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main·ly  (mnl)
adv.
For the most part; chiefly.

mainly [ˈmeɪnlɪ]
adv
1. for the most part; to the greatest extent; principally
2. Obsolete strongly; very much
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Adv.1.mainly - for the most part; "he is mainly interested in butterflies"

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mainly [ˈmeɪnlɪ] ADV
1. (= fundamentally) → principalmente, fundamentalmente; (= for the greater part) → mayormente, principalmente
they have stayed together mainly because of their childrenhan seguido juntos principalmente or fundamentalmente por sus hijos
he lives mainly in Parisvive mayormente or principalmente en París
it was mainly his ideafue mayormente or principalmente idea suya
2. (= in the majority) → en su mayoría, en su mayor parte
her customers are mainly womensus clientes son en su mayoría or en su mayor parte mujeres

mainly [ˈmeɪnli] advprincipalement, surtout
main man n (US)meilleur pote > m
main memory n (COMPUTING)mémoire f centrale
main office nsiège m
main road ngrande route f
I don't like cycling on main roads → Je n'aime pas faire du vélo sur les grandes routes.

mainly
advhauptsächlich, in erster Linie; the meetings are held mainly on Tuesdaysdie Besprechungen finden meistens dienstags statt; the climate is mainly wetdas Klima ist vorwiegend or überwiegend feucht

mainly [ˈmeɪnlɪ] advprincipalmente, soprattutto
mainly [ˈmeɪnlɪ] advprincipalmente, soprattutto

mainly في الدرجة الأولى hlavně hovedsaglig hauptsächlich κυρίως principalmente lähinnä principalement uglavnom principalmente 主に 주로 voornamelijk hovedsakelig głównie principalmente главным образом huvudsakligen โดยส่วนใหญ่ başlıca chủ yếu 大体上


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Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.
Although my book is intended mainly for the en- tertainment of boys and girls, I hope it will not be shunned by men and women on that account, for part of my plan has been to try to pleasantly remind adults of what they once were themselves, and of how they felt and thought and talked, and what queer enterprises they sometimes engaged in.
There was things which he stretched, but mainly he told the truth.
 
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