Grammatical class

Adverb

principalement

mainly, principally

Details

Syllables

prin-ci-pa-le-ment

Phonetics

pʁɛ̃.si.pa.lə.mɑ̃

Grammatical class

Adverb

Freq. (books)

7711

Freq. (movies)

7947

Freq. (news)

2344

Sentences

C'était principalement des femmes.

They were mostly women.

A1

Je mange principalement des fruits au petit-déjeuner.

I mostly have fruit for breakfast.

A1

L'assistance se composait principalement d'étudiants.

The audience consisted mainly of students.

A1

C'est principalement là-dessus que vous devez concentrer votre attention.

It's mostly that area where you must pay more attention.

A1

Le charbon est principalement constitué de carbone.

Coal consists mostly of carbon.

A2

Il s'intéressait principalement à l'origine et l'évolution de l'univers.

He was mainly interested in the origin and development of the universe.

A2

Les Japonais mangent principalement du riz.

The Japanese live mainly on rice.

B1

Le succès dépend principalement de l'effort.

Success depends mostly on effort.

B1

La matière est principalement constituée de vide.

Matter is composed chiefly of nothing.

B1

Les briques sont principalement composées d'argile.

Bricks consist mostly of clay.

B1

Sa maladie était principalement psychologique.

His illness was mainly psychological.

B2

Son succès a été principalement dû à la bonne fortune.

His success was mostly due to good luck.

B2