for the most part in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for for the most part in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

Translations for for the most part in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

Translations for for the most part in the English»French Dictionary

I.most [Brit məʊst, Am moʊst] DET When used to form the superlative of adjectives most is translated by le plus or la plus depending on the gender of the noun and by les plus with plural noun: the most beautiful woman in the room = la plus belle femme de la pièce; the most expensive hotel in Paris = l'hôtel le plus cher de Paris; the most difficult problems = les problèmes les plus difficiles. For examples and further uses see the entry below.

II.most [Brit məʊst, Am moʊst] PRON

III.most [Brit məʊst, Am moʊst] ADV

VII.most [Brit məʊst, Am moʊst]

I.part [Brit pɑːt, Am pɑrt] N

1. part (of whole):

to be (a) part of

II.part [Brit pɑːt, Am pɑrt] ADV (partly)

III.part [Brit pɑːt, Am pɑrt] VB trans

I.free [Brit friː, Am fri] N a. free period SCHOOL

II.free [Brit friː, Am fri] ADJ

1. free (unhindered, unrestricted):

2. free (not captive or tied):

III.free [Brit friː, Am fri] ADV

See also trouble-free, tax-free, lunch, lead-free, country

trouble-free [Brit ˌtrʌb(ə)lˈfriː, Am ˌtrəblˈfri] ADJ

I.lunch [Brit lʌn(t)ʃ, Am lən(t)ʃ] N

II.lunch [Brit lʌn(t)ʃ, Am lən(t)ʃ] VB intr

lead-free [Brit lɛdˈfriː, Am lɛdˈfri] ADJ

country [Brit ˈkʌntri, Am ˈkəntri] N

I.for [Brit fɔː, fə, Am fɔr, fər] PREP

3. for (indicating purpose):

5. for (indicating cause or reason):

13. for (indicating duration):

II.for [Brit fɔː, fə, Am fɔr, fər] CONJ form

III.for [Brit fɔː, fə, Am fɔr, fər]

See also nothing

I.nothing [Brit ˈnʌθɪŋ, Am ˈnəθɪŋ] PRON

1. nothing:

nerien
rienne

2. nothing (emphasizing insignificance):

5. nothing (emphatic: setting up comparisons):

II.nothing [Brit ˈnʌθɪŋ, Am ˈnəθɪŋ] ADV

III.nothing [Brit ˈnʌθɪŋ, Am ˈnəθɪŋ] ADJ

IV.nothing [Brit ˈnʌθɪŋ, Am ˈnəθɪŋ] N

VIII.nothing [Brit ˈnʌθɪŋ, Am ˈnəθɪŋ]

for the most part in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for for the most part in the English»French Dictionary

See also much, many

I.much <more, most> [mʌtʃ] ADJ

II.much <more, most> [mʌtʃ] ADV

III.much <more, most> [mʌtʃ] PRON

I.many <more, most> [ˈmen·i] ADJ

II.many <more, most> [ˈmen·i] PRON

III.many <more, most> [ˈmen·i] N

the [ðə, stressed, before vowel ði] def art

le(la) m (f)
l' m o f + vowel
les pl
British English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
But what we found for the most part is that people like to laugh at tragedy.
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But for the most part, he's very good at ekphrasis, that verbal transcription of a painting that television art historians are required to extemporise while standing in front of it.
www.independent.co.uk
On the right, for the most part, are the below-the-line folks -- the blue-collar guys.
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It is said that, for the most part, they are the same as any other human being.
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Procuring the rights to the original music was, for the most part, easy, while certain legal issues were preventing this production from being staged.
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Mariners report that extended periods at sea living and working with shipmates who for the most part are strangers takes getting used to.
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These reports came for the most part from surgeons, who were not particularly interested in gerontology.
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So the only thing we know about that average is that for the most part, we're either overpricing a ticket or underpricing a ticket.
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For the most part it tended to be a cop show with immortals...
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For the most part, the product was purely commercial, fluffy romances with plenty of singing and dancing often set in small villages.
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