רובה ככולה

English translation: Most of it

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Hebrew term or phrase:רובה ככולה
English translation:Most of it
Entered by: Smantha

09:14 Feb 3, 2011
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Hebrew term or phrase: רובה ככולה
I am looking for an English equivalent of this expression.

Any suggestions are welcome.
Smantha
Israel
Local time: 08:07
Most of it
Explanation:
More context would help, but this is the meaning
(according to Babylon, for example).

Same as רובו ככולו
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Yael Nachumi
Israel
Local time: 08:07
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Summary of answers provided
5almost completely, mostly all of it
moshiachnow
4Most of it
Yael Nachumi
4virtually all (of it)
Alex Khanin
4almost entirely
judithyf
4Mostly
Lingopro
4the vast majority
Arthur Livingstone


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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Most of it


Explanation:
More context would help, but this is the meaning
(according to Babylon, for example).

Same as רובו ככולו

Yael Nachumi
Israel
Local time: 08:07
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew, Native in EnglishEnglish
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
virtually all (of it)


Explanation:
literally

Alex Khanin
Germany
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
almost entirely


Explanation:
The company's activity takes place almost entirely overseas

judithyf
Local time: 08:07
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Mostly


Explanation:
context could really help here...

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Note added at 26 mins (2011-02-03 09:40:53 GMT)
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The company is mostly active overseas

Lingopro
Israel
Local time: 08:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in HebrewHebrew
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the vast majority


Explanation:
One more possibility

Arthur Livingstone
Israel
Local time: 08:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
almost completely, mostly all of it


Explanation:
Adding another version to the list..

Example sentence(s):
  • הפעילות של היחידה רובה ככולה מסווגת
  • הסדרה החדשה "טרויקה", רובה ככולה ברוסית, צולמה במוסקבה, בתל אביב ובנגב
moshiachnow
Israel
Local time: 08:07
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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