Meaning

1 senses
  1. (idiomatic)For the most part; apart from some insignificant details.

    The language was wrong for the period, but, on the whole, I enjoyed the film.

    im Großen und Ganzen

    в це́ломv célom

    в ціло́муv cilómu

Examples

66 sentences
  1. There is only one store on the whole island.

    На всьому острові є лише один магазин. — deniko

    ruНа всём острове есть только один магазин. — marafon

    deEs gibt nur einen Laden auf der ganzen Insel. — tinacalysto

  2. Englishmen are, on the whole, conservative.

    Англійці загалом консервативні. — ChickenKiev

    ruАнгличане в основном консервативны. — Biga

    deEngländer sind im Allgemeinen konservativ. — xtofu80

  3. On the whole, the event was successful.

    ruВ целом мероприятие прошло успешно. — marafon

  4. On the whole, my company is doing well now.

  5. On the whole, I agree with you.

    ruВ общем я с вами согласен. — sharptoothed

    deIm großen und ganzen stimme ich dir zu. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

7 languages
Українська
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Русский
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Deutsch
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