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1 by and large
(mostly; all things considered: Things are going quite well, by and large.) en generalpor lo generalexpr.• en general expr.• por la mayor parte expr. -
2 by and large
1) мор. по ветру и без ветра [первонач. амер.]Taking it "by and large", as the sailors say, we had a pleasant ten days's run from New York to the Azores Islands... (M. Twain, ‘The Innocents Abroad’, book I, ch. V) — По ветру и без ветра, как говорят моряки, десятидневный переход от Нью-Йорка до Азорских островов был очень приятным...
2) вообще говоря, в общем, в целом, в основном; см. тж. full and by‘You and your friends didn't have much idea of the way things would actually go, did you?’ ‘By and large,’ he said, ‘They've gone worse than we could possibly have imagined.’ (C. P. Snow, ‘Homecomings’, ch. 51) — - Фактически ни вы, ни ваши друзья не представляли себе, как развернутся события, не так ли? - Вообще-то, - сказал он, - дела пошли гораздо хуже, чем мы могли себе представить.
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вooбщe гoвopя, в oбщeм, в цeлoм, в ocнoвнoм [этим. мop. пo вeтpу и бeз вeтpa; пepвoнaч. aмep.]'You and your friends didn't have much idea of the way things would actually go, did you?' ' By and large,' he said, 'they've gone worse than we could possibly have imagined (C. P. Snow). By and large, my dreams tend to be on the gloomy side (G. Vidat) -
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(mostly; all things considered: Things are going quite well, by and large.) i det store og hele* * *(mostly; all things considered: Things are going quite well, by and large.) i det store og hele -
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(mostly; all things considered: Things are going quite well, by and large.) de um modo geral* * *by and largeAmer coll em geral, de modo geral. -
6 by and large
«В целом». По своему происхождению это словосочетание относится к морской терминологии. To sail by and large означало «держать судно по курсу», добиваясь хорошего хода судна на должной скорости, несмотря на возможную перемену направления ветра.He makes mistakes from time to time, of course, but by and large he's a reliable employee. — Время от времени он делает ошибки, но в целом он хороший сотрудник.
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8 by and large
1) Общая лексика: в общем, в общем и целом, вообще говоря3) Образное выражение: по большому счету4) Макаров: в целом5) Идиоматическое выражение: в общем и целом, как правило (http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/by-and-large.html) -
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(mostly; all things considered: Things are going quite well, by and large.) yfirleitt, m.t.t. alls -
10 by and large
(mostly; all things considered: Things are going quite well, by and large.) nagyjából -
11 by and large
genellikle, genel olarak* * *(mostly; all things considered: Things are going quite well, by and large.) genellikle, genel olarak -
12 by and large
(mostly; all things considered: Things are going quite well, by and large.) nasploh -
13 by and large
• suurin piirtein• yleisesti• yleisesti ottaen• yleensä• lähinnä* * *(mostly; all things considered: Things are going quite well, by and large.) yleisesti ottaen -
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15 by and large
(mostly; all things considered: Things are going quite well, by and large.) i det store og hele -
16 by and large
(mostly; all things considered: Things are going quite well, by and large.) nell'insieme, nel complesso -
17 by and large
* * *expr.im großen ganzen ausdr. -
18 by and large
(mostly; all things considered: Things are going quite well, by and large.) w zasadzie -
19 by and large
(mostly; all things considered: Things are going quite well, by and large.) visumā; kopumā -
20 by and large
(mostly; all things considered: Things are going quite well, by and large.) apskritai
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