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Pronunciation / Transliteration: printʃipjɔːzo
"Ha preso una decisione molto principiosa."
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Acting in accordance with morality and strong moral principles.
"She is a principled politician who refuses to accept bribes."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from 'principle' (from Latin 'principium', meaning 'beginning' or 'source') + '-ed', forming an adjective meaning acting in accordance with moral principles.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "principled" is said worldwide
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principis
Transliteration: prɛ̃sipel
Script: principiel
"C'est une femme de principe."
grundsatztreu
Transliteration: ɡʁʊntzat͡sˌtʁɔɪ̯
"Er ist ein sehr grundsatztreuer Mensch."
principioso
Transliteration: printʃipjɔːzo
"Ha preso una decisione molto principiosa."
principista
Transliteration: pɾinsipista
"Es un líder muy principista."
principista
Transliteration: pɾĩsipistɐ
"Ele manteve uma postura principista."
सिद्धान्तवादी
Transliteration: siddhantvadi
"वह एक सिद्धान्तवादी व्यक्ति है।"
有原则的
Transliteration: yǒu yuánzé de
"他是一个有原则的人。"
원칙적인
Transliteration: wonchikjeok-in
"그는 매우 원칙적인 사람이다."
原理原則に基づいた
Transliteration: genri gensoku ni motozuita
"彼女は原理原則に基づいた行動をとる。"
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