principal

[US]/ˈprɪnsəpl/
[UK]/ˈprɪnsəpl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. muhimu zaidi; mkuu
n. mtu anayesimamia; mkuu wa shule; mtaji; jumla kuu ya mkopo
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

school principal

mwenyeji wa shule

assistant principal

mwenyeji msaidizi wa shule

principal's office

ofisi ya mwenyeji

academic principal

mwenyeji wa kitaalam

principal duties

wajibu wa mwenyeji

principal component

muundo mkuu

principal component analysis

uchambuzi wa muundo mkuu

principal and interest

mkuu na riba

principal stress

mkazo mkuu

principal axis

mhimu mkuu

principal factor

sababu mkuu

principal investigator

mpelelezi mkuu

repayment of principal

urejesho wa mkuu

principal function

utendaji mkuu

principal strain

kunyoza mkuu

principal product

bidhaa mkuu

principal direction

mwelekeo mkuu

principal office

ofisi mkuu

principal element

muambo mkuu

principal character

tabia mkuu

principal focus

kuzingatia mkuu

principal tensile stress

mkazo mkuu wa mvutano

major principal stress

mkazo mkuu muhimu

principal value

thamani mkuu

principal action

hatua mkuu

Example Sentences

the principal of a college

mkuu wa chuo

the country's principal cities.

mji mkuu wa nchi.

their principal source of entertainment.

chanzo kuu cha burudani kwao.

He is the principal of this school.

Yeye ndiye mkuu wa shule hii.

the principal amount of your investment.

kiasi kuu cha uwekezaji wako.

the principal's prerogative to suspend a student.

ni jukumu la mwalimu mkuu kususpenda mwanafunzi.

the principal cellist in an orchestra;

mshindo mkuu wa violini katika orkestera;

the principal rivers of a country

majari makuu ya mto ya nchi

wool and mohair were the principal exports.

na mohair yalikuwa yashiko kuu ya kuuza nje.

A spitball hit the principal on his nose.

Kama mpulizo wa machozi ilimgonga mkuu kwenye pua yake.

digressing from the principal topic;

kujitenga na mada kuu;

waltzed them into the principal's office.

walivukundua ndani ya ofisi ya mkuu.

had to ask the school principal to adjudicate the quarrel.

alilazimika kuomba mkuu wa shule ahukumu mzozo.

The judge examined the principal witness.

Jaji alichunguza mshuhuda mkuu.

Drinking is a principal cause of highway deaths.

Kunywa ni sababu kuu ya vifo vya barabara.

Real-world Examples

Mr.Ladd is the principal of our high school.

Bw. Ladd ndiye mkuu wa shule yetu ya sekondari.

Source: Learn authentic English with Wilber Pan.

She's not the principal. She's the president.

Yeye si mkuu. Yeye ni rais.

Source: Young Sheldon Season 4

No one chooses to be a wartime principal.

Hakuna mtu anayechagua kuwa mkuu wakati wa vita.

Source: Modern Family - Season 10

There are four principal types of limestones.

Kuna aina nne kuu za chaki.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

You'll still owe the same principal, so you'll have to pay it later.

Bado utaendelea kukadiriwa kwa kiasi kikuu, kwa hivyo utapaswa kulipa baadaye.

Source: Business Weekly

Khamis Maamour Chatmi is the principal of this school in Khartoum.

Khamis Maamour Chatmi ndiye mkuu wa shule hii huko Khartoum.

Source: VOA Standard English_Africa

Khadija Adam is the principal responsible for the day-to-day running of the institution.

Khadija Adam ndiye mkuu anayeshughulikia shughuli za kila siku za taasisi.

Source: VOA Standard English_Africa

Ramadan Sulima is the principal of a daycare center in Jinidires, in Northwest Syria.

Ramadan Sulima ndiye mkuu wa kituo cha uangalia watoto wadogo (daycare) huko Jinidires, kaskazini-magharibi mwa Syria.

Source: VOA Special March 2023 Collection

The principal rewarded Susan for her exemplary performance in school.

Mkuu alimshukuru Susan kwa utendaji wake bora sana shuleni.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

He then fired a shot when the school's principal tried to open the door.

Kisha alifanya risasi wakati mkuu wa shule alijaribu kufungua mlango.

Source: VOA Special Collection March 2018

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