for the most part

English

Adverb

for the most part (not comparable)

(idiomatic) Mostly; in general; usually
She talked about her kids, for the most part.
- 2011 September 24, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 67-3 Romania”, in BBC Sport‎:
  With half-time approaching, England rather switched off, but for the most part it was an improved first 40 minutes from Johnson's side, which came in for much criticism following stuttering displays in their first two games.

Translations

mostly

Chinese:
Mandarin: 大部份 (dàbùfen), 大多 (zh) (dàduō), 通常 (zh) (tōngcháng)
Dutch: grotendeels (nl), meestal (nl)
Esperanto: plejmulte, ĉefparte
Finnish: enimmäkseen (fi), etupäässä, useimmiten
French: dans l'ensemble (fr), en grande partie

German: überwiegend (de), vorwiegend (de), meist (de), meistens (de)
Italian: solitamente (it), generalmente (it)
Russian: в основно́м (ru) (v osnovnóm), по бо́льшей ча́сти (po bólʹšej části), в о́бщем и цело́м (ru) (v óbščem i celóm), бо́льшей ча́стью (bólʹšej částʹju)
Scots: tae the maist pairt, maistlins
Swedish: i stor utsträckning

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