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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.

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.

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.

Idiom:

in general

Generally.

[Middle English, from Latingenerālis, fromgenus, gener-,kind; seegenə- inIndo-European roots.]

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.

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. Seehonours²

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

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 toparticular

15. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a title for the head of a religious order, congregation, etc

16. (Medicine)med short forgeneral anaesthetic

17.archaic the people; public

18.in generalgenerally; mostly or usually

[C13: from Latingenerālis of a particular kind, fromgenus kind]

ˈgeneralnessn

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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.

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.

[1250–1300; < Latingenerālis=gener-, s. ofgenusgenus +-ālis-al¹]

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Noun	1.	general - a general officer of the highest rank full general 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 superior general chief,top dog,head - a person who is in charge; "the head of the whole operation"
	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" universal,ecumenical,oecumenical,worldwide,world-wide,cosmopolitan comprehensive - including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education"

general

adjective

1.widespread,accepted,popular,public,common,broad,extensive,universal,prevailing,prevalentContrary to general opinion, Wiccans are not devil-worshippers.
widespreadprivate,individual,personal

2.overall,complete,total,global,comprehensive,blanket,inclusive,all-embracing,overarchingHis firm took over general maintenance of the park last summer.
overalllimited,restricted,partial,demarcated

3.universal,overall,widespread,collective,across-the-board,all-inclusiveThe figures represent a general decline in unemployment.
universalspecial,unusual,extraordinary,distinctive,exceptional,peculiar

4.vague,broad,loose,blanket,sweeping,unclear,inaccurate,approximate,woolly,indefinite,hazy,imprecise,ill-defined,inexact,unspecific,undetailedchemicals called by the general description `flavour enhancer'
vagueparticular,specific,exact,precise,definite

5.ordinary,regular,usual,typical,conventional,everyday,customaryThis book is intended for the general reader rather than the student.
ordinaryspecial,extraordinary,exceptional

in general

6.as a whole,generally,overall,altogether,across the boardWe need to improve our education system in general.

7.on the whole,largely,chiefly,mainly,mostly,principally,predominantly,in the main,for the most partIn general, it was the better educated voters who voted Yes in the referendum.

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general

adjective

1.Belonging or relating to the whole:

common,generic,universal.

2.Belonging to, shared by, or applicable to all alike:

common,communal,conjoint,joint,mutual,public.

3.Of, representing, or carried on by people at large:

democratic,popular,public.

4.Commonly encountered:

average,common,commonplace,normal,ordinary,typical,usual.

5.Covering a wide scope:

all-around,all-inclusive,all-round,broad,broad-spectrum,comprehensive,expansive,extended,extensive,far-ranging,far-reaching,global,inclusive,large,overall,sweeping,wide-ranging,wide-reaching,widespread.

6.Not limited to a single class:

diversified.

Translations

رئيس، رئيسي، عامعامعام، غير تفصيليعَامّعُمومي

generálobecnývšeobecnýgenerálnícelkový

generalgenerelalmindeliggeneral-

allgemein General General-...generell

γενικός στρατηγός

generalo

generalgénéralcomún

üldine

kenraaliyleinenyleis-

général généralité

općisveobuhvatansveopćigeneralnačelan

tábornokáltalánosgenerálisnem specializált

almennurherforingiyfir-, aîal-

generale generico in generale

一般の将軍

일반적인장군

apibendrinimasapibendrintibendrosios praktikos gydytojasdaugiausiageneralinis

galvenaisģenerāl-ģenerālisparastsvadošais

algemeen generaal

general generell generelt helhets-allmenn

generał ogólny

geral general

генерал общий

generálgenerálny

generalsplošen

allmängeneral

โดยทั่วไปนายพล

genel general kıdemli şef

chungtướng

…长一般的大体的将军总的

general

[ˈdʒenərəl]

A.ADJ

1. (=overall) [appearance, decline, attitude] →general
the generalstandard of education is very high →elnivel general deeducación esmuy alto

