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1 general
A n1 Mil général m ; general of the army/air force US général d'armée/d'armée aérienne ; to make sb a general nommer qn général ; General Franco le général Franco ; yes, general à vos ordres, mon général ;2 the general and the particular le général et le particulier.B adj1 ( widespread) [interest, concern, approval, effort, feeling, opinion, chaos, ban, paralysis] général ; [reaction, response] répandu ; to be a general favourite être apprécié de tous ; in general use [word, term] d'usage courant ; [equipment] d'utilisation courante ;2 ( overall) [condition, appearance, standard, rise, fall, decline, impression] général ; [attitude, behaviour] dans l'ensemble ; to improve one's general fitness améliorer sa forme ; do you get the general idea? tu vois? that's the general idea en gros, c'est ça l'idée ; the general plan is to do en gros, le plan c'est de faire ;3 (rough, usually applying) [rule, principle, axiom, conclusion] général ; as a general rule en règle générale ;4 ( not detailed or specific) [description, statement, information] général ; [promise, assurance] vague ; to talk in general terms parler en termes généraux ; a general discussion about une discussion d'ensemble sur ; to keep the conversation general maintenir la conversation sur des sujets d'intérêt général ; to give sb a general idea of donner à qn une idée d'ensemble de ; to head in the general direction of aller en direction de ;5 ( not specialized) [medicine, linguistics] général ; [programme, magazine] d'intérêt général ; [user, reader] moyen/-enne ; [store, shop, dealer] qui vend de tout ; general office duties travail m de bureau ; general assistant employé/-e m/f de bureau ;6 ( miscellaneous) [category, index, enquiry, expenses] général ; we sell general antiques nous vendons toutes sortes d'antiquités ;7 (usual, normal) [practice, method, routine] général ; in the general way of things en règle générale ; the general run of people le grand public.1 ( usually or non-specifically) en général ; in general I like the theatre, but… en général j'aime le théâtre, mais… ; adults in general and parents in particular les adultes en général et les parents en particulier ; he is fed up with life in general il en a assez de la vie en général ;2 (overall, mostly) dans l'ensemble ; in general it seems quite simple dans l'ensemble cela paraît assez simple. -
2 Military ranks and titles
The following list gives the principal ranks in the French services. For translations, see the individual dictionary entries.The Navy = La marine nationaleamiralvice-amiral d’escadrevice-amiralcontre-amiralcapitaine de vaisseaucapitaine de frégatecapitaine de corvettelieutenant de vaisseauenseigne de vaisseau (1re et 2e classe)aspirantmajormaître principalpremier maîtremaîtresecond maîtrequartier-maître (1re et 2e classe)matelotThe Army = L’armée de terregénéral d’arméegénéral de corps d’arméegénéral de divisiongénéral de brigadecolonellieutenant-colonelcommandantcapitainelieutenantsous-lieutenantaspirantmajoradjudant-chefadjudantsergent-chef or maréchal des logis-chef ( cavalry)sergent or maréchal des logis ( cavalry)caporal-chef or brigadier-chef ( cavalry)caporal or brigadier ( cavalry)soldat or cavalier ( cavalry)The Air Force = L’armée de l’airgénéral d’armée aériennegénéral de corps aériengénéral de division aériennegénéral de brigade aériennecolonellieutenant-colonelcommandantcapitainelieutenantsous-lieutenantaspirantmajoradjudant-chefadjudantsergent-chefsergentcaporal-chefcaporalaviateurSpeaking about someonehe’s a colonel= il est colonelto be promoted to colonel= être promu colonelhe has the rank of colonel= il a le rang de colonelshe’s a lieutenant in the Army= elle est lieutenant dans l’armée de terrehe’s just a private= il est simple soldatColonel Smith has arrived= le colonel Smith est arrivéSpeaking to someoneIn the armée de terre, the mon is used to superior officers from lieutenant upwards, except for major. Mon is never prefixed to ranks in the marine nationale or the armée de l’air and never used to personnel of inferior rank in any of the three services.Service personnel to superior officersyes, sir= oui, mon colonel (or mon capitaine, mon lieutenant etc.)yes, ma’am= oui, colonel (or capitaine, lieutenant etc.)Service personnel to someone of lower rankyes, sergeant= oui, sergent -
