principio

Definitions of principio
  1. noun
    the act of starting something
    synonyms: apertura, comienzo, iniciación, inicio
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    constitución, formación
    the act of forming or establishing something
    debut, estreno, lanzamiento, presentación, primicia
    the act of beginning something new
    umbral
    the first of a series of actions
    creación, establecimiento, fundición, introducción
    the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
    instalación
    the act of installing something (as equipment)
    reanudación, reasunción, reinicio
    beginning again
    follón, melé, refriega
    (rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms; play starts when the ball is thrown in between them and the two sides compete for possession
    sindicación, sindicalización
    act of forming labor unions
    colectivización
    the organization of a nation or economy on the basis of collectivism
    colonización
    the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies
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    cambio de estado
    the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics
  2. noun
    (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)
    synonyms: fundamento, lógica, razón
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    explicación
    thought that makes something comprehensible
  3. noun
    an abstract part of something
    synonyms: componente, elemento, factor
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    elemento, parte
    one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
  4. noun
    a basic truth or law or assumption
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    fundamento
    principles from which other truths can be derived
    rudimento
    the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
  5. noun
    a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system
    synonyms: instituto, regla
  6. noun
    a statement of fundamental facts or principles
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    hecho
    a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened
  7. noun
    rule of personal conduct
    synonyms: precepto
  8. noun
    a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
    synonyms: dogma
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    credo, evangelio
    the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group
  9. noun
    the place where something begins, where it springs into being
    synonyms: fuente, germen, nacimiento, origen, venero
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    derivación
    the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)
    manantial
    the source of water from which a stream arises
    cabecera de un río
    the source of a river
    fontanal, manantial
    the source of water for a well
    cuna, proveniencia
    where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
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    punto
    the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
  10. noun
    the top of something
    synonyms: cabeza
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    pie
    the lower part of anything
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    parta superior, parte alta
    the upper part of anything
  11. noun
    the time at which something is supposed to begin
    synonyms: apertura, comienzo, empiece, iniciación, inicio, nacimiento, offset, umbral
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    conclusión, fin, final, terminación, tope
    the point in time at which something ends
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    arrancadero, arranque, trampolín
    earliest limiting point
    umbral
    the starting point for a new state or experience
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    momento, punto
    an instant of time
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