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mainly [ˈmeɪnlɪ] adv
1. for the most part; to the greatest extent; principally 2. Obsolete strongly; very much ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
mainly adverb chiefly, mostly, largely, generally, usually, principally, in general, primarily, above all, substantially, on the whole, predominantly, in the main, for the most part, most of all, first and foremost, to the greatest extent The birds live mainly on nectar. Translations mainly [ˈmeɪnlɪ] ADV 1. (= fundamentally) → principalmente, fundamentalmente; (= for the greater part) → mayormente, principalmente they have stayed together mainly because of their children → han seguido juntos principalmente or fundamentalmente por sus hijos he lives mainly in Paris → vive mayormente or principalmente en París it was mainly his idea → fue mayormente or principalmente idea suya 2. (= in the majority) → en su mayoría, en su mayor parte her customers are mainly women → sus clientes son en su mayoría or en su mayor parte mujeres mainly [ˈmeɪnli] adv → principalement, surtout main man n (US) → meilleur pote > m main memory n (COMPUTING) → mémoire f centrale main office n → siège m main road n → grande route f I don't like cycling on main roads → Je n'aime pas faire du vélo sur les grandes routes. mainly adv → hauptsächlich, in erster Linie; the meetings are held mainly on Tuesdays → die Besprechungen finden meistens dienstags statt; the climate is mainly wet → das Klima ist vorwiegend or überwiegend feucht mainly [ˈmeɪnlɪ] adv → principalmente, soprattutto mainly [ˈmeɪnlɪ] adv → principalmente, soprattutto How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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