by and large

English

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

by and large (not comparable)

(set phrase, focus) mostly, generally; with few exceptions
It was, by and large, an unexceptional presentation.

mostly, generally; with few exceptions

Arabic: عَلَى اَلْعَمُوم‎ (ʿalā l-ʿamūm)
Catalan: en general
Chinese:
Mandarin: 總的來說 (zh), 总的来说 (zh) (zǒngdeláishuō), 大體上 (zh), 大体上 (zh) (dàtǐshang), 大體而言, 大体而言 (dàtǐ éryán), 全盤看來, 全盘看来 (quánpán kànlái), 一般 (zh) (yībān), 大致上 (dàzhìshang)
Czech: celkem vzato
Dutch: over het geheel genomen
Finnish: yleisesti ottaen, suurin piirtein (fi), kokonaisuutena
French: en majeure partie, en gros (fr), pratiquement (fr)
Georgian: მთლიანობაში (mtlianobaši), ზოგადად (zogadad)
German: im Großen und Ganzen (de)
Hebrew: please add this translation if you can
Hungarian: nagyjából (hu)
Italian: in generale, in linea di massima

Japanese: 全般的にみて (ぜんぱんてきにみて, zeppanteki ni mite)
Korean: 대부분 (ko) (daebubun)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: i det store og hele, stort sett

Nynorsk: i det store og heile, stort sett
Persian: کلاً‎ (fa) (kollan)
Portuguese: em geral, no geral
Russian: в о́бщем и це́лом (ru) (v óbščem i célom), в о́бщем (ru) (v óbščem), по бо́льшей ча́сти (po bólʹšej části)
Scottish Gaelic: san fharsaingeachd
Spanish: en general
Swedish: i allmänhet, mestadels (sv), i stort sett (sv), på det hela taget, i det stora hela
Telugu: మొత్తమ్మీద (te) (mottammīda)
Turkish: please add this translation if you can

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