Was heißt »über­wie­gend« auf Englisch?

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Indianische Kunst kommt überwiegend von den Frauen, denen aber seit Jahrhunderten die Anerkennung für ihre individuellen Beiträge überwiegend versagt bleibt und die namenlos bleiben.

Most Native American artwork is created by Native women. Yet for centuries, their individual contributions have largely remained unrecognized and anonymous.

In ihrer Freizeit spielt sie überwiegend Klavier.

She gives most of her spare time to playing the piano.

Die Partei besteht überwiegend aus berufstätigen Frauen.

The party is mainly made up of working women.

Die Schüler sind überwiegend fleißig.

The students are for the most part diligent.

Maria war überwiegend mit Jungen befreundet.

Most of Mary's friends were boys.

Tom isst überwiegend Obst und Gemüse, Fleisch nur etwa einmal wöchentlich.

Tom eats mostly fruits and vegetables, and only eats meat about once a week.

Tom ist überwiegend mit Mädchen befreundet.

Most of Tom's friends are girls.

Um die Dekoration hat sich überwiegend meine Freundin gekümmert.

My girlfriend did most of the decorating.

Um die Dekoration hat sich überwiegend Maria gekümmert.

Mary did most of the decorating.

Um die Dekoration hat sich überwiegend Tom gekümmert.

Tom did most of the decorating.

Die Arbeit muss überwiegend per Hand geschehen.

Most of the work has to be done by hand.

Europäische Igel fressen überwiegend Insekten.

European hedgehogs mostly eat insects.

Charlie Chan und Fu Manchu waren zwar chinesische Figuren; gespielt wurden sie aber überwiegend von Weißen, die als Asiaten verkleidet waren.

Charlie Chan and Fu Manchu may have been Chinese characters, but they were largely played by Caucasian actors made up to look Asian.

Anwesend waren überwiegend Studenten.

Those present were, for the most part, students.

Frauen, die einen Informatikabschluss anstreben, fühlen sich oft allein und isoliert, da das Fachgebiet überwiegend von Männern dominiert wird.

Women pursuing computer science degrees often feel alone and isolated, since the field is overwhelmingly dominated by men.

Nach einer Woche der Hamsterkäufe sind die Regale der städtischen Lebensmittelgeschäfte überwiegend leer.

After a week of panic buying, the city's grocery stores have mostly bare shelves.

Synonyme

größ­ten­teils:

chiefly

largely

mainly

häu­fig:

common

frequent

frequently

often

haupt­säch­lich:

chiefly

especially

mainly

in der Re­gel:

as a rule

ins­be­son­de­re:

in particular

particularly

mehr­heit­lich:

most

meist:

most

meis­tens:

largely

predominantly

nor­ma­ler­wei­se:

normally

pri­mär:

primary

schwer­punkt­mä­ßig:

concentrating on certain main points

vor­nehm­lich:

especial

especially

primarily

principally

vor­ran­gig:

priority

vor­wie­gend:

mainly

predominantly

primarily

weit­ge­hend:

wide

widely

Englische Beispielsätze

• Tom grew up speaking five languages; his father spoke as many as seven. The language at home was mostly German, while among friends and acquaintances he spoke Ukrainian and Polish.

• "Does that answer your question, Tom?" "Yes, for the most part. There's still one thing I don't understand, though." "Fire away!"

• The weather in the mornings was mostly dull.

• Woodpeckers peck mostly old trees.

• Physical objects are actually made up mostly of space. Even subatomic particles appear more like space than like things.

• Mary hardly ever does what she wants, instead doing mostly what she thinks others want. She makes her own happiness too dependent on their approval.

• The participants were mostly young.

• The participants were for the most part young people.

• It's mostly documentaries on this channel.

• The sky is mostly overcast in the morning, but brightens up in the afternoon.

• The sky is mostly overcast in the morning, but the cloud disperses in the afternoon.

• The sky is mostly overcast in the morning, but the cloud breaks up in the afternoon.

• The photo album contains mostly family photos.

• Many shopping districts that rely on foreigners are mostly empty.

• The plague is spread mostly by rats.

• The disease is spread mostly by rats.

• In her work as an illustrator, she illustrates for the most part children's books.

• The bottle was still mostly full.

• For lunch, it was mostly just stew.

• He mostly talked about his trip.