mainly

mainly
adverb (more (of) the thing mentioned than anything else; mostly or largely: This skirt is mainly dark grey.) principalmente, sobre todo, en su mayoría
mainly adv principalmente / sobre todo
mainly
tr['meɪnlɪ]
adverb
1 (chiefly) principalmente, sobre todo; (mostly) en su mayoría
mainly ['meɪnli] adv
1) principally: principalmente, en primer lugar
2) mostly: principalmente, en la mayor parte
mainly
adv.
• en su mayor parte adv.
• mayormente adv.
• primeramente adv.
• principalmente adv.
'meɪnli
adverb
a) (chiefly) principalmente, fundamentalmente
b) (for the most part)

the people in the streets were mainly tourists — la mayoría de la gente que había en la calle eran turistas

['meɪnlɪ]
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

* * *
['meɪnli]
adverb
a) (chiefly) principalmente, fundamentalmente
b) (for the most part)

the people in the streets were mainly tourists — la mayoría de la gente que había en la calle eran turistas


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