pour la plupart (see context)

English translation: most of them/ the majority of whom

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French term or phrase:pour la plupart (see context)
English translation:most of them/ the majority of whom
Entered by: David Hollywood

10:58 Jul 1, 2004
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation
French term or phrase: pour la plupart (see context)
15 000 jeunes venus de toute la France, et n’ayant habituellement pas accès à ce type d’événement, ont été invités à participer à cette grande fête de l’athlétisme, découvrant pour la plupart le sport roi de l'olympisme, ses
stars et un stade mythique.

Not sure whether it's meaning "most of them discovering the Olympic's blue ribbon sport for the first time" or "discovering what for most of them is the most important sport in the Olympics".

The first option sounds the more likely to me, but I'd like to check.
Timothy Barton
Local time: 20:48
most of them / the majority of whom
Explanation:
first option
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David Hollywood
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4 +1most of them / the majority of whom
David Hollywood
4above all
swisstell
4most of them discovering...
Martine Brault


  

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most of them / the majority of whom


Explanation:
first option

David Hollywood
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Native speaker of: English
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agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
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above all


Explanation:
first of all, in the first place, mostly

4 possibilités, mais je préfère la première

swisstell
Italy
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most of them discovering...


Explanation:
Your first idea appears to be the right one.

Martine Brault
Canada
Local time: 14:48
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
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