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Meaning: [mainly in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/mainly/). - Les Japonais mangent **principalement** du riz. The Japanese live **mainly** on rice. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by dominiko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#281755](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/281755) [\#129780](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/129780)) - Nous voulions stimuler l'économie, **principalement** grâce à la politique de cohésion. We wanted to boost the economy, **mainly** via the cohesion policy. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1316249) - Oui, mais **principalement** au moyen d'autres méthodes Yes, but **mainly** by way of other methods ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 2147390) - 4. Les travaux sont **principalement** axés sur : 4. The **main** emphasis of the work is placed on: ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 4375118) - Sa maladie était **principalement** psychologique. His illness was **mainly** psychological. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Micsmithel and kotobaboke · checked, community translation · [\#373271](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/373271) [\#1943817](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1943817)) ## primarily Used about 14 645 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 544 · legal and administrative ≈ 2 164 · UN documents ≈ 11 936). Meaning: [primarily in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/primarily/). - Il y a longtemps, la société était fortement hiérarchisée et inégalitaire, et la partie la plus pauvre de la population, arriérée, composée **principalement** par des paysans, était écrasée sous le poids des impôts, des guerres et des famines. For a long time, society was strongly hierarchical and unequal, **primarily** composed of peasants. The most backward, impoverished segment of the population, they were crushed by the weight of taxes, wars, and famines. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Pharamp and awynands · checked, community translation · [\#796116](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/796116) [\#671943](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/671943)) - La Chine se consacre **principalement** au potentiel de croissance de sa propre demande intérieure. China is **primarily** geared towards taking care of the growth potential of its domestic demand itself. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 724631) - 063 Soutien aux grappes et réseaux d’entreprises, **principalement** au profit des PME 063 Cluster support and business networks **primarily** benefiting SMEs ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 3262687) - La formulation de la politique migratoire répond **principalement** aux objectifs ci-après: The formulation of migration policy shall be **primarily** based on: ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 16869103) - Je crois que notre plus grande préoccupation devrait concerner les droits de l'homme et, **principalement**, de l'enfant. I believe that our biggest concern should be human rights and, **primarily**, children. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1018229) ## mostly Used about 3 990 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 12 · parliamentary ≈ 181 · legal and administrative ≈ 216 · UN documents ≈ 3 581). Meaning: [mostly in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/mostly/). - C'était **principalement** des femmes. They were **mostly** women. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#305255](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/305255) [\#2289905](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2289905)) - Le déficit d'environ 27 000 tonnes est comblé par les importations, **principalement** depuis certaines régions d'Afrique et d'Asie. The difference in quantity, of approximately 27 000 tonnes, is made up by imports, **mostly** from regions in Africa or Asia. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1313735) - il est nécessaire de réduire davantage la charge fiscale sur le travail, constituée **principalement** des cotisations sociales. It is necessary to further reduce the high tax wedge on labour, **mostly** composed of social contributions. ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 420733) - Pendant la période dont il est rendu compte ici, les plaintes reçues par le Médiateur ont concerné **principalement** les conditions de vie dans les prisons. During the reporting period the Ombudsman has **mostly** received complaints about living conditions in Latvian prisons. ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 25886145) - Le succès dépend **principalement** de l'effort. Success depends **mostly** on effort. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#271322](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/271322) [\#1310368](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1310368)) ## principally Used about 3 358 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 2 164 · UN documents ≈ 1 194). Meaning: [principally in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/principally/). - Autres constructions et parties de constructions en fonte, en fer ou en acier, **principalement** en tôle Other structures **principally** of sheet: other ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 5027582) - Ces économies s ' expliquent **principalement** par la reprise des combats et des hostilités au Libéria, qui a pratiquement paralysé le processus de démobilisation et de désarmement. These savings were **principally** the result of renewed fighting and hostilities in Liberia, which virtually halted the demobilization and disarmament process. ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 692151) - Parties exclusivement ou **principalement** destinées aux moteurs diesel Parts suitable for use solely or **principally** with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 2996702) - Parties reconnaissables comme étant exclusivement ou **principalement** destinées aux appareils du no 8535, 8536 ou 8537, n.d.a. Parts suitable for use solely or **principally** with the apparatus of heading 8535, 8536 or 8537, n.e.s. ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 236911) - Parties en cuivre reconnaissables comme étant exclusivement ou **principalement** destinées aux appareils des nos 8535, 8536 ou 8537 Copper parts suitable for use solely or **principally** with the apparatus of heading 8535, 8536 or 8537 ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 4374932) ## More sentences Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out. - La matière est **principalement** constituée de vide. Matter is composed chiefly of nothing. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Lulantis and carlosalberto · checked, community translation · [\#3453912](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3453912) [\#3469100](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3469100)) - Certaines voitures ont deux pots d'échappement. Ce sont **principalement** les voitures de sport. Certain cars have two exhaust pipes, usually sports cars. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Erwan29200 and absvfx · checked, community translation · [\#9554204](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9554204) [\#749916](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/749916)) - Le dogri est **principalement** parlé au Jammu, tandis que le cachemiri est **principalement** parlé au Cachemire. Dogri is chiefly spoken in Jammu, whereas Kashmiri is chiefly spoken in Kashmir. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Adelpa and sabretou · checked, community translation · [\#8689297](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8689297) [\#13319989](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13319989)) ## Grammar Notes on grammar and translation on Mova: [French grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/fr/) · [English grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/en/) · [translating between English and French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/pairs/en-fr/) · [translating from French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/from-fr/) · [translating into English](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/into-en/). ## About these examples Translations are found by how often the two words stand in the same sentence pairs, and the highlighted words are matched automatically: both are approximate. Counts are estimated from a sample of each source. 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