principio

/pɾinˈθipjo/, [pɾĩn̟ˈθi.pjo]

beginning, principle


Examples
  • Al principio no estábamos nada familiarizados el uno con el otro. Con el tiempo, llegamos a conocernos.

    At first, we weren't familiar at all. Over time we got to know each other.

  • Comienza del principio.

    Start at the beginning.

  • Cuéntanos la historia de principio a fin.

    Tell us the story from beginning to end.

  • Una buena teoría se caracteriza por el hecho de hacer una serie de predicciones que, en principio, podrían ser refutadas o falsificadas por la observación.

    A good theory is characterized by the fact that it makes a number of predictions that could in principle be disproved or falsified by observation.

  • He encontrado interesante este libro de principio a fin.

    I found this book interesting from beginning to end.

  • En el principio Dios creó los cielos y la tierra.

    In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

  • Lo que parece fácil al principio frecuentemente se vuelve difícil.

    What seems easy at first often turns out to be difficult.

  • Al principio no sabía qué hacer.

    At first, I didn't know what to do.

  • Era difícil al principio.

    It was hard at first.

  • La ley de la mayoría es un principio básico de la democracia.

    Majority rule is a basic principle of democracy.

  • Salió hacia Inglaterra a principio de agosto.

    He left for England at the beginning of August.

  • Tom tenía razón desde el principio.

    Tom was right from the beginning.

  • Al principio nadie me creyó.

    No one believed me at first.

  • Leí el libro desde el principio hasta el final.

    I read the book from beginning to end.

  • El proyecto fue un fracaso desde el principio.

    The undertaking was a failure from the beginning.

  • La matemática ciertamente no existiría si desde el principio se supiera que en la naturaleza no hay recta exacta, círculo perfecto o magnitud absoluta.

    Mathematics would certainly not have come into existence if one had known from the beginning that there was in nature no exactly straight line, no actual circle, no absolute magnitude.

  • Él estaba con Dios al principio.

    He was with God in the beginning.

  • Al principio no sabía bien cuál quería, pero al final cogí el rojo.

    At first I was not sure which one I wanted, but afterwards I decided on this red one.

  • Al principio, sentí que ellos estaban en los correcto en despedirme.

    At first, I felt they were right to have fired me.

  • Tranquilízate y comienza desde el principio.

    Calm down and begin at the beginning.


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