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gen·er·al
(jĕn′ər-əl)adj.
1. Concerned with, applicable to, or affecting the whole or every member of a class or category: "subduing all her impressions as a woman, to something more general" (Virginia Woolf).
2. Affecting or characteristic of the majority of those involved; prevalent: general discontent.
3. Of or affecting the entire body: general paralysis.
4. Being usually the case; true or applicable in most instances but not all: the general correctness of her decisions.
5.
a. Not limited in scope, area, or application: as a general rule.
b. Not limited to or dealing with one class of things; diversified: general studies.
6. Involving only the main features rather than precise details: a general grasp of the subject.
7. Highest or superior in rank: the general manager.
n.
Idiom: 1.
a. A commissioned rank in the US Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps that is above lieutenant general.
b. One who holds this rank or a similar rank in another military organization.
2. A general officer.
3. A statement, principle, or fact that embraces or is applicable to the whole.
4. General anesthesia.
5. Archaic The public.
in general
Generally.
gen′er·al·ness n.
Synonyms: general, common, universal
These adjectives mean belonging to, relating to, or affecting the whole: the general welfare; a common enemy; universal military conscription.
These adjectives mean belonging to, relating to, or affecting the whole: the general welfare; a common enemy; universal military conscription.
Antonym: particular
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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. (Education) Also: pass designating a degree awarded at some universities, studied at a lower academic standard than an honours degree. See honours2
10. (Medicine) med relating to or involving the entire body or many of its parts; systemic
11. (Logic) logic (of a statement) not specifying an individual subject but quantifying over a domain
n
12. (Military) an officer of a rank senior to lieutenant general, esp one who commands a large military formation
13. any person acting as a leader and applying strategy or tactics
14. a general condition or principle: opposed to particular
15. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a title for the head of a religious order, congregation, etc
16. (Medicine) med short for general anaesthetic
17. archaic the people; public
18. in general generally; mostly or usually
[C13: from Latin generālis of a particular kind, from genus kind]
ˈgeneralness n
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gen•er•al
(ˈdʒɛn ər əl)adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or affecting all persons or things belonging to a group, category, or system: a general meeting of members; a general amnesty.
2. of, pertaining to, or true of such persons or things in the main; common to most; usual: the general mood of the people.
3. not limited to one class, field, product, service, etc.; miscellaneous: the general public.
4. considering or dealing with broad or important aspects, elements, etc.; not detailed: general guidelines; a general description.
5. not specific; approximate: a general idea of what was going on.
6. affecting the entire body: general paralysis.
7. (of anesthesia or an anesthetic) causing loss of consciousness and abolishing sensitivity to pain throughout the body.
8. having extended command or superior or chief rank: the secretary general of the U.N.
n. 9.
a. an army or air force officer ranking above a lieutenant general and below a general of the army or general of the air force.
b. an army officer of any of the five highest ranks: brigadier general, major general, lieutenant general, general, or general of the army.
c. an officer holding the highest rank in the U.S. Marine Corps.
10. the chief official of a religious order.
11. something that is general; generality.
12. Archaic. the general public.
Idioms: in general,
a. with respect to the entirety; as a whole: to like people in general.
b. as a rule; usually: In general, the bus is on time.
