Principally, mainly, primarily - Principalement (The 1965th Most Common French Word)

In French, the word for Principally, mainly, primarily is Principalement. This word often comes up when talking about measures. It is classified as a B1 word, and is the 1965th most commonly used word in French. It can be used as adverb. You can see example sentences for context below, and you can also listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon. Download our app to practice this and the other 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: principally, mainly, primarily

French: principalement

Examples


The audience consisted mainly of students.	L'assistance se composait principalement d'étudiants.
The Japanese live mainly on rice.	Les Japonais mangent principalement du riz.
His illness was mainly psychological.	Sa maladie était principalement psychologique.
The Southern Hemisphere is comprised mainly of oceans.	L'hémisphère sud comporte principalement des océans.
Our teacher mainly teaches us how to work.	Notre professeur nous apprend principalement à travailler.
Air is mainly composed of nitrogen and oxygen.	L'air est composé principalement d'azote et d'oxygène.
The video cameras are mainly there to deter thieves.	Les caméras sont principalement là pour dissuader les voleurs.
He was mainly interested in the origin and development of the universe.	Il s'intéressait principalement à l'origine et l'évolution de l'univers.

Jupiter is a planet principally composed of hydrogen and helium.	Jupiter est une planète principalement composée d'hydrogène et d'hélium.
Safety data mainly derive from studies with the oral suspension.	Les données de sécurité sont principalement issues des études avec la suspension buvable.
While the Katiba Macina mainly attacks the military and other state institutions, militants also target civilians whom they accuse of collaboration with security forces.	Bien que la Katiba Macina s'attaque principalement à l'armée et aux autres institutions de l'Etat, les insurgés ciblent aussi les civils qu'ils accusent de collaborer avec les forces de sécurité.
Bana Mura fighters have directed their attacks mainly against the Lulua-Luba community, which they accuse of supporting the Kamwina Nsapu.	Les combattants de la milice Bana Mura ont concentré leurs attaques principalement sur la communauté Lulua-Luba, qu'ils accusent de soutenir le Kamwina Nsapu.
Apartment in the Norwegian style is primarily a comfortable space, not cluttered with various trinkets.	Appartement dans le style norvégien est principalement un espace confortable, pas encombré de divers bibelots.
Snorri was mainly interested in history and culture.	Snorri était principalement intéressé par l'histoire et la culture.
As a scientist Wichmann was mainly interested in mineralogy and petrology.	En tant que scientifique Wichmann est principalement intéressé par la minéralogie et la pétrologie.
Desoxycortone is a corticosteroid with primarily mineralocorticoid activity, similar to aldosterone.	La désoxycortone est un corticoïde présentant une activité principalement minéralocorticoïde, comparable à l'aldostérone.
The deterioration mainly reflects a rise in the expenditure-to-GDP ratio.	Cette détérioration reflète principalement l'accroissement du ratio des dépenses au PIB.
Such inconsistencies mainly related to the age at which children were considered by law as capable of certain action.	Les dispositions non conformes à la Convention concernent principalement l'âge à partir duquel un enfant est considéré comme ayant la capacité juridique d'accomplir certains actes.
They mainly characterize growing conditions and resistance to the most common diseases.	Ils caractérisent principalement les conditions de croissance et la résistance aux maladies les plus courantes.
We are primarily interested in research into muscle growth.	Nous nous intéressons principalement à la recherche sur la croissance musculaire.
Local people eke out a living mainly out of rice cultivating, gardening and handicraft making.	Les populations locales gagnent leur vie principalement en cultivant du riz, en jardinant et en fabricant de l'artisanat.