2. (=widespread) [view, interest] →general
there was generalagreement on this question →hubo unconsenso general con respecto a estacuestión
contrary to generalbelief →contrariamente aoren contra de lo que comúnmente secree
there was generalopposition to the proposal →laoposición a la propuesta fuegeneralorgeneralizada
for generaluse →para eluso general
in general use →deuso general

3. (=vague, non-specific) →general
beware of making statements which are too general →ten cuidado dehacer afirmaciones que sean demasiadogenerales
the report was too general →elinforme era pocoespecífico
try to be more general →intenta noentrar tanto endetalles
we drove in the generaldirection of Aberdeen →fuimosconduciendo endirección aproximada aAberdeen
please direct any generalenquiries you may have to my secretary →leruego solicite a misecretaria cualquierinformación decarácter general
I've got the generalidea →tengo más o menos unaidea
I'm beginning to get the generalpicture →estoyempezando a hacerme unaidea
a generalterm →untérmino genérico
in generalterms →enlíneasortérminos generales

4. (=usual)
as a generalrule →por regla general

5. (=not specialized) [reader, public] →noespecializado
we employ two generallabourers →empleamos a dosobreros noespecializados
an introduction to psychology for the generalreader →unaintroducción a la psicología para ellector noespecializado

6. (at end of title) →general
secretary general →secretario/am/fgeneral

B.N

1.
in general →en general
we discussed work in general →hablamos sobre eltrabajo en general
in general this kind of situation can be controlled (=normally) →en generalorpor lo general estetipo desituaciones puedencontrolarse

2.the particular andthe general →loparticular y logeneral

3. (Mil) (=officer) →generalmf
General Croft arrived late →elgeneral Croftllegó tarde
good morning, General Croft →buenos días,General Croft

C.CPDgeneral anaesthetic, general anesthetic (US)N →anestesiafgeneral
general assemblyN →asambleafgeneral
general auditN →auditoríafgeneral
general cargoN →cargamentommixto
General Certificate of Secondary EducationN (Brit) (Educ)GCSEthe General ConfessionN (Church of England) →laoración deconfesión colectiva
general costsNPL →gastosmplgenerales
general dealerN (US) →tiendaf,almacénm (S. Cone)
general deliveryN (US, Canada) →listaf decorreos
general electionN →eleccionesfplorcomiciosmplgenerales
general headquartersN (Mil) →cuartelmsinggeneral
general holidayN →díamfestivo
general hospitalN →hospitalm
general knowledgeN →culturafgeneral
general managerN →director(a)m/fgeneral
general medicineN →medicinafgeneral
general meetingN →asambleafgeneral
General Officer CommandingN (Mil) →Comandantemfen Jefe
general partnershipN (Jur) →sociedadfregular colectiva
General Post OfficeN (Brit) (Govt) (formerly) →Correosm; (=main post office) →oficinaf decorreos
general practiceN (Brit) (Med) (=work) →medicinafgeneral; (=group) →consultoriommédico
I am currently working in general practice →actualmente estoytrabajando comomédico demedicina general
to go into general practice →entrar a trabajar enmedicina general
general practitionerN →médico/am/f demedicina general (frm), médico/am/f decabecera
the general publicN →elpúblico en general, elgran público
general scienceN (Scol) →Cienciasfpl
general science teacherN →profesor(a)m/f deCiencias
General SecretaryN →Secretario(a)m/fGeneral
general staffN →estadommayor (general)
general storeN (US) →tiendaf,almacénm (S. Cone)
general strikeN →huelgafgeneral

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general

[ˈdʒɛn^ərəl]

in general →en général

(in army) →généralm
the rank of general →legrade degénéral

adj

(=overall) →général(e)
the general situation in Europe →lasituation générale enEurope
the planting and general maintenance of the park →laplantation et l'entretiengénéral duparc
There has been a general decline in giving to charities →Il y a eu unebaisse générale desdons faits auxassociations caritatives.
I had a general sense of well-being
BUTJ'avais un sentiment diffus de bien-être.

