Significado de mainly en inglés
mainlymainly /ˈmeɪnli/ adverb 
Ver todas las traducciones used to mention the main part or cause of something, the main reason for something etcse usa para mencionar la parte principal o la causa de algo, la razón principal de algo, etc. SYN primarily: 
Her illness was caused mainly by stress.Su enfermedad fue causada principalmente por el estrés. The workforce is mainly made up of women.La mano de obra está compuesta principalmente por mujeres. I don’t go out much, mainly because I have to look after the kids.No salgo mucho, principalmente porque tengo que cuidar a los niños. Increased sales during the summer were mainly due to tourism.El aumento de las ventas durante el verano se debió principalmente al turismo. We talked about various things – work, mainly.Hablamos de varias cosas – trabajo, principalmente.GRAMMARGRAMÁTICA• You usually use mainly in the middle of a sentence: · They play mainly on Sundays.· People go there mainly because of the beautiful beaches.• Normalmente se usa mainly en el interior de la oración: · They play mainly on Sundays.· People go there mainly because of the beautiful beaches.• You also use mainly at the end of a sentence, especially in conversation: · I read novels, mainly.• También se usa mainly al final de la oración, especialmente en conversación: · I read novels, mainly.• It is much less commonly used at the beginning of a sentence.• Es mucho menos frecuente su uso al principio de la oración.RegisterRegistroIn written English, people often prefer to use chiefly or primarily, which sound more formal than mainly:· The disease is caused chiefly by poor sanitation.En inglés escrito, la gente suele preferir chiefly o primarily, que suenan más formales que mainly: · The disease is caused chiefly by poor sanitation.
Ver todas las traducciones used to mention the main part or cause of something, the main reason for something etcse usa para mencionar la parte principal o la causa de algo, la razón principal de algo, etc. SYN primarily: Her illness was caused mainly by stress.Su enfermedad fue causada principalmente por el estrés. The workforce is mainly made up of women.La mano de obra está compuesta principalmente por mujeres. I don’t go out much, mainly because I have to look after the kids.No salgo mucho, principalmente porque tengo que cuidar a los niños. Increased sales during the summer were mainly due to tourism.El aumento de las ventas durante el verano se debió principalmente al turismo. We talked about various things – work, mainly.Hablamos de varias cosas – trabajo, principalmente.GRAMMARGRAMÁTICA• You usually use mainly in the middle of a sentence: · They play mainly on Sundays.· People go there mainly because of the beautiful beaches.• Normalmente se usa mainly en el interior de la oración: · They play mainly on Sundays.· People go there mainly because of the beautiful beaches.• You also use mainly at the end of a sentence, especially in conversation: · I read novels, mainly.• También se usa mainly al final de la oración, especialmente en conversación: · I read novels, mainly.• It is much less commonly used at the beginning of a sentence.• Es mucho menos frecuente su uso al principio de la oración.RegisterRegistroIn written English, people often prefer to use chiefly or primarily, which sound more formal than mainly:· The disease is caused chiefly by poor sanitation.En inglés escrito, la gente suele preferir chiefly o primarily, que suenan más formales que mainly: · The disease is caused chiefly by poor sanitation.