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German
ungefähr
Close — approximately relates to roughly speaking.
German
herum
Close, figuratively — "roughly speaking" relates to "around, round about."
Practice
1 What does grosso modo mean?
roughly speaking
2 Fill the gap: ___ modo, le budget reste le même.
Full sentence: Grosso modo, le budget reste le même. (Roughly speaking, the budget stays the same.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches grosso modo?
grosso modo: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.