on the whole

Rimmaavat sanat

on the whole rimmaa näiden kanssa:

ale, ginger ale, chippendale, kale, riekale, roikale, suikale, kekkale, vonkale, huiskale...

Katso kaikki

Englannin sanakirja

on the whole (englanti > suomi)

1. kokonaisuutena

on the whole englanniksi

1. puhekieltä for the most part|For the most part; apart from some insignificant details.

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

2. 1849, w:Henry David Thoreau|Henry David Thoreau, A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers, Monday:

Davis had a ball lodged in his body, and his right hand shot off; but on the whole, he seems to have been less damaged than his companion.

3. 1910, w:E. M. Forster|E. M. Forster, Howards End, ch. 5:

His class was near enough her own for its manners to vex her. But she found him interesting on the whole.

4. 2012 Jan. 18, Simon Shuster, "http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2104445,00.html The Anti-Putin Movement: An Interview with the Blogger in Chief," Time (retrieved 18 August 2013):

Both Maidan and Tahrir were peaceful. Maidan was absolutely peaceful, Tahrir saw some unrest but was still peaceful on the whole.

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