as a rule
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as a rule
adverb
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In general; most often.
We go fishing every Sunday as a rule, but today the lake is frozen.
Similar: by and large, chiefly, for the most part, usually
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adv in general; most often
| Español | normalmente, por regla general |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 概して gai-shite, 原則として gensoku-to shite |
| 中文 | 一般說來 /一般说来 yībān shuō lái, 一般來說 /一般来说 yībān lái shuō, 通常 tōngcháng |
| Português | em regra, por via de regra, via de regra |
| Français | généralement, normalement, en règle générale |
| Deutsch | in der Regel, normalerweise, gewöhnlich |
| Italiano | di regola, solitamente, generalmente |
| Ελληνικά | κατά κανόνα katá kanóna |
| Русский | как пра́вило kak právilo, обы́чно obýčno |
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