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Noun | 1. | general - a general officer of the highest rank armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" general officer - officers in the Army or Air Force or Marines above the rank of colonel Blucher, G. L. von Blucher, Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher, von Blucher - Prussian general who is remembered for his leadership in the wars against Napoleon (1742-1819) |
2. | general - the head of a religious order or congregation | |
3. | general - a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular); "he discussed the general but neglected the particular" fact - a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred; "first you must collect all the facts of the case" particular, specific - a fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always reasons from the particular to the general" particular, specific - a fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always reasons from the particular to the general" | |
Verb | 1. | general - command as a general; "We are generaled by an incompetent!" command - be in command of; "The general commanded a huge army" |
Adj. | 1. | general - applying to all or most members of a category or group; "the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule"; "in general terms"; "comprehensible to the general reader" comprehensive - including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education" indiscriminate - not marked by fine distinctions; "indiscriminate reading habits"; "an indiscriminate mixture of colors and styles" imprecise - not precise; "imprecise astronomical observations"; "the terms he used were imprecise and emotional" unspecialised, unspecialized - not specialized or modified for a particular purpose or function specific - (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique; "rules with specific application"; "demands specific to the job"; "a specific and detailed account of the accident" |
2. | general - not specialized or limited to one class of things; "general studies"; "general knowledge" undiversified - not diversified | |
3. | general - prevailing among and common to the general public; "the general discontent" common - having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual; "the common man"; "a common sailor"; "the common cold"; "a common nuisance"; "followed common procedure"; "it is common knowledge that she lives alone"; "the common housefly"; "a common brand of soap" | |
4. | general - affecting the entire body; "a general anesthetic"; "general symptoms" medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques local - affecting only a restricted part or area of the body; "local anesthesia" | |
5. | general - somewhat indefinite; "bearing a general resemblance to the original"; "a general description of the merchandise" imprecise - not precise; "imprecise astronomical observations"; "the terms he used were imprecise and emotional" | |
6. | general - of worldwide scope or applicability; "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience" comprehensive - including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education" |
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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
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
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
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
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
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.
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general
adjective2. Belonging to, shared by, or applicable to all alike:
3. Of, representing, or carried on by people at large:
5. Covering a wide scope:
6. Not limited to a single class:
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Translations
رئيس، رئيسي، عامعامعام، غير تفصيليعَامّعُمومي
generálobecnývšeobecnýgenerálnícelkový
generalgenerelalmindeliggeneral-
generalo
üldine
kenraaliyleinenyleis-
općisveobuhvatansveopćigeneralnačelan
tábornokáltalánosgenerálisnem specializált
almennurherforingiyfir-, aîal-
一般の将軍
일반적인장군
apibendrinimasapibendrintibendrosios praktikos gydytojasdaugiausiageneralinis
galvenaisģenerāl-ģenerālisparastsvadošais
generálgenerálny
generalsplošen
allmängeneral
โดยทั่วไปนายพล
chungtướng
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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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.
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
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
general agreement → consensus m
as a general rule → en règle générale
in general terms → d'une manière générale general audit, general expensesgeneral anaesthesia n → anesthésie f généralegeneral anaesthetic n → anesthésie f générale
to have a general anaesthetic → recevoir une anesthésie généralegeneral audit n → vérification f annuelleGeneral Certificate of Education n (British) examen passé à 18 ans → baccalauréat mGeneral Certificate of Secondary Education n (British) examen passé à 16 ans → brevet m des collègesgeneral delivery n (US, Canadian) → poste f restantegeneral election n → élections fpl législativesgeneral expenses npl → frais mpl générauxgeneral hospital n → centre m hospitalier
to have a general anaesthetic → recevoir une anesthésie généralegeneral audit n → vérification f annuelleGeneral Certificate of Education n (British) examen passé à 18 ans → baccalauréat mGeneral Certificate of Secondary Education n (British) examen passé à 16 ans → brevet m des collègesgeneral delivery n (US, Canadian) → poste f restantegeneral election n → élections fpl législativesgeneral expenses npl → frais mpl générauxgeneral hospital n → centre m hospitalier
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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
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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...
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
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general
(ˈdʒenərəl) adjective1. 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.
2. covering a large number of cases. a general rule.
3. without details. I'll just give you a general idea of the plan.
4. (as part of an official title) chief. the Postmaster General.
noun in the British army, (a person of) the rank next below field marshal. General Smith.
ˈgeneralize, ˈgeneralise verb1. 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.
2. to talk (about something) in general terms. We should stop generalizing and discuss each problem separately.
ˌgeneraliˈzation, ˌgeneraliˈsation nounˈgenerally adverb
usually; by most people; on the whole. He is generally disliked; He generally wins.
General Certificate of EducationGCEgeneral election an election in which the voters in every constituency are involved.
general practitionerGPgeneral store a shop that sells a wide range of goods.
as a general rule usually; in most cases. As a general rule, we don't employ unskilled workers.
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.
the general public the people of a town, country etc, considered as a group.
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→ عَامّ, لِوَاء 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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
general
a. general;
___ appearance → aspecto___;
___ condition → estado ___;
___ practitioners → médicos de familia;
___ treatment → tratamiento___.
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general
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