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general [ˈdʒɛnərəl ˈdʒɛnrəl] adj 1. common; widespread a general feeling of horror at the crime 2. of, including, applying to, or participated in by all or most of the members of a group, category, or community 3. relating to various branches of an activity, profession, etc.; not specialized general office work 4. including various or miscellaneous items general knowledge a general store 5. not specific as to detail; overall a general description of the merchandise 6. not definite; vague give me a general idea of when you will finish 7. applicable or true in most cases; usual 8. (prenominal or immediately postpositive) having superior or extended authority or rank general manager consul general 9. (Social Science / Education) Also pass designating a degree awarded at some universities, studied at a lower academic standard than an honours degree See honours [2] 10. (Medicine) Med relating to or involving the entire body or many of its parts; systemic 11. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic (of a statement) not specifying an individual subject but quantifying over a domain n
1. (Military) an officer of a rank senior to lieutenant general, esp one who commands a large military formation 2. any person acting as a leader and applying strategy or tactics 3. a general condition or principle: opposed to particular 4. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a title for the head of a religious order, congregation, etc. 5. (Medicine) Med short for general anaesthetic 6. Archaic the people; public in general generally; mostly or usually [from Latin generālis of a particular kind, from genus kind] generalness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
general adjective 1. widespread, accepted, popular, public, common, broad, extensive, universal, prevailing, prevalent Contrary to general opinion, Wiccans are not devil-worshippers. widespread private, individual, personal 2. overall, complete, total, global, comprehensive, blanket, inclusive, all-embracing, overarching His firm took over general maintenance of the park last summer. overall limited, restricted, partial, demarcated 3. universal, overall, widespread, collective, across-the-board, all-inclusive The figures represent a general decline in unemployment. universal special, unusual, extraordinary, distinctive, exceptional, peculiar 4. vague, broad, loose, blanket, sweeping, unclear, inaccurate, approximate, woolly, indefinite, hazy, imprecise, ill-defined, inexact, unspecific, undetailed chemicals called by the general description `flavour enhancer' vague particular, specific, exact, precise, definite 5. ordinary, regular, usual, typical, conventional, everyday, customary This book is intended for the general reader rather than the student. ordinary special, extraordinary, exceptional in general 6. as a whole, generally, overall, altogether, across the board We need to improve our education system in general. 7. on the whole, largely, chiefly, mainly, mostly, principally, predominantly, in the main, for the most part In general, it was the better educated voters who voted Yes in the referendum. Translations general [ˈdʒenərəl] A. ADJ 1. (= overall) [appearance, decline, attitude] → general the general standard of education is very high → el nivel general de educación es muy alto 2. (= widespread) [view, interest] → general there was general agreement on this question → hubo un consenso general con respecto a esta cuestión contrary to general belief → contrariamente a or en contra de lo que comúnmente se cree there was general opposition to the proposal → la oposición a la propuesta fue general or generalizada for general use → para el uso general in general use → de uso general 3. (= vague, non-specific) → general beware of making statements which are too general → ten cuidado de hacer afirmaciones que sean demasiado generales the report was too general → el informe era poco específico try to be more general → intenta no entrar tanto en detalles we drove in the general direction of Aberdeen → fuimos conduciendo en dirección aproximada a Aberdeen please direct any general enquiries you may have to my secretary → le ruego solicite a mi secretaria cualquier información de carácter general I've got the general idea → tengo más o menos una idea I'm beginning to