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principalmente

/pɾinˌθipalˈmente/, [pɾĩn̟ˌθi.palˈmẽn̪.t̪e]

chiefly, mainly

Adverb principalmente

  1. mainly
  2. principally

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Examples

  • El aire está compuesto principalmente de nitrógeno y oxígeno.

    Air is mainly composed of nitrogen and oxygen.

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  • Es útil principalmente para discapacitados, personas con enfermedades y los ancianos.

    This is useful mainly for disabled people, people with illnesses, and the elderly.

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  • Ese tipo de templo influenció todo el Medio Este, principalmente Egipto.

    That type of temple influenced all of the Middle East, mainly Egypt.

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  • Las gaviotas son aves principalmente costeras.

    Seagulls are mainly coastal birds.

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  • Principalmente sufrimos, no por nuestros vicios o por nuestras flaquezas, sino por nuestras ilusiones.

    We suffer primarily not from our vices or our weaknesses, but from our illusions.

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  • Contaminantes como éste derivan principalmente de la quema de combustibles en motores de vehículos.

    Pollutants like this derive mainly from the combustion of fuel in car engines.

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  • El Mal de Alzheimer afecta principalmente a personas mayores de 60 años.

    Alzheimer's disease affects mainly people older than 60 years.

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  • Su enfermedad era principalmente psicológica.

    His illness was mainly psychological.

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  • Por un largo tiempo, la sociedad fue fuertemente jerárquica y desigual, compuesta principalmente de campesinos. La población más retrasada y empobrecida era aplastada por el yugo de los impuestos, guerras y hambrunas.

    For a long time society was strongly hierarchal and unequal, primarily composed of peasants. The most backward, impoverished population, were crushed by the weight of the taxes, wars, and famines.

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  • El público consistía principalmente de estudiantes.

    The audience consisted mainly of students.

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