by and large

Etymology
From sailing: a ship may (or may not) sail well both close by the wind, and large, downwind, with sheets extended.

Adverb

 * 1)  Mostly, generally; with few exceptions.

Translations

 * Arabic: عَلَى اَلْعَمُوم
 * Catalan: en general
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, , 大體而言, 全盤看來, , 大致上
 * Czech: celkem vzato
 * Danish: i det store og hele, i det store hele, stort set
 * Dutch: over het geheel genomen
 * Finnish: yleisesti ottaen,, kokonaisuutena, suurimmaksi osaksi
 * French: en majeure partie, ,
 * Georgian: მთლიანობაში, ზოგადად
 * German:
 * Hebrew: בכלל
 * Hungarian:, , egészében véve
 * Italian: in generale, in linea di massima
 * Japanese: 全般的にみて
 * Korean:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: i det store og hele, stort sett
 * Nynorsk: i det store og heile, stort sett
 * Persian:
 * Polish: w większości, ogólnie rzecz biorąc
 * Portuguese: em geral, no geral
 * Russian:, , по бо́льшей ча́сти
 * Scottish Gaelic: san fharsaingeachd
 * Spanish: en general
 * Swedish: i allmänhet,, , på det hela taget, i det stora hela
 * Telugu:
 * Turkish: