chiefly

chief·ly  (chfl)

adv.

1. Above all; especially.

2. Almost entirely; mainly.

adj.

Of or relating to a chief: chiefly responsibilities.

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chiefly [ˈtʃiːflɪ]

adv

1. especially or essentially; above all

2. in general; mainly; mostly

adj

(Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) of or relating to a chief or chieftain

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

chiefly - for the most part; "he is mainly interested in butterflies" in the main, mainly, primarily, principally

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chiefly

adverb

1. especially, essentially, principally, primarily, above all We are chiefly concerned with the welfare of the children.

2. mainly, largely, usually, mostly, in general, on the whole, predominantly, in the main a committee composed chiefly of grey-haired old gentlemen

Translations

chiefly [ˈtʃiːflɪ] ADV → principalmente, sobre todo

chiefly [ˈtʃiːfli] adv

(= mainly) → principalement, surtout
chiefly because → principalement du fait que
chiefly because of → principalement du fait de
The experiment failed, chiefly because the wind was too strong → L'expérience a échoué, principalement du fait que le vent soufflait trop fort.

[remembered, known] → surtout

[confined to] → principalement; [concerned] → surtout
to be chiefly responsible for sth → être le* principal* responsable de qch(la)(e)
chief of police n → préfet* $ de police(préfète)m/f
Chief of Staff n → chef mf d'État-major
chief operating officer n → président(e) m/f
chief superintendent n (British) → commissaire mf divisionnaire

chiefly

adv → hauptsächlich, in erster Linie, vor allem

chiefly [ˈtʃiːflɪ] adv → principalmente, per lo più