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primary1

UK: /ˈpraɪ.mə.ri/ US: /-mə`.i/

Translation

adj
principal
The primary purpose of this meeting is to select the new director
El principal objetivo de esta reunión es elegir un nuevo director
primordial
primario,ria
(Definition of primary adj from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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