cardinal, übersetzung im Collins English Cobuild & Thesaurus Wörterbuch

cardinal (cardinals plural )

1 n-count; n-title A cardinal is a high-ranking priest in the Catholic church.
In 1448, Nicholas was appointed a cardinal..., They were encouraged by a promise from Cardinal Winning.

2 adj A cardinal rule or quality is the one that is considered to be the most important.
FORMAL ADJ n (=chief, principal)
As a salesman, your cardinal rule is to do everything you can to satisfy a customer...

3 n-count A cardinal is a common North American bird. The male has bright red feathers.

cardinal number (cardinal numbers plural )A cardinal number is a number such as 1, 3, or 10 that tells you how many things there are in a group but not what order they are in. Compare ordinal number. n-count

cardinal point (cardinal points plural )The cardinal points are the four main points of the compass, north, south, east, and west. n-count

cardinal sin (cardinal sins plural )If you describe an action as a cardinal sin, you are indicating that some people strongly disapprove of it. n-count
I committed the physician's cardinal sin: I got involved with my patients.