get the general picture → estoy empezando a hacerme una idea a general term → un término genérico in general terms → en líneas or términos generales 4. (= usual) as a general rule → por regla general 5. (= not specialized) [reader, public] → no especializado we employ two general labourers → empleamos a dos obreros no especializados an introduction to psychology for the general reader → una introducción a la psicología para el lector no especializado B. N 1. in general → en general we discussed work in general → hablamos sobre el trabajo en general in general this kind of situation can be controlled (= normally) → en general or por lo general este tipo de situaciones pueden controlarse 2. the particular and the general → lo particular y lo general C. CPD general anaesthetic, general anesthetic (US) N → anestesia f general general assembly N → asamblea f general general audit N → auditoría f general general cargo N → cargamento m mixto General Certificate of Secondary Education N (Brit) (Educ) GCSE the General Confession N (Church of England) → la oración de confesión colectiva general costs NPL → gastos mpl generales general dealer N (US) → tienda f, almacén m (S. Cone) general delivery N (US, Canada) → lista f de correos general election N → elecciones fpl or comicios mpl generales general headquarters N (Mil) → cuartel msing general general holiday N → día m festivo general hospital N → hospital m general knowledge N → cultura f general general manager N → director(a) m/f general general medicine N → medicina f general general meeting N → asamblea f general General Officer Commanding N (Mil) → Comandante mf en Jefe general partnership N (Jur) → sociedad f regular colectiva General Post Office N (Brit) (Govt) (formerly) → Correos m; (= main post office) → oficina f de correos general practice N (Brit) (Med) (= work) → medicina f general; (= group) → consultorio m médico I am currently working in general practice → actualmente estoy trabajando como médico de medicina general to go into general practice → entrar a trabajar en medicina general general practitioner N → médico/a m/f de medicina general(frm), médico/a m/f de cabecera the general public N → el público en general, el gran público general science N (Scol) → Ciencias fpl general science teacher N → profesor(a) m/f de Ciencias General Secretary N → Secretario(a) m/f General general staff N → estado m mayor(general) general store N (US) → tienda f, almacén m (S. Cone) general strike N → huelga f general general [ˈdʒɛnərəl] n in general → en général adj (= overall) → général(e) the general situation in Europe → la situation générale en Europe the planting and general maintenance of the park → la plantation et l'entretien général du parc There has been a general decline in giving to charities → Il y a eu une baisse générale des dons faits aux associations caritatives. I had a general sense of well-being BUT J'avais un sentiment diffus de bien-être. [standard, performance] → global(e) the general standard of education in Britain → le niveau global de l'instruction en Grande-Bretagne (= felt by most people) [interest] → général(e); [awareness] → du public; [feeling] → général(e) general agreement → consensus m as a general rule → en règle générale in general terms → d'une manière générale general audit, general expenses general anaesthesia n → anesthésie f générale general anaesthetic n → anesthésie f générale to have a general anaesthetic → recevoir une anesthésie générale general audit n → vérification f annuelle General Certificate of Education n (British) examen passé à 18 ans → baccalauréat m General Certificate of Secondary Education n (British) examen passé à 16 ans → brevet m des collèges general delivery n (US, Canadian) → poste f restante general election n → élections fpl législatives general expenses npl → frais mpl généraux general hospital n → centre m hospitalier general adj → allgemein; to be general (= not detailed or specific: wording, proposals) → allgemein gehalten sein; (= vague) → unbestimmt or vage sein; (promises, clause) → unverbindlich sein; (= widespread: custom, weather etc) → weitverbreitet sein; his general appearance → sein Aussehen im Allgemeinen; this is not the general view → diese Ansicht wird nicht allgemein geteilt; there was general agreement among the two groups → die beiden Gruppen waren sich grundsätzlich