in principle
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in principle
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From in + principle (the noun ultimately from Latin principium). Compare French en principe, German im Prinzip, Dutch in principe, Swedish i princip, Danish i princippet.
phrase
- With regard to the fundamentals, but not to the particulars. agree in principle
- According to theory. The Gleichschaltung of the party took longer, but was equally inevitable: the matter was settled in principle at the Tenth Congress, in March 1921, by Lenin's attack on factionalism and 'the luxury of studying shades of opinion', and his statement that 'we must make it quite clear that we cannot hav
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prep_phrase with regard to fundamentals
| Español | en principio |
|---|---|
| Português | em princípio |
| Deutsch | im Prinzip, prinzipiell |
| Ελληνικά | κατ’ αρχήν kat’ archín |
| Русский | в при́нципе v príncipe |
prep_phrase according to theory
| Español | en principio, en teoría |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 理論上 rironjō |
| 中文 | 理論上 /理论上 lǐlùn shàng |
| Português | em princípio |
| Français | en principe, en théorie |
| Italiano | in linea di principio |
| Русский | в при́нципе v príncipe, теорети́чески teoretíčeski |
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