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.

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Dutch: in beginsel — with regard to fundamentals
• Dutch: in principe — with regard to fundamentals
• Finnish: periaatteessa — with regard to fundamentals
• Georgian: პრინციპში (ṗrinciṗši) — with regard to fundamentals
• German: im Prinzip — with regard to fundamentals
• German: prinzipiell — with regard to fundamentals
• Greek: κατ’ αρχήν (kat’ archín) — with regard to fundamentals
• Malay: pada dasarnya — with regard to fundamentals
• Pannonian Rusyn: у началє (u načalje) — with regard to fundamentals
• Portuguese: em princípio — with regard to fundamentals
• Russian: в при́нципе (v príncipe) — with regard to fundamentals
• Scottish Gaelic: ann am prionnsabal — with regard to fundamentals
• Slovak: v princípe — with regard to fundamentals
• Spanish: en principio — with regard to fundamentals
• Swedish: i princip — with regard to fundamentals
• Catalan: en principi — according to theory
• Chinese Mandarin: 理論上 /理论上 (lǐlùn shàng) — according to theory
• Finnish: periaatteessa — according to theory
• French: en principe — according to theory
• French: en théorie — according to theory
• Hungarian: elvileg — according to theory
• Hungarian: elvben — according to theory
• Hungarian: elviekben — according to theory
• Hungarian: elméletben — according to theory
• Hungarian: elméletileg — according to theory
• Italian: in linea di principio — according to theory
• Japanese: 理論上 (rironjō) — according to theory
• Pannonian Rusyn: начално (načalno) — according to theory
• Portuguese: em princípio — according to theory
• Russian: в при́нципе (v príncipe) — according to theory
• Russian: теорети́чески (teoretíčeski) — according to theory
• Scottish Gaelic: ann am prionnsabal — according to theory
• Spanish: en principio — according to theory
• Spanish: en teoría — according to theory
• Swedish: i princip — according to theory