chiefly

[USA]/'tʃiːflɪ/
[UK]/'tʃifli/
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Oversættelse

chiefly adv. primært; hovedsageligt.

Eksempelsætninger

Bread is chiefly made of flour.

Brød er primært lavet af mel.

Icecream is chiefly made of milk and sugar.

Is is primært lavet af mælk og sukker.

Cattle feed chiefly on grass.

Kvæg spiser primært græs.

he is remembered chiefly for his organ sonatas.

Han huskes primært for sine orgelsonate.

he is chiefly famous for his love poetry.

Han er primært berømt for sin kærlighedsdigtning.

I wax my boots chiefly to waterproof them.

Jeg pudser primært mine støvler for at gøre dem vandtætte.

Tea is raised chiefly in China,Japan and India.

Te dyrkes primært i Kina, Japan og Indien.

The accident happened chiefly because you were careless.

Ulykken skete primært fordi du var uagtsom.

Syntactically, an adjectival adverbial-head structure chiefly acts as the head and the adnex.

Syntaktisk set fungerer en adjektiv adverbial-hovedstruktur primært som hoved og tillægsdel.

Chiefly, I ask you to remember to write to your elderly mother.

Primært beder jeg dig om at huske at skrive til din ældre mor.

The team lost the game chiefly bacause the team leader had a dispute with the coach.

Holdet tabte kampen primært fordi holdlederen havde en uoverensstemmelse med træneren.

My interest in him chiefly centres in his quick mind.

Min interesse for ham centrerer primært omkring hans hurtige intellekt.

The houses in my hometown were chiefly composed of wood.

Husene i min hjemby var primært sammensat af træ.

genus of chiefly North American perennial herbs: silkweed;

Slægt af primært nordamerikanske stauder: silkeweed;

Martin Tutin claimed that she [the Prime Minister] was chiefly responsible for the crisis.

Martin Tutin hævdede, at hun [premierministeren] primært var ansvarlig for krisen.

chiefly maritimes Eurasian herbs: sand spurry; sea spurry.

Primært maritime Eurasiske urter: sandspur; havspur.

Virkelige Eksempler

He valued his royal crown chiefly because it was made of that precious metal.

Han værdsatte sin kongelige krone mest af alt fordi den var lavet af det dyrebare metal.

Kilde: American Elementary School English 5

Soldiers are chiefly defenders of the nest.

Soldater er hovedsageligt forsvarere af reden.

Kilde: Intermediate English short passage

It is there chiefly that the tiger has his haunts.

Det er der, hvor tigeren hovedsageligt har sine tilholdssteder.

Kilde: UK original primary school Chinese language class

Bread is chiefly made of flour.

Brød er hovedsageligt lavet af mel.

Kilde: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

But he taught chiefly by example.

Men han underviste hovedsageligt ved eksempel.

Kilde: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 3

Our environment is chiefly conditioned by the things we believe.

Vores miljø er hovedsageligt betinget af de ting, vi tror på.

Kilde: New Concept English. British Edition. Book Four (Translation)

They're actually sharpest right at birth, and they're so innate that newborns orient themselves chiefly by scent.

De er faktisk skarpest lige ved fødslen, og det er så indbygget, at nyfødte orienterer sig hovedsageligt efter lugt.

Kilde: Crash Course Anatomy and Physiology

Our environment is chiefly conditoned by the things we believe.

Vores miljø er hovedsageligt betinget af de ting, vi tror på.

Kilde: New Concept English (4)

That was what the others chiefly noticed, but Edmund noticed something else.

Det var det, de andre hovedsageligt bemærkede, men Edmund bemærkede noget andet.

Kilde: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

But chiefly they can't publish because most leaks come from No. 10.

Men hovedsageligt kan de ikke offentliggøre, fordi de fleste lækager kommer fra nr. 10.

Kilde: Yes, Minister Season 3

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