einig; it met with general approval → es wurde allgemein gebilligt; the general attitude toward(s) the war is optimistic → es herrscht allgemein eine optimistische Einstellung zum Krieg; to be in general use → allgemein verbreitet sein; fortune tellers are so general in their statements → Wahrsager halten ihre Aussagen so allgemein; the general plan or idea is that … → wir hatten uns/sie hatten sich (dat) → etc das so gedacht, dass …; the general idea of that is to … → damit soll bezweckt werden, dass …, es geht dabei darum, dass …; that was the general idea → so war das gedacht; the general idea is to wait and see → wir/sie etc wollen einfach mal abwarten; I’ve got the general idea (of it) → ich habe eine Vorstellung or ich weiß so ungefähr, worum es geht; to give somebody a general idea of a subject → jdm eine ungefähre Vorstellung von einem Thema geben; in general terms, in a general sense → generell; she recounted in very general terms the events of recent months → sie berichtete in groben Zügen von den Ereignissen der letzten Monate; I spoke in a general way → ich habe ganz allgemein gesprochen; in the general direction of the village → ungefähr in Richtung des Dorfes; my general advice would be to leave them alone → grundsätzlich würde ich Ihnen raten, sie in Ruhe zu lassen; as a general rule → im Allgemeinen; a general ache → ein unbestimmter Schmerz; general labourer → ungelernter Arbeiter, ungelernte Arbeiterin; general drudge → Mädchen nt → für alles; general reader → Durchschnittsleser(in) m(f) n in general → im Allgemeinen; to go from the general to the particular → vom Allgemeinen ins Besondere gehen (Mil) → General(in) m(f) general: general anaesthetic, (US) general anesthetic n → Vollnarkose f General Assembly n (of United Nations) → Voll- or Generalversammlung f; (Eccl) → Generalsynode f General Certificate of Education General Certificate of Secondary Education n (Brit) → Abschluss m → der Sekundarstufe, ˜ mittlere Reife general confession n the general (Rel) → das allgemeine Sündenbekenntnis general dealer n (US) = general store general degree n nicht spezialisierter Studienabschluss general delivery adv (US, Canada Post: = poste restante) → postlagernd general election n → Parlamentswahlen pl general factotum n → Mädchen nt → für alles general headquarters n sing or pl (Mil) → Generalkommando nt general holiday n → Feiertag m → (für alle) general hospital n → Allgemeinkrankenhaus nt general: general knowledge n → Allgemeinwissen nt → or -bildung f attr → zur Allgemeinbildung general linguistics n sing → allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft general: general manager n → Hauptgeschäftsführer(in) m(f) general medicine n → Allgemeinmedizin f general meeting General Officer Commanding n (Mil) → Oberbefehlshaber(in) m(f) general pardon n → Generalamnestie f general partnership n (Jur) → offene Handelsgesellschaft general practice n (Brit Med) (= place) → allgemeinärztliche Praxis, Allgemeinpraxis f general practitioner general public n → Öffentlichkeit f, → Allgemeinheit f general-purpose general science General Secretary n → Generalsekretär(in) m(f) general: general staff n (Mil) → Generalstab m general store n → Gemischtwarenhandlung f general strike n → Generalstreik m General Studies pl (Brit Sch) Kurs zur Vermittlung von Allgemeinwissen an spezialisierte Schüler general [ˈdʒɛn/ər/əl] 1. adj (gen) → generale; (not detailed, plan, view) → generale, complessivo/a; (enquiry) → generico/a; (not specialized, trader, store) → di generi vari in general use → d'uso comune or corrente in general terms → in termini generici, in generale as a general rule → di norma, di regola the general idea is to ... → l'idea base sarebbe di... 2. adv in general (usually) → generalmente; (as a whole) → nel complesso 3. n (Mil) → generale m adj general [ˈdʒenərəl] 1 of, involving etc all, most or very many people, things etc The general feeling is that he is stupid; His general knowledge is good although he is not good at mathematics. algemene عام всеобщ obecný, všeobecný almindelig; generel allgemein γενικός general üldine عمومی yleinen général כְּלָלִי साधारण, सामान्य općenit általános umum almennur generale 全般的な 일반적인 bendras, visuotinis vispārējs; vispārīgs am algemeen alminnelig, generell ogólny geral general общий všeobecný; celkový splošen opšti allmän ทั่วไป genel 普遍的 