largely

largely
adverb (mainly; to a great extent: This success was largely due to her efforts; Our methods have been largely successful.) en gran parte, en gran medida
largely
tr['lɑːʤlɪ]
adverb
1 (mainly) en gran parte, en gran medida; (chiefly) principalmente
largely ['lɑrʤli] adv
: en gran parte, en su mayoría
largely
adv.
• grandemente adv.
• largo adv.
• mayormente adv.
• por la mayor parte adv.
'lɑːrdʒli, 'lɑːdʒli
adverb en gran or en buena parte
['lɑːdʒlɪ]
ADV
1) (=mainly) en gran parte, en gran medida

the rest of the world has largely ignored China's environmental problems — el resto del mundo, en gran parte or en gran medida, ha hecho caso omiso de los problemas medioambientales de China

it is a largely working-class area — es en su mayor parte una zona de clase obrera

• he was elected largely because... — se le eligió en gran parte porque ...

• this is largely due to ... — esto se debe en gran parte or medida a ...

• to be largely reponsible for sth — ser en gran parte or medida responsable de algo

• largely speaking — hablando en líneas generales

2) (=prominently)

to figure largely in sth — [person] tener un papel destacado en algo; [theme, subject] ocupar un papel destacado en algo

* * *
['lɑːrdʒli, 'lɑːdʒli]
adverb en gran or en buena parte

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