[standard, performance] →global(e)
the general standard of education in Britain →leniveau global de l'instruction enGrande-Bretagne

(=felt by most people) [interest] →général(e); [awareness] →dupublic; [feeling] →général(e)
general agreement →consensusm

as a general rule →en règle générale

in general terms →d'unemanière généralegeneral audit,general expensesgeneral anaesthesian →anesthésiefgénéralegeneral anaestheticn →anesthésiefgénérale
to have a general anaesthetic →recevoir uneanesthésie généralegeneral auditn →vérificationfannuelleGeneral Certificate of Educationn(British)examen passé à 18 ans →baccalauréatmGeneral Certificate of Secondary Educationn(British)examen passé à 16 ans →brevetm descollègesgeneral deliveryn(US, Canadian) →postefrestantegeneral electionn →électionsfpllégislativesgeneral expensesnpl →fraismplgénérauxgeneral hospitaln →centremhospitalier

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general

adj →allgemein;to begeneral (= not detailed or specific:wording, proposals) →allgemein gehalten sein;(= vague) →unbestimmtorvage sein;(promises, clause) →unverbindlich sein; (= widespread:custom, weather etc) →weitverbreitet sein;hisgeneral appearance →seinAussehen im Allgemeinen;this is not thegeneral view →dieseAnsicht wird nicht allgemein geteilt;there wasgeneral agreement among the two groups →die beidenGruppen waren sichgrundsätzlich einig;it met withgeneral approval →eswurde allgemein gebilligt;thegeneral attitude toward(s) the war is optimistic →es herrschtallgemein eineoptimistische Einstellung zum Krieg;to be ingeneral use →allgemein verbreitet sein;fortune tellers are sogeneral in their statements →Wahrsager halten ihreAussagen soallgemein;thegeneral planor idea is that … →wir hatten uns/sie hatten sich(dat) →etc das sogedacht, dass …;thegeneral idea of that is to … →damit sollbezweckt werden, dass …, esgeht dabei darum, dass …;that was thegeneral idea →so war dasgedacht;thegeneral idea is to wait and see →wir/sieetc wolleneinfach malabwarten;I’ve got thegeneral idea (of it) →ich habe eineVorstellungor ichweiß soungefähr, worum esgeht;to give somebody ageneral idea of a subject →jdm eineungefähre Vorstellung von einem Themageben;ingeneral terms, in ageneral sense →generell;she recounted in verygeneral terms the events of recent months →sieberichtete in groben Zügen von denEreignissen derletzten Monate;I spoke in ageneral way →ich habeganz allgemein gesprochen;in thegeneral direction of the village →ungefähr inRichtung desDorfes;mygeneral advice would be to leave them alone →grundsätzlich würde ich Ihnenraten, sie inRuhe zulassen;as ageneral rule →im Allgemeinen;ageneral ache →einunbestimmter Schmerz;general labourer →ungelernter Arbeiter,ungelernte Arbeiterin;general drudge →Mädchennt →für alles;general reader →Durchschnittsleser(in)m(f)

ingeneral →im Allgemeinen;to go from thegeneral to the particular →vom Allgemeinen ins Besondere gehen

(Mil) →General(in)m(f)

general

general anaesthetic, (US)general anesthetic

n →Vollnarkosef

General Assembly

n (of United Nations) →Voll-orGeneralversammlungf; (Eccl) →Generalsynodef

General Certificate of Education

n (Brit)(= O level) →˜mittlere Reife;(= A level) →˜Reifezeugnisnt, →˜Abiturnt

General Certificate of Secondary Education

n (Brit) →Abschlussm →derSekundarstufe, ˜mittlere Reife

general confession

nthegeneral (Rel) →dasallgemeine 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 →Parlamentswahlenpl

general factotum

n →Mädchennt →für alles

general headquarters

n sing or pl (Mil) →Generalkommandont

general holiday

n →Feiertagm →(für alle)

general hospital

n →Allgemeinkrankenhausnt

general

general knowledge

n →Allgemeinwissennt →or -bildungf

attr →zur Allgemeinbildung

general linguistics

n sing →allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft

general

general manager

n →Hauptgeschäftsführer(in)m(f)

general medicine

n →Allgemeinmedizinf

general meeting

n →Generalversammlungf, →Vollversammlungf; (of shareholders etc) →Hauptversammlungf

