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1 mostly
• enimmiten• enimmäkseen• enimmälti• etusijassa• etupäässä• useimmiten• useimmin• päällisin puolin• päällisesti• pääasiallisesti• parhaastaan• suurimmaksi osaksi• yleensä• lähinnä* * *adverb (to the greatest degree or extent, or for most of the time; mainly: The air we breathe is mostly nitrogen and oxygen; Mostly I go to the library rather than buy books.) enimmäkseen -
2 beware
• varoa• kavahtaa• pitää varansa* * *bi'weə1) ((usually with of) to be careful (of): Beware of the dog.) varoa2) (to be careful: He told them to beware.) olla varovainen -
3 by and large
• suurin piirtein• yleisesti• yleisesti ottaen• yleensä• lähinnä* * *(mostly; all things considered: Things are going quite well, by and large.) yleisesti ottaen -
4 dream
• toiveunelma• nähdä unta• tuulentupa• fantisoida• unelma• unennäkö• unelmoida• uni• uneksia• unikuva• utukuva• rakentaa pilvilinnoja• rakentaa tuulentupia• rakennella tuulentupia• rakennella pilvilinnoja• kangastus• haaveksia• haihatella• haaveilla• haave• kuvitelma• kuvitella• pilvilinna* * *1. dri:m noun1) (thoughts and pictures in the mind that come mostly during sleep: I had a terrible dream last night.) uni2) (a state of being completely occupied by one's own thoughts: Don't sit there in a dream!) unelma3) (something perfect or very beautiful: Your house is a dream!) unelma4) (an ambition or hope: It's my dream to win a Nobel Prize.) unelma2. dremt verb((sometimes with of) to see visions and pictures in the mind, especially when asleep: For years I dreamed of being a great artist; I dreamt last night that the house had burnt down.) nähdä unta, unelmoida- dreamer- dreamless
- dreamy
- dreamily
- dreaminess
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5 for the most part
• enimmiten• enimmälti• enimmäkseen• useimmiten• päällisesti• parhaastaan• suurimmaksi osaksi* * *(mostly: For the most part, the passengers on the ship were Swedes.) pääasiassa -
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7 mainly
• johdossa• enimmäkseen• enimmiten• enimmälti• etupäässä• etunenässä• useimmiten• valtaosa• voittopuolisesti• pääasiallisesti• pääasiassa• parhaastaan• parhaasta päästä• yleensä• lähinnä* * *adverb (more (of) the thing mentioned than anything else; mostly or largely: This skirt is mainly dark grey.) pääasiassa -
8 most
• enin• enimmän• eniten• enimmät• erittäin• useimmat• kaikkein• mitä• suurin• suurin osa• kovin* * *məust 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) eniten2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) useimmat, suurin osa2. adverb1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) (superlatiivin muodostaja)2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) kaikkein eniten3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) erittäin4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) melkein3. pronoun1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) eniten2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) suurin osa•- mostly- at the most
- at most
- for the most part
- make the most of something
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9 moth
• koiperhonen• koi• perhonen• yöperhonen* * *moƟplural - moths; noun1) (any of a large number of insects, rather like butterflies but with wider bodies, seen mostly at night and attracted by light.) yöperhonen2) (a clothes moth: The moths have been at my evening dress.) koiperhonen•- mothball
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10 principally
• ruhtinaallinen• enimmäkseen• etusijassa• etupäässä• pääasiallisesti• päällisesti• parhaastaan• perimmältään• suurimmaksi osaksi• lähinnä* * *adverb (mostly; chiefly: I am principally concerned with teaching English.) pääasiassa -
11 secret police
(a police force whose activities are kept secret and which is concerned mostly with political crimes.) salainen poliisi -
12 sprinkling
• roiske• sirottelu• kastelu• pieni määrä• pirskotus* * *noun (a small amount or a few: There were mostly women at the meeting but there was a sprinkling of men.) kourallinen
См. также в других словарях:
Mostly — Most ly, adv. For the greatest part; for the most part; chiefly; in the main. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mostly — index as a rule, purely (simply), quasi Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
mostly — *largely, greatly, chiefly, mainly, principally, generally … New Dictionary of Synonyms
mostly — [adv] generally, mainly above all, almost entirely, as a rule*, chiefly, customarily, essentially, for the most part*, frequently, in many instances*, largely, many times, most often, often, on the whole*, overall, particularly, predominantly,… … New thesaurus
mostly — ► ADVERB 1) on the whole; mainly. 2) usually … English terms dictionary
mostly — [mōst′lē] adv. 1. for the most part 2. chiefly; principally 3. usually; generally … English World dictionary
mostly — most|ly [ moustli ] adverb *** usually, most of the time, or in most situations: We mostly listen to rock music. Mostly, he avoids conflict. a. used for saying what the largest part of something is like or consists of: a group of reporters,… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mostly */*/*/ — UK [ˈməʊs(t)lɪ] / US [ˈmoʊs(t)lɪ] adverb usually, most of the time, or in most situations We listen to rock music mostly. Mostly, he avoids conflict. a) used for saying what the largest part of something is like or consists of a group of… … English dictionary
mostly — [[t]mo͟ʊstli[/t]] ♦♦♦ ADV: ADV with cl/group You use mostly to indicate that a statement is generally true, for example true about the majority of a group of things or people, true most of the time, or true in most respects. I am working with… … English dictionary
mostly*/*/ — [ˈməʊs(t)li] adv 1) most of the time, or in most situations We listen to rock music mostly.[/ex] Mostly, he avoids arguments.[/ex] 2) used for saying what the largest part of something consists of a group of journalists, mostly American[/ex] The… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
mostly — most|ly W3S2 [ˈməustli US ˈmoust ] adv used to talk about most members of a group, most occasions, most parts of something etc = ↑mainly ▪ Green teas are mostly from China or Japan. ▪ There were about fifteen people in the lounge, mostly women. ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