загальний عمومی phổ biến; chung 总的 2 covering a large number of cases a general rule. algemene عُمومي общ (vše)obecný generel allgemein γενικός, καθολικός general üldine فراگیر yleinen général בְּדֶרֶך כְּלָל सामान्य općenit általános umum almennur generale 一般的な 총괄적인 bendras vispārējs; parasts am algemeen alminnelig, hoved- ogólny geral general общепринятый všeobecný splošen opšti allmän, genomgående ไม่เฉพาะเจาะจง; ไม่จำกัด genel 一般的 поширений; загальноприйнятий عام ، رائج toàn bộ; chung 普遍的 3 without details I'll just give you a general idea of the plan. algemene عام، غير تفصيلي основен celkový generel; almindelig allgemein γενικός, μη λεπτομερής general üldjooneline کلی yleisluonteinen général כְּלָלִי सरसरी uopćen, općenit nem specializált, átfogó umum almennur generale 概略の 대체적인 bendras vispārējs am algemeen generell, helhets- ogólny geral general основной celkový splošen opšti ungefärlig ทั่วไป; โดยทั่วไป genel 大體的 головний; загальний غیر محدود không chuyên sâu vào chủ đề 大体的 4 (as part of an official title) chief the Postmaster General. hoof رئيس، رئيسي، عام ръководител generální general- General-... γενικός (για τίτλο) jefe, general pea-, üld- رئیس yli- général “כְּלָלִי” जनरल glavni fő kepala yfir-, aðal- generale 長官 (직함) 총 generalinis, vyriausiasis vadošais; galvenais; ģenerāl- Jeneral hoofd- general-, hoved- generalny, główny chefe general главный; генеральный generálny glaven direktor general-, över- นายพล şef, genel, kıdemli (官員頭銜)...長 головний اعلی ، ایک سرکاری لقب người đứng đầu ...长 n in the British army, (a person of) the rank next below field marshal General Smith. Generaal قائِد، عَميد генерал generál general der General στρατηγός general kindral ژنرال kenraali général/-ale גֶנֶרָל सेनापति general, bojnik tábornok jenderal herforingi generale 将軍 (영) 육군 대장 generolas ģenerālis Jeneral generaal general generał general general генерал generál general general general แม่ทัพ general (英國)陸軍元帥以下的上將 генерал فیلڈ مارشل سے نیچے اور لیفٹیننٹ جنرل سے اوپر کا اعلی tướng 陆军上将(英国) v generalize, ˈgeneralise 1 to make a general rule etc that can be applied to many cases, based on a number of cases He's trying to generalize from only two examples. veralgemeen يُعَمِّم، يَجْعَلُه عامّا обобщавам zevšeobecnit generalisere verallgemeinern γενικεύω generalizar üldistust tegema حکم کلی صادر کردن yleistää généraliser להכליל सामान्यीकरण करना uopćavati, generalizirati általánosít menyamaratakan alhæfa generalizzare 一般化する 보편화하다 apibendrinti vispārināt membuat tanggapan umum veralgemenen generalisere uogólniać generalizar a generaliza обобщать zovšeobecniť posplošiti generalizovati dra allmänna slutsatser av วางหลัก genelleştirmek 概括,泛化 узагальнювати مجموعی اصول پر راۓ قایم کرنا khái quát hoá 引出普遍性结论 2 to talk (about something) in general terms We should stop generalizing and discuss each problem separately. veralgemeen يُعَمِّم بالكلام говоря общо vyvozovat obecné závěry generalisere verallgemeinern μιλώ γενικά, μη συγκεκριμένα generalizar üldsõnaliselt rääkima به کلیات پرداختن puhua yleisluonteisesti dire des généralités לנסח באופן כללי सामान्य uopćavati, generalizirati általánosít bicara secara umum alhæfa generalizzare, parlare in generale 一般的に言う 일반론을 말하다 kalbėti apskritai, neapibrėžtai runāt vispārīgi membuat tanggapan umum generaliseren komme med alminneligheter mówić ogólnikami generalizar a spune generalităţi говорить в общих выражениях hovoriť všeobecne govoriti na splošno uopštavati generalisera กล่าวอย่างกว้าง ๆ genelleme yapmak 籠統地談論 узагальнювати غیر معین پیراۓ میں بات کرنا nói chung chung 笼统地讲 n generaliˈzation, ˌgeneraliˈsation veralgemening تَعْميم обобщаване zevšeobecnění generalisering die Verallgemeinerung γενίκευση generalización üldistamine عمومیت yleistäminen généralisation הכללה सामान्यीकरण uopćavanje, genaralizacija általánosítás alhæfing generalizzazione 一般論 일반화 apibendrinimas vispārināšana generalisasi veralgemenen generalisering uogólnienie generalização generalizare обобщение zovšeobecnenie posploševanje generalizacija generalisering การพูดคลุม; การกล่าวอย่างกว้าง ๆ; ลักษณะทั่วไป genelleme, genelleştirme 普遍化, 概括 узагальнення تعمیم کا عمل sự khái quát 普遍化 adv generally usually; by most people; on the whole He is generally disliked; He generally wins. gewoonlik بصورة عامّه обичайно obvykle; (vše)obecně; celkem generelt allgemein γενικά generalmente, corrientemente, por lo general