What does principi in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word principi in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use principi in Italian.

The word principi in Italian means prince, principal, main, prince, king, beginning, start, cause, origin, rudiments, basics, fundamentals, principle, precept, begin, start, begin, start, prince charming, prince consort, star lawyer, Prince of Wales, Crown Prince. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word principi

prince

(figlio del re)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il principe ha fatto ritorno al castello.
The prince returned to the castle.

principal, main

aggettivo invariabile (principale)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La questione principe da affrontare è un'altra.
The main topic to address is another one.

prince, king

(figurato (persona che eccelle) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Totò era soprannominato il principe della risata.
Totò was nicknamed the prince of laughter.

beginning, start

sostantivo maschile (inizio, avvio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Al principio tutte le automobili necessitano di rodaggio.
All cars need running in at the start.

cause, origin

sostantivo maschile (causa, origine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quella discussione fu il principio di tutti i guai futuri.
That discussion was the cause of all future problems.

rudiments, basics, fundamentals

sostantivo maschile (base, fondamento)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Si tratta di uno dei principi della fisica.
This is one of the basics of physics.

principle, precept

sostantivo maschile (valore, precetto)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Applico tuttora i principi che mi ha insegnato mia nonna.
I still apply the morals that my grandmother taught me.

begin, start

verbo intransitivo (letterario (avere inizio)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
La primavera principia oggi.

begin, start

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (letterario (iniziare)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il compositore principiò a comporre una nuova sinfonia per pianoforte.

prince charming

(idiom)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sara continuava a credere al principe azzurro, anche se aveva finito per sposarsi con un rospo.
Sara continued to believe in Prince Charming even though she had ended up marrying a frog.

prince consort

star lawyer

Prince of Wales

Crown Prince

(prince, succession)

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