3 quartermaster general
quartermaster general ⇒ Military ranks and titles n Mil GB commissaire m ; US commissaire m général de division. -
4 surgeon general
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5 rank
rank [ræŋk]1 noun∎ promoted to the rank of colonel promu (au rang de ou au grade de) colonel;∎ the rank of manager le titre de directeur;∎ to pull rank faire valoir sa supériorité hiérarchique;∎ I don't want to have to pull rank on you je ne veux pas avoir à user de mon autorité sur vous∎ we have very few players in the first or top rank nous avons très peu de joueurs de premier ordre(c) (social class) rang m, condition f (sociale);∎ the lower ranks of society les couches inférieures de la société∎ a double rank of policemen une double rangée de policiers;∎ to break ranks Military rompre les rangs; figurative se désolidariser;∎ Military & figurative to close ranks serrer les rangs;∎ Military close ranks! serrez!∎ (taxi) rank station f (de taxis)∎ she is ranked among the best contemporary writers elle est classée parmi les meilleurs écrivains contemporains;∎ I rank this as one of our finest performances je considère que c'est une de nos meilleures représentations;∎ he is ranked number 3 il est classé numéro 3(c) American (outrank → in army) avoir un grade supérieur à; (→ in office, organization etc) être le supérieur de;∎ a general ranks a captain un général est au-dessus d'un capitaine∎ to rank above sb être le supérieur de ou occuper un rang supérieur à qn;∎ to rank below sb occuper un rang inférieur à qn;∎ to rank equally (with sb) être au même niveau (que qn);∎ it ranks high/low on our list of priorities c'est/ce n'est pas une de nos priorités;∎ he hardly ranks as an expert on ne peut guère le qualifier d'expert;∎ Chess a castle ranks above a bishop la tour est plus forte que le fou∎ to rank before/after sb prendre rang ou passer avant/après qn;∎ to rank equally (with sb) prendre ou avoir le même rang (que qn)∎ to rank after sth être primé par qch;∎ to rank before sth avoir la priorité sur qch∎ figurative he doesn't rank ce n'est pas quelqu'un d'important(a) (as intensifier) complet(ète), véritable;∎ it's a rank injustice c'est une injustice flagrante;∎ he is a rank outsider in this competition il fait figure d'outsider dans cette compétition∎ to smell rank sentir fort;∎ his shirt was rank with sweat sa chemise empestait la sueur∎ his last film was totally rank! son dernier film était complètement merdique!(d) (coarse → person, language) grossier∎ to join the ranks of the opposition/unemployed rejoindre les rangs de l'opposition/des chômeurs∎ the ranks, other ranks les hommes mpl du rang;∎ to have served in the ranks avoir servi comme simple soldat;∎ to come up through or to rise from the ranks sortir du rang;∎ to reduce an officer to the ranks dégrader un officier∎ to rank on sb agonir qn d'injures□, traiter qn de tous les noms -
6 rank
rank [ræŋk]1. nouna. ( = row) rang mb. ( = grade) grade m2. adjectivea. ( = absolute) a rank outsider un vrai outsiderb. ( = pungent) fétide• to rank high among... occuper une place importante parmi...* * *[ræŋk] 1.1) (in military, police) grade m; (in company, politics) rang m; ( social status) rang m2) ( line) ( of people) rang m; ( of objects) rangée fto break ranks — lit [soldiers] rompre les rangs; fig [politician] se rebeller
to close ranks — lit, fig serrer les rangs
3) ( for taxis) station f2.ranks plural noun Military, Politics, Industry rangs mpl3.1) ( absolute) [outsider, beginner] complet/-ète; [favouritism, stupidity] flagrant2) ( foul) [odour] fétide3) ( exuberant) [ivy, weeds] envahissant4.transitive verb1) ( classify) [person] classer [player, novel, restaurant] ( among parmi; above au-dessus de; below au-dessous de)2) US ( be senior to) commander [person]5.to rank above/alongside somebody — occuper un rang supérieur/égal à quelqu'un
