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Latvian
Etymology
Apparently from lielāks (“bigger”), the comparative form of liels (“big”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
lielākoties
- in many cases, mostly; almost always; usually
- vakariņoju lielākoties restorānos ― I usually eat in restaurants
- zvejojām Ziemeļjūras vidusdaļā, zvejošanas apstākļi bija ļoti labi: neliels vējš un lielākoties saulainas dienas ― we fished in the middle part of the North Sea, and the fishing conditions were very good: a small wind and usually, mostly sunny days
- laboratorijā, tāpat kā lielākoties visos ražošanas cehos, strādā speciālisti ar augstāko vai vidējo speciālo izglītību ― in the laboratory, as usual in most production workshops, there are (= work) specialists with higher or intermediate special education
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