mostly

mostly
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 parte
mostly adv principalmente / mayoritariamente
mostly
tr['məʊstlɪ]
adverb
1 (mainly) principalmente, en su mayor parte
2 (generally) generalmente; (usually) normalmente
mostly ['mo:stli] adv
mainly: en su mayor parte, principalmente
mostly
adv.
en general adv.
la mayoría de las veces adv.
por la mayor parte adv.
principalmente adv.
'məʊstli
adverb

her friends are mostly students — la mayoría de sus amigos son estudiantes

the land is mostly flat — el terreno es en su mayor parte llano

she works mostly in the evenings — trabaja sobre todo por las noches

['mǝʊstlɪ]
ADV (=mainly) en su mayoría, en su mayor parte

they 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 ...

it's mostly finished — está casi terminado

* * *
['məʊstli]
adverb

her friends are mostly students — la mayoría de sus amigos son estudiantes

the land is mostly flat — el terreno es en su mayor parte llano

she works mostly in the evenings — trabaja sobre todo por las noches


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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