General Officer Commanding

n (Mil) →Oberbefehlshaber(in)m(f)

general pardon

n →Generalamnestief

general partnership

n (Jur) →offene Handelsgesellschaft

General Post Office

n (Brit:= building) →Hauptpost (→amtnt)f; (dated,= organization) →Postf

general practice

n (Brit Med)

(= work) →Allgemeinmedizinf;to be ingeneral →praktischer Arzt/praktische Ärztin sein

(= place) →allgemeinärztlichePraxis, Allgemeinpraxisf

general practitioner

n →Arztm →/Ärztinf →fürAllgemeinmedizin,praktischer Arzt,praktische Ärztin

general public

n →Öffentlichkeitf, →Allgemeinheitf

general-purpose

adj →Universal-;general cleaner →Universalreinigerm

general science

n (Sch) →Naturwissenschaftf;general teacher →Naturwissenschaftslehrer(in)m(f)

General Secretary

n →Generalsekretär(in)m(f)

general

general staff

n (Mil) →Generalstabm

general store

n →Gemischtwarenhandlungf

general strike

n →Generalstreikm

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) →digeneri vari
in general use →d'usocomuneorcorrente
in general terms →intermini generici,in generale
as a general rule →di norma,di regola
the general idea is to ... →l'ideabase sarebbe di...

2.advin general (usually) →generalmente; (as a whole) →nel complesso

3.n (Mil) →generalem

general

(ˈdʒenərəl) adjective

1. of, involvingetc all, most or very many people, thingsetc.The general feeling is that he is stupid;His general knowledge is good although he is not good at mathematics. algemene عام всеобщ geral obecný, všeobecnýallgemein almindelig; generelγενικόςgeneral üldine عمومی yleinengénéralכללי साधारण, सामान्य općenit általános umum almennurgenerale 全般的な 일반적인 bendras, visuotinis vispārējs; vispārīgs amalgemeenalminnelig,generellogólny عمومى geral generalобщий všeobecný; celkový splošen opšti allmän ทั่วไปgenel 普遍的 загальний عمومی phổ biến; chung 普遍的，总的

2. covering a large number of cases.a general rule. algemene عُمومي общ geral (vše)obecnýallgemein generelγενικός,καθολικόςgeneral üldine فراگیر yleinengénéralבדרך כלל सामान्य općenit általános umum almennurgenerale 一般的な 총괄적인 bendras vispārējs; parasts amalgemeenalminnelig,hoved-ogólny عمومى geral generalобщепринятый všeobecný splošen opšti allmän, genomgående ไม่เฉพาะเจาะจง; ไม่จำกัดgenel 一般的 поширений; загальноприйнятий عام ، رائج toàn bộ; chung一般的

3. without details.I'll just give you a general idea of the plan. algemene عام، غير تفصيلي основен geral celkovýallgemein generel; almindeligγενικός, μη λεπτομερήςgeneral üldjooneline کلی yleisluonteinengénéralכללי सरसरी uopćen, općenit nem specializált, átfogó umum almennurgenerale 概略の 대체적인 bendras vispārējs amalgemeengenerell,helhets-ogólny عمومى geral generalосновной celkový splošen opšti ungefärlig ทั่วไป; โดยทั่วไปgenel 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 chefe generálníGeneral-... general-γενικόςjefe,general pea-, üld- رئیس yli-général “כְּלָלִי” जनरल glavni fő kepala yfir-, aðal-generale 長官 (직함) 총 generalinis, vyriausiasis vadošais; galvenais; ģenerāl- Jeneralhoofd- general-,hoved-generalny,główny رئیس مشر، chefe general главный; генеральный generálny glaven direktor general-, över- หัวหน้าşef,genel,kıdemli (官員頭銜)長，長官(如:郵政署署長) головний اعلی ، ایک سرکاری لقب người đứng đầu ...长，首席的

