 | English  | German |  |
 | bedrock {adj} [attr.] [e.g. issue, principle] | 671 Grund- [fundamental, z. B. Grundprinzip] |  |
 | advocated {past-p} [e.g. principle, opinion] | 37 vertreten [z. B. Grundsatz, Meinung] |  |
 | shoddy {adj} [lacking moral principle] | 18 schofel [ugs.] [pej.] [schäbig, niederträchtig] |  |
 | immovable {adj} [also fig.: of a principle] | 8 unverrückbar [auch fig.: durch nichts zu ändern] |  |
 | overworked {adj} [principle] [also: over-worked] | überstrapaziert [Prinzip] |  |
Nouns |
 | policy [principle] | 1196 Grundsatz {m} |  |
 | line [rule, principle] | 204 Grundsatz {m} |  |
 | acc. [principle of allocation by which variable costs must be traced to cost centres and costing units where such costs originated] | 90 Kostenverursachungsprinzip {n} |  |
 | rule [principle, standard] | 89 Richtlinie {f} |  |
 | enunciation [of a plan or principle] | 75 Kundgebung {f} [Bekanntgabe, Darlegung] |  |
 | rule [principle] | 44 Grundsatz {m} |  |
 | main [principle pipe; principle cable] | 39 Hauptleitung {f} [für Strom, Wasser, Gas, etc.] |  |
 | law [judgement establishing a principle] | 25 Grundsatzurteil {n} |  |
 | law brocard [legal principle often expressed in Latin] | 16 Brocardium {n} [selten] [Rechtsgrundsatz, oft in lateinischer Sprache, z. B. »Ignorantia legis / juris non excusat.«] |  |
 | anlage [principle or basis for future development] [rare] | 9 Entwicklungsgrundlage {f} |  |
 | philos. relig. Logos [rational principle, divine Word] | 8 Logos {m} |  |
 | pol. secularism [principle of state neutrality on religious matters] | 8 Laizitätsprinzip {n} [eines Staats] |  |
 | phys. [Pascal's principle] | Allseitigkeit {f} des Drucks [Hydromechanik] |  |
 | pol. [principle that benefits must be lower than wages] | Lohnabstandsgebot {n} |  |
 | phys. Aufbauprinzip [building-up principle] | Aufbauprinzip {n} [in der Nuklearphysik] |  |
2 Words: Others |
 | in theory {adv} [in principle] | im Prinzip |  |
2 Words: Nouns |
 | pol. basic position [principle] | Grundsatzposition {f} [Prinzip] |  |
 | blind application [rule, principle] | blinde Anwendung {f} |  |
 | departure from sth. [e.g. from a principle] | Abkehr {f} von etw.Dat. |  |
 | law exclusionary rule [legal principle] | Beweisverbot {n} [als Rechtsgrundsatz] |  |
 | philos. existence principle [usually: principle of existence] | Existenzprinzip {n} |  |
 | med. Fick principle [also: Fick's principle] | ficksches Prinzip {n} |  |
 | med. Fick principle [also: Fick's principle] | Ficksches Prinzip {n} [alt] |  |
 | law habeas corpus [right, principle] | Habeas-Corpus-Recht {n} [Recht auf richterliche Haftprüfung] |  |
 | math. Harnack's principle [also: Harnack principle] | Harnack'sches Prinzip {n} |  |
 | med. Hickam's dictum [principle attributed to John Hickam, MD] [counterargument to the use of Occam's razor] | Hickam-Diktum {n} [Diktum des Mediziners, Dr. John Hickam, das im Widerspruch zu Ockhams Rasiermesser steht] |  |
 | Kerckhoffs' maxim [Kerckhoffs' principle] | Kerckhoffs' Maxime {f} [auch: Maxime von Kerckhoff] |  |
 | cloth. sports textil. layered clothing [principle, system, technique] | Zwiebelschalenprinzip {n} |  |
 | cloth. sports textil. layered clothing [principle] | Zwiebelprinzip {n} |  |
 | math. Little's law [also: Little's lemma, Little's principle, Little's result, Little's theorem, Little's formula] | Littles Gesetz {n} [auch: Littles Theorem, Formel von Little, Satz von Little] |  |
 | pol. majority principle [principle of majority rule] | Majoritätsprinzip {n} |  |
