primary

primary
primary [ˈpraɪmərɪ]
1. adjective
   a. ( = first) primaire
   b. ( = basic) [reason, concern] principal
• of primary importance d'une importance primordiale
2. noun
( = school) école f primaire ; (US = election) primaire f
3. compounds
► primary colour noun couleur f primaire
► primary education noun enseignement m primaire
► primary school noun école f primaire
► primary schoolteacher noun professeur mf des écoles
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PRIMARIES
Aux États-Unis, les primaries constituent un processus de sélection préliminaire des candidats qui seront choisis par les principaux partis lors de la campagne électorale pour l'élection présidentielle. Elles ont lieu dans 35 États, de février à juin, l'année de l'élection. Chaque État envoie en juillet-août des « delegates » aux conventions démocrate et républicaine chargées de désigner leur candidat à la présidence. Ces délégués sont généralement choisis en fonction du nombre de voix obtenu par les candidats lors des primaries.
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['praɪmərɪ], US [-merɪ] 1.
noun
1) US Politics (also primary election) primaire f
2) School primary school
2.
adjective
1) (main) gen principal; [sense, meaning, stage] premier/-ière

of primary importance — de première importance

2) School [teaching, education] primaire; [post] dans l'enseignement primaire
3) Economics [industry, products] de base

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