noun

in the British army, (a person of) the rank next below field marshal.General Smith. Generaal قائِد، عَميد генерал general generál der General generalστρατηγόςgeneral kindral ژنرال kenraali général/-aleגנרל सेनापति general, bojnik tábornok jenderal herforingigenerale 将軍 (영) 육군 대장 generolas ģenerālis Jeneralgeneraalgeneralgenerał جنرالgeneral generalгенерал generál general general general พลเอกgeneral (英國)陸軍元帥以下的上將 генерал فیلڈ مارشل سے نیچے اور لیفٹیننٹ جنرل سے اوپر کا اعلی tướng （英国）陆军上将

ˈgeneralize,ˈgeneralise verb

1. to make a general ruleetc 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 generalizar zevšeobecnitverallgemeinern generalisereγενικεύωgeneralizar üldistust tegema حکم کلی صادر کردن yleistäägénéraliser להכליל सामान्यीकरण करना uopćavati, generalizirati általánosít menyamaratakan alhæfageneralizzare 一般化する 보편화하다 apibendrinti vispārināt membuat tanggapan umumveralgemenengeneralisere uogólniać تعميم كول، عمومي كول، عمومي كېدل: نتيجه اخيستل generalizar a generalizaобобщать zovšeobecniť posplošiti generalizovati dra allmänna slutsatser av วางหลักgenelleştirmek 概括，泛化 узагальнювати مجموعی اصول پر راۓ قایم کرنا khái quát hoá 引出普遍性结论，推论

2. to talk (about something) in general terms.We should stop generalizing and discuss each problem separately. veralgemeen يُعَمِّم بالكلام говоря общо generalizar vyvozovat obecné závěryverallgemeinern generalisere μιλώ γενικά, μη συγκεκριμέναgeneralizar üldsõnaliselt rääkima به کلیات پرداختن puhua yleisluonteisesti dire des généralités לנסח באופן כללי सामान्य uopćavati, generalizirati általánosít bicara secara umum alhæfageneralizzare, parlare in generale 一般的に言う 일반론을 말하다 kalbėti apskritai, neapibrėžtai runāt vispārīgi membuat tanggapan umumgeneraliserenkomme med alminneligheter mówić ogólnikami عمومي كول 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

ˌgeneraliˈzation,ˌgeneraliˈsation noun

veralgemening تَعْميم обобщаване generalização zevšeobecnění die Verallgemeinerung generaliseringγενίκευσηgeneralización üldistamine عمومیت yleistysgénéralisationהכללה सामान्यीकरण uopćavanje, genaralizacija általánosítás generalisasi alhæfinggeneralizzazione 一般論 보편화 apibendrinimas vispārināšana generalisasiveralgemenengeneraliseringuogólnienie تعميم generalização generalizareобобщение zovšeobecnenie posploševanje generalizacija generalisering การพูดคลุม; การกล่าวอย่างกว้าง ๆ; ลักษณะทั่วไป genelleme, genelleştirme 泛化, 概括 узагальнення تعمیم کا عمل sự khái quát 普遍化，概括

ˈgenerally adverb

usually; by most people; on the whole.He is generally disliked;He generally wins. gewoonlik بصورة عامّه обичайно geralmente obvykle; (vše)obecně; celkemallgemein genereltγενικάgeneralmente,corrientemente,por lo general üldiselt, tavaliselt معمولاً؛ بطور گسترده yleisestigénéralementבדרך כלל प्राय: obično, općenito általában (véve) biasanya almennt; venjulegageneralmente 概して 일반적으로 paprastai, visuotinai, daugiausia vispār; parasti umumnyain het algemeeni det hele tatt,som regel,stort sett,genereltna ogół په عمومى ډولgeralmente în generalобычно zvyčajne; všeobecne na splošno generalno allmänt, i allmänhet ส่วนใหญ่; โดยทั่วไป; ส่วนมาก; โดยปกติgenellikle 一般地 звичайно; взагалі عام طور پر nói chung一般地