üldiselt, tavaliselt معمولاً؛ بطور گسترده yleisesti généralement בדרך כלל प्राय: obično, općenito általában (véve) biasanya almennt; venjulega generalmente 概して 일반적으로 paprastai, visuotinai, daugiausia vispār; parasti umumnya in het i det hele tatt, som regel, stort sett, generelt na ogół geralmente în general обычно zvyčajne; všeobecne na splošno generalno allmänt, i allmänhet ส่วนใหญ่; โดยทั่วไป; ส่วนมาก; โดยปกติ genellikle 一般地 звичайно; взагалі عام طور پر nói chung 一般地 General Certificate of Education, GCE general election an election in which the voters in every constituency are involved. algemene verkiesing إنتخابات عامَّه общи избори všeobecné volby parlamentsvalg allgemeine Wahlen βουλευτικές εκλογές elecciones generales üldvalimised انتخابات همگانی vaali élections générales בחירות כלליות आम चुनाव opći izbori képviselőválasztás pemilihan umum almennar kosningar elezioni generali 総選挙 총선거 visuotiniai rinkimai vispārējas vēlēšanas pilihan raya umum algemene verkiezingen parlaments-/stortingsvalg wybory powszechne eleições gerais alegeri generale всеобщие выборы všeobecné voľby splošne volitve opšti izbori allmänna val การเลือกตั้งทั่วไป genel seçim 大選,普選 загальні вибори عام انتخابات cuộc tổng tuyển cử 普选 general practitioner, GP general store a shop that sells a wide range of goods. algemene handelaar مخْزَن عام универсален магазин obchodní dům, obchod se smíšeným zbožím stormagasin das Warenhaus παντοπωλείο gran almacén universaalkauplus فروشگاهی با اجناس متنوع sekatavarakauppa grand magasin מכולת जनरल स्टोर, दुकान trgovina mješovite robe vegyeskereskedés toko serba ada (sveita)verslun; nÿlenduvöruverslun grande magazzino 雑貨店 만물상, 잡화점 universalinė parduotuvė universālveikals kedai barangan serba guna warenhuis landhandel sklep wielobranżowy armazém magazin universal универмаг obchod so zmiešaným tovarom blagovnica prodavnica sa širokim asortimanom robe lanthandel, diverseaffär ร้านค้าทั่วไป çeşitli eşya mağazası 百貨店 універсальний магазин کریانے کی دوکان bách hoá 百货店 as a general rule usually; in most cases As a general rule, we don't employ unskilled workers. in die algemeen بِصورَة عامّه، على وجْه العُموم като правило ve většině případů almindelig regel meistens κατά κανόνα por lo general, por norma üldreeglina غالباً tavallisesti en règle générale בדרך כלל सामान्य नियम općenito, obično általánosságban biasanya yfirleitt; venjulega in genere, di norma 通例 일반적으로 paprastai parasti peraturan am in de regel som oftest/regel, vanligvis z reguły regra geral ca regulă generală как правило spravidla praviloma obično som regel กฏทั่วไป genel olarak 一般說來 як правило اکثر حالات میں hầu hết 一般说来 in general usually; in most cases; most of (a group of people etc) People in general were not very sympathetic; People were in general not very sympathetic. oor die algemeen بصورة عامّه обикновенно obvykle, většinou; většina i almindelighed im Allgemeinen γενικά, ως επί το πλείστον en general, por lo general üldiselt, tavaliselt بطور کلی yleensä en général באופן כללי आम तौर पर općenito, obično, većinom általá(nosság)ban pada umumnya venjulega; almennt in genere/generale 一般に 대체로 apskritai vispār secara umumnya in het algemeen som regel, i det store og hele ogólnie biorąc em geral în general вообще všeobecne; väčšinou na splošno generalno i allmänhet ตามธรรมดา genellikle 一般地 взагалі عموما nói chung 一般地 the general public the people of a town, country etc, considered as a group. algemene publiek عُموم الناس، الجُمهور العام общата публика široká veřejnost offentligheden die breite Öffentlichkeit το ευρύ κοινό el gran público üldsus عامه مردم suuri yleisö le grand public आम लोग javnost nagyközönség rakyat umum almenningur il grande pubblico 一般大衆 일반 대중 plačioji visuomenė vienkāršie iedzīvotāji masyarakat massa folk flest, allmennheten społeczność, ludność o púplico em geral marele public общественность široká verejnosť javnost javnost allmänheten สาธารณชน halk 公眾 населення عوام công chúng rộng rãi 公众 general → عام, فكرة عامة generál, všeobecný general, generel allgemein, General γενικός, στρατηγός general kenraali, yleinen général general, opći generale 一般の, 将軍 일반적인, 장군 algemeen, generaal general, generelt generał, ogólny general, geral генерал, общий allmän, general โดยทั่วไป, นายพล genel chung, tướng 将军, 普通的 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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