by and large

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

52 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: عَلَى اَلْعَمُوم (ʕalā l-ʕamūm) — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Catalan: en general — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Chinese Mandarin: 總的來說 /总的来说 (zǒngdeláishuō) — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Chinese Mandarin: 大體上 /大体上 (dàtǐshang) — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Chinese Mandarin: 大體而言 /大体而言 (dàtǐ éryán) — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Chinese Mandarin: 全盤看來 /全盘看来 (quánpán kànlái) — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Chinese Mandarin: 一般 (yībān) — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Chinese Mandarin: 大致上 (dàzhìshang) — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Czech: celkem vzato — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Danish: i det store og hele — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Danish: i det store hele — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Danish: stort set — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Dutch: over het geheel genomen — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Finnish: yleisesti ottaen — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Finnish: suurin piirtein — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Finnish: kokonaisuutena — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Finnish: suurimmaksi osaksi — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• French: en majeure partie — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• French: en gros — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• French: pratiquement — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Georgian: მთლიანობაში (mtlianobaši) — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Georgian: ზოგადად (zogadad) — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• German: im Großen und Ganzen — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Hebrew: בכלל (bikhlal) — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Hungarian: összességében — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Hungarian: alapvetően — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Hungarian: egészében véve — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Italian: in generale — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Italian: in linea di massima — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Japanese: 全般的にみて (zenpanteki ni mite) — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Korean: 대부분 (daebubun) — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Norwegian Bokmål: i det store og hele — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Norwegian Bokmål: stort sett — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Norwegian Nynorsk: i det store og heile — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Norwegian Nynorsk: stort sett — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Persian: کلاً (kollan) — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Polish: w większości — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Polish: ogólnie rzecz biorąc — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Portuguese: em geral — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Portuguese: no geral — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Russian: в о́бщем и це́лом (v óbščem i célom) — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Russian: в о́бщем (v óbščem) — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Russian: по бо́льшей ча́сти (po bólʹšej části) — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Scottish Gaelic: san fharsaingeachd — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Spanish: en gran parte — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Spanish: en buena parte — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Swedish: i allmänhet — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Swedish: mestadels — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Swedish: i stort sett — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Swedish: på det hela taget — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Swedish: i det stora hela — mostly, generally; with few exceptions
• Telugu: మొత్తమ్మీద (mottammīda) — mostly, generally; with few exceptions