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large·ly

(lärj′lē)

adv.

1. For the most part; mainly.

2. On a large scale; amply.

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largely

(ˈlɑːdʒlɪ)

adv

1. principally; to a great extent

2. on a large scale or in a large manner

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large•ly

(ˈlɑrdʒ li)

adv.

1. to a great extent; in great part; generally; chiefly.

2. in great quantity; much.

[1175–1225]

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Adv.	1.	largely - in large part; mainly or chiefly; "These accounts are largely inactive" for the most part, mostly
	2.	largely - on a large scale; "the sketch was so largely drawn that you could see it from the back row"

largely

adverb mainly, generally, chiefly, widely, mostly, principally, primarily, considerably, predominantly, extensively, by and large, as a rule, to a large extent, to a great extent I largely work with people who are already motivated.

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Translations

إلى حَد كَبيرإِلَى دَرَجَةٍ كَبِيرَةٍ

převážněz velké části

hovedsageligti stor udstrækningovervejende

größtenteils weitgehend

κατά μεγάλο μέρος

en buena parte en gran medida en gran parte

suurimmaksi osaksi

dans une large mesure ordinairement principalement

ponajviše

jórészt

aî mestu leyti

ampiamente in gran parte largamente

主として

대부분

grotendeels

overveiende i høy grad

w wielkiej mierze

em grande parte

в значительной степени

v veliki meri

till stor del

โดยส่วนใหญ่

büyük ölçüdegenellikle yaygın bir şekilde

ở mức độ lớn

主要地大量地很大程度上

largely

[ˈlɑːdʒlɪ] ADV

1. (= mainly) → en gran parte, en gran medida
the rest of the world has largely ignored China's environmental problems → el resto del mundo, en gran parte or en gran medida, ha hecho caso omiso de los problemas medioambientales de China
it is a largely working-class area → es en su mayor parte una zona de clase obrera
he was elected largely because → se le eligió en gran parte porque ...
this is largely due to → esto se debe en gran parte or medida a ...
to be largely reponsible for sth → ser en gran parte or medida responsable de algo
largely speaking → hablando en líneas generales

2. (= prominently) to figure largely in sth [person] → tener un papel destacado en algo; [theme, subject] → ocupar un papel destacado en algo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

largely

[ˈlɑː^rdʒli] adv → en grande partie
It's largely the fault of the government → C'est en grande partie la faute du gouvernement.
largely because of → en grande partie à cause delarge-print [ˈlɑː^rdʒprɪnt] modif → en gros caractèreslarge print n
in large print → en gros caractèreslarge-scale [ˌlɑː^rdʒˈskeɪl] adj

[production, attack, operation] → à grande échelle; [aid, redundancies, investment, immigration] → à grande échelle

[map] → à grande échelle

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largely

adv (= mainly) → zum größten Teil

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

largely

[ˈlɑːdʒlɪ] adv → in gran parte, per la maggior parte

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

large

(ˈlaːdʒ) adjective

great in size, amount etc; not small. a large number of people; a large house; a large family; This house is too large for two people.

ˈlargely adverb

mainly; to a great extent. This success was largely due to her efforts; Our methods have been largely successful.

ˈlargeness noun

at large

1. (of prisoners etc) free. Despite the efforts of the police, the escaped prisoner is still at large.

2. in general. the country / the public at large.

largely

→ إِلَى دَرَجَةٍ كَبِيرَةٍ převážně overvejende weitgehend κατά μεγάλο μέρος en buena parte suurimmaksi osaksi principalement ponajviše ampiamente 主として 대부분 grotendeels overveiende w wielkiej mierze em grande parte в значительной степени till stor del โดยส่วนใหญ่ yaygın bir şekilde ở mức độ lớn 主要地

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