by and large

Significado (Inglés)

  1. (focus, idiomatic, not-comparable) Mostly; generally; all things considered.
  2. (idiomatic, not-comparable, obsolete) In one way or another.
  3. (not-comparable) Sailing alternately into the wind and in the same direction as the wind.

Conceptos

en general
generalmente
Sinónimos

mostly
B1
on the whole
generally
C1
in general
more often than not
for the most part
basically
B1
tentatively
in short
mainly
C1
sum up
almost all
Traducciones

généralement
im Großen und Ganzen
geralmente

en majeure partie

generalmente
em geral
de modo geral

en general

la plupart du temps

in generale
in linea di massima

tentativamente

in totaal

alles bij elkaar

over het geheel genomen

Etimología (Inglés)

From sailing: a ship may (or may not) sail well both close by the wind, and large, downwind, with sheets extended.

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