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mainly:
- esencialmente; sobre todo; en primer lugar; decisivo; predominantemente; determinante
main:
- más importante; principal
Wiktionary:
- mainly → principalmente
- mainly → sobre todo, principalmente, particularmente, especialmente, esencialmente, esesencial, principal
- main → principal

English

Detailed Translations for mainly from English to Spanish

mainly:

mainly adv

mainly (chiefly; principally)
esencialmente; sobre todo; en primer lugar
- esencialmente adj
- sobre todo adj
- en primer lugar adj
mainly (generally)
decisivo; predominantemente; determinante
- decisivo adj
- predominantemente adj
- determinante adj

Translation Matrix for mainly:

Adverb	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	chiefly; in the main; primarily; principally
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	essentially
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
decisivo	generally; mainly	cardinal; central; chief; closing; conclusive; convincing; crucial; effective; elemental; essential; final; fundamental; hindmost; indispensable; irrevocable; last; material; principal; vital; wanted
determinante	generally; mainly	critical; crucial; decisive; final; paramount; vital
en primer lugar	chiefly; mainly; principally	in the first place
esencialmente	chiefly; mainly; principally
predominantemente	generally; mainly
sobre todo	chiefly; mainly; principally	above all; besides; especially; further; moreover; what's more

Related Words for "mainly":

main

Synonyms for "mainly":

chiefly; principally; primarily; in the main

Related Definitions for "mainly":

for the most part¹
- he is mainly interested in butterflies¹

Wiktionary Translations for mainly:

mainly

adverb

chiefly; for the most part
- mainly → principalmente

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• mainly	→ sobre todo	↔ vooral — voornamelijk
• mainly	→ sobre todo; principalmente; particularmente; especialmente	↔ inzonderheid — (formeel, nld) meer in het bijzonder
• mainly	→ esencialmente; especialmente; principalmente	↔ hoofdzakelijk — in belangrijke mate, in overwegende mate
• mainly	→ esesencial; principal	↔ hauptsächlich — den Kern einer Sache betreffend; eine feste Bedeutung im juristischem Gebrauch

mainly form of main:

main adj

main (most important)
más importante; principal
- más importante adj
- principal adj

Translation Matrix for main:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
principal		capital sum; client; customer; main point; main thing; most important point; principal; prominent
-	briny
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	chief; independent; master; primary; principal
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
más importante	main; most important
principal	main; most important	principal

Related Words for "main":

mainly

Synonyms for "main":

chief; primary; principal; important; of import
independent
intense
briny; body of water; water
pipe; pipage; piping

Antonyms for "main":

dependent

Related Definitions for "main":

(of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence¹
- the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb¹
most important element¹
- the main doors were of solid glass¹
of force; of the greatest possible intensity¹
- by main strength¹
a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage¹
any very large body of (salt) water¹

Wiktionary Translations for main:

main

adjective

principal
- main → principal

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