 | hist. law mirror punishment [can be, e.g., the eye-for-an-eye principle] | Spiegelstrafe {f} |  |
 | electr. normally open <NO> [operating principle; relay, contactor] | Schließer {m} [Kontaktart; Relais, Schütz] |  |
 | stat. Pareto principle [also: Pareto's principle] | Pareto-Prinzip {n} |  |
 | educ. spec. redundant supervision [principle of multiple-assessor verification] | Mehraugenprinzip {n} |  |
 | hist. law talion principle [also: talionic principle] | Talionsprinzip {n} |  |
3 Words: Verbs |
 | to eat no meat [on principle] | fleischlos leben |  |
 | to eat no meat [on principle] | sichAkk. fleischlos ernähren |  |
3 Words: Nouns |
 | mil. citizen in uniform [political guiding principle of the Bundeswehr] | Staatsbürger {m} in Uniform [politisches Leitbild der Bundeswehr] |  |
 | phys. counter-current principle [also countercurrent principle] | Gegenstromprinzip {n} |  |
 | math. Dirichlet (drawer) principle [pigeonhole principle] | Schubfachprinzip {n} |  |
 | comm. publ. fixed book price <FBP> [principle] | Buchpreisbindung {f} |  |
 | math. Hausdorff maximality theorem [Hausdorff maximal principle] | Maximalitätsprinzip {n} von Hausdorff |  |
 | sports principle of individuality [a basic training principle] | Individualitätsprinzip {n} |  |
 | law traffic principle of reliance [principle of mutual reliance in relation to other road users in the German, Austrian and Swiss road-traffic regulations] | Vertrauensgrundsatz {m} |  |
 | two-man rule [four-eyes principle] | Vier-Augen-Kontrolle {f} <4-Augen-Kontrolle> [Vier-Augen-Prinzip] |  |
 | two-man rule [four-eyes principle] | Vier-Augen-Prinzip {n} [4-Augen-Prinzip] [Beteiligung od. Kontrolle durch zwei Instanzen (Personen, Prüfeinrichtungen)] |  |
4 Words: Others |
 | econ. everything from one source [Kanban principle] | alles aus einer Hand [Komplettversorgung, Kanban-Prinzip] |  |
 | idiom keep it simple, stupid <KISS> [principle] | KISS-Prinzip {n} [einfach zu bedienen, ohne lange/spezielle Ausbildung] |  |
4 Words: Verbs |
 | law to be in conformity with sth. [act, law, principle] | mit etw.Dat. im / in Einklang stehen [geh.] [Verordnung, Gesetz, Prinzip] |  |
4 Words: Nouns |
 | EU law country of origin principle <CoOP> [also: country-of-origin principle] | Ursprungslandprinzip {n} |  |
 | comp. Don't Repeat Yourself principle <DRY prinicple> [abstraction principle] | DRY-Prinzip {n} [Wiederhole-dich-nicht-Prinzip] |  |
 | comp. Duplication Is Evil principle <DIE principle> [abstraction principle] | [entspricht dem DRY-Prinzip] |  |
 | stat. principle of factor sparsity [Pareto principle] | Pareto-Prinzip {n} |  |
 | law pol. principle of non-interference [also: principle of noninterference] | Nichteinmischungsprinzip {n} |  |
5+ Words: Others |
 | ind. QM tools A place for everything and everything in its place [old principle of order; nowadays also seen as a paraphrase of the Japanese concept of "5S"] | Alles hat seinen Platz und alles ist an seinem Platz. [alter Ordnungsgrundsatz; gilt heutzutage auch als Umschreibung für das japanische Konzept „5S“] |  |
 | idiom QM as low as reasonably achievable <ALARA> [radiation protection principle] | so niedrig wie sinnvollerweise erreichbar <ALARA> [Strahlenschutzprinzip] |  |
 | sports training sessions and rest periods [principle of exercise] | Belastung und Erholung [Trainingsprinzip] |  |
5+ Words: Nouns |
 | stat. law of the vital few [Pareto principle] | Pareto-Prinzip {f} |  |
 | philos. the greatest happiness of the greatest number [Utilitarian principle] | das größte Glück {n} der größten Zahl |  |