this has to rank as one of the worst films I've ever seen — c'est un des films les pires que j'aie jamais vus
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7 rank
A n1 (in military, police) grade m ; (in company, politics) rang m ; ( social status) rang m ; of high/low rank de haut/bas rang ; to pull rank abuser de son rang ;2 ( line) ( of people) rang m ; ( of objects) rangée f ; rank upon rank of soldiers des rangs de soldats ; to arrange [sth] in ranks disposer [qch] en rangées [toy soldiers] ; to break ranks lit [soldiers] rompre les rangs ; fig [politicians] se rebeller ; to close ranks (against) lit, fig serrer les rangs (contre) ;4 Ling rang m ;1 Mil, Pol, Ind rangs mpl ; to be in the ranks Mil être dans les rangs ; to rise through the ranks sortir du rang ; a leader chosen from the ranks of the party un dirigeant choisi dans les rangs du parti ; the ranks of the unemployed/of the homeless les rangs des chômeurs/des sans-abri ; to be reduced to the ranks Mil être dégradé ;2 ( echelons) échelons mpl ; to rise through the ranks of the civil service gravir les échelons de la fonction publique.C adj1 ( absolute) péj ( for emphasis) [outsider, beginner] complet/-ète ; [favouritism, injustice, stupidity] flagrant ;2 ( foul) [odour] fétide ;3 ( exuberant) [ivy, weeds] envahissant ; to be rank with weeds [garden] être envahi par les mauvaises herbes.E vtr1 ( classify) [person] classer [player, novel, restaurant] (among parmi ; above au-dessus de ; below au-dessous de) ; to be ranked third in the world être classé troisième au niveau mondial ;F vi1 ( rate) se classer ; how do I rank compared to her? où est-ce que je me classe or situe par rapport à elle? ; to rank as a great composer être considéré comme un grand compositeur ; to rank among ou with the champions être classé parmi les or au nombre des champions ; to rank above/below/alongside sb occuper un rang supérieur/inférieur/égal à qn ; this has to ou must rank as one of the worst films I've ever seen c'est un des films les pires que j'aie jamais vus ; that doesn't rank very high on my list of priorities cela ne figure pas très haut dans ma liste de priorités ; -
8 air chief marshal
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9 air commodore
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10 air marshal
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11 brigadier
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12 Chief of Staff
Chief of Staff, C of S ⇒ Military ranks and titles n Mil chef m d'état-major ; ( of White House) secrétaire m général. -
13 flag officer
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14 private
C adj1 ( not for general public) [property, land, beach, chapel, jet, vehicle, line, collection, party, viewing] privé ; room with private bath chambre avec salle de bains particulière ; the funeral/the wedding will be private l'enterrement/le mariage aura lieu dans la plus stricte intimité ;2 (personal, not associated with company) [letter, phone call, use of car] personnel/-elle ; [life] privé ; [income, means] personnel/-elle ; [sale] de particulier à particulier ; a person of private means une personne qui a des revenus personnels ; she is making a private visit elle est en visite privée ; to act in a private capacity ou as a private person agir à titre personnel ; the private citizen le (simple) particulier ;3 (not public, not state-run) [sector, healthcare, education, school, hospital, prison, firm] privé ; [housing, accommodation, landlord] particulier/-ière ; private industry le (secteur) privé ; private lessons cours mpl particuliers ;4 ( not to be openly revealed) [conversation, talk, meeting, matter] privé ; [reason, opinion, thought] personnel/-elle ; to come to a private understanding s'arranger à l'amiable ; to keep sth private préserver l'intimité de qch ; a private joke une plaisanterie pour initiés ;5 ( undisturbed) [place, room, corner] tranquille ; let's go inside where we can be private allons dans la maison, nous y serons tranquilles ;6 ( secretive) [person] renfermé (sur soi-même).to go private GB Med se faire soigner dans le (secteur) privé.
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