English-Italian translations for on the whole

• nel complesso
  Si tratta, nel complesso, di una relazione assai incoraggiante. On the whole, this is a very encouraging report.
  Nel complesso, il commercio con la Cina va valutato positivamente. On the whole, trade with China is to be welcomed.
  Si tratta, nel complesso, di una campagna molto importante. So, on the whole, it is a very important campaign.

Definition of on the whole

• For the most part; apart from some insignificant details

Examples

• The language was wrong for the period, but, on the whole, I enjoyed the film.

Related words

• Someone who interferes with others
• the one who travels
• there are none so blind as those who will not see
• there are none so deaf as those who cannot hear
• there’s none so deaf as those who will not hear
• there's none so deaf as those who will not hear
• let him who is without sin cast the first stone
• he who is absent is always in the wrong