General Certificate of EducationGCEgeneral election

an election in which the voters in every constituency are involved. algemene verkiesing إنتخابات عامَّه общи избори eleições gerais všeobecné volby allgemeine Wahlen parlamentsvalg βουλευτικές εκλογέςelecciones generales üldvalimised انتخابات همگانی vaali élections générales בחירות כלליות आम चुनाव opći izbori képviselőválasztás pemilihan umum almennar kosningarelezioni generali 総選挙 총선거 visuotiniai rinkimai vispārējas vēlēšanas pilihan raya umumalgemene verkiezingen parlaments-/stortingsvalgwybory powszechne د عمومی انتخابات eleições gerais alegeri generaleвсеобщие выборы všeobecné voľby splošne volitve opšti izbori allmänna val การเลือกตั้งทั่วไปgenel seçim 大選，普選 загальні вибори عام انتخابات cuộc tổng tuyển cử 大选，普选

general practitionerGPgeneral store

a shop that sells a wide range of goods. algemene handelaar مخْزَن عام универсален магазин armazém obchodní dům, obchod se smíšeným zbožím das Warenhaus stormagasinπαντοπωλείο gran almacén universaalkauplus فروشگاهی با اجناس متنوع sekatavarakauppagrand magasinמכולת जनरल स्टोर, दुकान trgovina mješovite robe vegyeskereskedés toko serba ada (sveita)verslun; nÿlenduvöruverslungrande magazzino 雑貨店 만물상, 잡화점 universalinė parduotuvė universālveikals kedai barangan serba gunawarenhuislandhandel sklep wielobranżowy مغازهarmazém magazin universalунивермаг 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，杂货店

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 como regra geral ve většině případůmeistens almindelig regel κατά κανόναpor lo general, por norma üldreeglina غالباً tavallisestien règle généraleבדרך כלל सामान्य नियम općenito, obično általánosságban biasanya yfirleitt; venjulegain genere,di norma 通例 일반적으로 paprastai parasti peraturan amin de regel som oftest/regel,vanligvis z reguły ولاً، عموماً، عادتاً 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 peopleetc).People in general were not very sympathetic;People were in general not very sympathetic. oor die algemeen بصورة عامّه обикновенно em geral obvykle, většinou; většinaim Allgemeinen i almindelighedγενικά, ως επί το πλείστονen general,por lo general üldiselt, tavaliselt بطور کلی yleensäen généralבאופן כללי आम तौर पर općenito, obično, većinom általá(nosság)ban pada umumnya venjulega; almennt in genere/generale 一般に 대체로 apskritai vispār secara umumnyain het algemeensom regel,i det store og hele ogólnie biorąc په عمومی توګه em geral în generalвообще všeobecne; väčšinou na splošno generalno i allmänhet ตามธรรมดาgenellikle 一般地 взагалі عموما nói chung一般地

the general public

the people of a town, countryetc, considered as a group. algemene publiek عُموم الناس، الجُمهور العام общата публика o público em geral široká veřejnost die breite Öffentlichkeit offentligheden 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 masyarakatmassafolk flest,allmennhetenspołeczność,ludność عام خلک o púplico em geral marele publicобщественность široká verejnosť javnost javnost allmänheten สาธารณชนhalk 公眾 населення عوام công chúng rộng rãi公众

general

→عَامّ,لِوَاء generál, všeobecný general, generelallgemein,Generalγενικός,στρατηγόςgeneral kenraali, yleinengénéral general, općigenerale 一般の, 将軍 일반적인, 장군algemeen,generaalgeneral,genereltgenerał,ogólnygeneral,geralгенерал,общий allmän, general โดยทั่วไป, นายพลgenel chung, tướng将军,普通的

general

a. general;

___ appearance →aspecto___;

___ condition →estado ___;

___ practitioners →médicos de familia;

___ treatment →tratamiento___.

general

adj general;in — por lo general

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