mainly

(Anglais)

1. (not-comparable) Chiefly; for the most part.
2. (not-comparable, obsolete) Forcefully, vigorously.
3. (not-comparable, obsolete) Of the production of a sound: loudly, powerfully.
4. (not-comparable, obsolete) To a great degree; very much.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈmeɪnli/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: maynly

In summary

From Middle English maynly; equivalent to main + -ly.

Concepts

principalement

surtout

essentiellement

d’abord

en grande partie

tout d’abord

plus spécialement

cardinal

par préférence

de préférence

particulièrement

Synonymes

chiefly

principally

mostly

primarily

especially

above all

largely

for the most part

predominantly

in particular

notably

generally

in the main

particularly

importantly

in general

most of all

on the whole

first and foremost

basically

specially

usually

capitally

in the first place

by rights

by and large

lastly

most

most likely

predominatingly

nearly

at most

out and away

aboriginally

practically

as such

predominately

pre-eminently

almost

actually

really

superlatively

essentially

closely

fundamentally

greatly

supremely

in chief

Traductions

principalmente

hauptsächlich

principalmente

principalmente

voornamelijk

sobretudo

hoofdzakelijk

głównie

soprattutto

inzonderheid

in het bijzonder

potissimum

principalment

em especial

vorwiegend

Phrases

These are social birds which eat mainly small fruit and only rarely take insects .

Ce sont des oiseaux sociaux qui mangent principalement de petits fruits et ne prennent rarement que rarement des insectes.

He mainly performed at nightclubs and on the street .

Il a principalement joué dans les boîtes de nuit et dans la rue.

The element antimony is mainly used in flame retardants .

L'antimoine d'élément est principalement utilisé dans les retardateurs de flamme.

He played mainly in domestic chess tournaments and Finnish Chess Championships .

Il a joué principalement dans les tournois d'échecs nationaux et les championnats d'échecs finlandais.