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mostly [ˈməʊstlɪ]a. ( = chiefly) surtout• he now works mostly in Hollywood à présent, il travaille surtout à Hollywoodb. ( = almost all) pour la plupart• more than one hundred people, mostly women plus de cent personnes, pour la plupart des femmesc. ( = usually) en général* * *['məʊstlɪ]1) ( chiefly) surtout, essentiellement; ( most of them) pour la plupart200 people, mostly Belgians — 200 personnes, des Belges pour la plupart
2) ( most of the time) la plupart du tempsmostly we travelled by train — la plupart du temps, nous avons pris le train
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1 ( chiefly) surtout, essentiellement ; ( most of them) pour la plupart ; he composes, mostly for the piano il compose surtout pour le piano ; 200 people, mostly Belgians 200 personnes, des Belges pour la plupart ;2 ( most of the time) la plupart du temps, en général ; mostly we travelled by train la plupart du temps or en général, nous avons pris le train ; mostly he stays in his room la plupart du temps or en général, il reste dans sa chambre. -
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mostly ['məʊstlɪ]∎ it's mostly sugar c'est surtout du sucre;∎ the soldiers were mostly young men il s'agissait pour la plupart ou surtout ou principalement de jeunes soldats;∎ I've travelled a lot, mostly in Europe j'ai beaucoup voyagé, en Europe surtout∎ mostly I get home quite early la plupart du temps, je rentre assez tôt -
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mostly [ˊməυstlɪ] advпо бо́льшей ча́сти, гла́вным о́бразом; обыкнове́нно, обы́чно -
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♦ mostly /ˈməʊstlɪ/avv.1 per lo più; principalmente; soprattutto2 generalmente; di solito; quasi sempre. -
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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.) principalmente, en su mayor partemostly adv principalmente / mayoritariamentetr['məʊstlɪ]1 (mainly) principalmente, en su mayor parte2 (generally) generalmente; (usually) normalmentemostly ['mo:stli] advmainly: en su mayor parte, principalmenteadv.• en general adv.• la mayoría de las veces adv.• por la mayor parte adv.• principalmente adv.'məʊstli['mǝʊstlɪ]ADV (=mainly) en su mayoría, en su mayor partethey are mostly women — en su mayoría or en su mayor parte son mujeres, la mayoría or casi todas son mujeres
this part of the country is mostly unspoiled — esta zona del país conserva, en su mayor parte, su belleza natural
owls hunt mostly at night — el búho caza principalmente or sobre todo de noche
mostly because... — principalmente porque..., sobre todo porque...
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['məʊstlɪ]1) (chiefly) soprattutto, essenzialmente90 people, mostly Americans — 90 persone, per la maggior parte americani
2) (most of the time) quasi sempre, per la maggior parte del tempo* * *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.) soprattutto, principalmente; generalmente* * *['məʊstlɪ]1) (chiefly) soprattutto, essenzialmente90 people, mostly Americans — 90 persone, per la maggior parte americani
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adverb* * *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.) größtenteils* * *most·ly[ˈməʊs(t)li, AM ˈmoʊ-]adv inv1. (usually) meistensthe work is \mostly done die Arbeit ist größtenteils getan* * *['məUstlI]adv(= principally) hauptsächlich; (= most of the time) meistens; (= by and large) zum größten Teilthey are mostly women/over fifty — die meisten sind Frauen/über fünfzig
mostly because... — hauptsächlich, weil...
* * *mostly [ˈməʊstlı] adv1. größtenteils, im Wesentlichen, in der Hauptsache2. hauptsächlich, meist(ens)* * *adverb(most of the time) meistens; (mainly) größtenteils; hauptsächlich* * *adv.größtenteils adv.hauptsächlich adv.meist adv.meistens adv. -
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['məʊstlɪ]advбольшей частью, в основном, в большинстве случаевI mostly worked as a writer or a teacher. — Я большей частью работал писателем или учителем.
A rattlesnake hunts mostly at night. — Гремучие змеи охотятся чаще всего по ночам.
- they were mostly young peopleI got loads of them now - mostly different colours. — У меня их масса, большей частью разных расцветок
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[ʹməʋstlı] advглавным образом; большей частью, обыкновенно, обычноto work mostly in the morning - работать главным образом /обычно/ по утрам
his diet was mostly fruits and vegetables - он питался почти только одними фруктами и овощами
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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.) for det meste* * *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.) for det meste -
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غَالِبًا \ for the most part: mostly: He is old and for the most part he stays at home. mainly: chiefly; mostly. mostly: chiefly; usually: Their houses are mostly built of brick. usually: customarily; at most times: We usually meet on Sundays. -
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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.) for det meste, mest, hovedsakeligadv. \/ˈməʊs(t)lɪ\/1) hovedsakelig, mest, for størstedelen, overveiende2) vanligvis, for det meste, som regel -
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adv. meestal; in de meeste gevallen, in het algemeen[ moostlie]1 grotendeels ⇒ voornamelijk, meestal♦voorbeelden:1 the audience, mostly blacks • de toehoorders, voornamelijk zwartenthey are mostly reliable • ze zijn in het algemeen betrouwbaar -
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adv главным образом; большей частью, обыкновенно, обычноСинонимический ряд:1. generally (other) chiefly; generally; in general; largely; mainly; overall; predominantly; primarily; principally2. often (other) customarily; especially; in the main; often; particularly; regularly -
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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.) að mestu leyti, aðallega -
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jobbára, főleg* * *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.) leginkább -
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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.) sobretudo* * *most.ly[m'oustli] adv 1 pela maior parte. 2 a maioria das vezes. 3 principalmente.
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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
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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
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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