux
main problem: problème {m} essentiel
main purpose: but {m} principal
main road: grand-route {f}trafic
route {f} nationaletrafic
main sail: grand-voile {f}naut.
main sentence: phrase {f} principaleling.
main sequence: séquence {f} principaleastron.
main sewer: égout {m} collecteur
main sheet: écoute {f} de grand-voilenaut.
main square: place {f} principaleurban
main square [of a town]: grand-place {f}urban
Main Stables: grande écurie {f} [d'un château]arch.équi.
main station: gare {f} centraletrains
main storage: mémoire {f} centraleinform.
main street: rue {f} principaletraficurban
main subject: dominante {f} [université]éduc.
matière {f} principaleéduc.sci.
main switch: disjoncteur {m} (général)électr.
main thing: principal {m} [chose importante]
main verb: verbe {m} d'actionling.
main worry: souci {m} prédominant
in the main: en gros {adv}
pour la plupart {adv}
en (grande) majorité {adv}
in the main [idiom]: à tout prendre {adv}
dans l'ensemble {adv}
de manière générale {adv}
dans les grandes lignes {adv}
Frankfurt (am Main): Francfort-sur-le-Main {f}géogr.
main (lecture) hall: grande salle {f}arch.éduc.
main lecture hall: grand amphithéâtre {m}éduc.
main railroad station [Am.]: gare {f} centraletrains
main railway station [Br.]: gare {f} centraletrains
the main thing: l'essentiel {m}
water main (pipe): conduite {f} principale d'eau
It's the main problem!: C'est le problème majeur !
That's its main charm.: C'en est le principal agrément.
That's the main thing.: C'est l'essentiel.
The main difficulty involves ...: La principale difficulté porte sur ...
to be the main act: être la tête d'affichefilmthéâtre
to define the main problem: cerner le problème essentiel
main line departure platform: quai {m} de départ des grandes lignestrains
the main body of sth.: le gros {m} de qc. [troupes, armée]mil.
the main part of sth.: le gros {m} de qc. [dépenses, revenus]
The main difficulty is in ...: Toute la difficuté réside en ... [+noun]
The main difficulty is to ...: Toute la difficuté est de ... [+infin.]
The main thing is to do something.: Le tout est de faire quelque chose.
to be the main topic of conversation: défrayer la conversation
to have an eye for the main chance [idiom]: guetter la grande occasion [loc.]
to map out the main lines of action (to be taken): tracer les grandes lignes d'une action
to sort out the main issue: déblayer une question
(platforms {pl} for) main line departures: départ {m} des grandes lignestrainsVocVoy.
main body of the army: gros {m} de la troupemil.
main dish served with vegetables: plat {m} garnicuis.
main points of the news: points {m.pl} chauds de l'actualitéRadioTV
main thrust of an earthquake: secousse {f} sismique principalegéol.
summary of the main points: récapitulatif {m}

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