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adverb (usually; by most people; on the whole: He is generally disliked; He generally wins.) generalmente, corrientemente, por lo generalgenerally adv por lo general / generalmentetr['ʤenərəlɪ]1 generalmente, por lo general, en general\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLgenerally speaking... hablando en términos generales...generally ['ʤɛnrəli, 'ʤɛnərə-] adv: generalmente, por lo general, en generaladv.• en general adv.• generalmente adv.• por lo general adv.'dʒenrəlia) (usually, as a rule) generalmente, por lo general, en generalb) ( broadly) (indep)generally (speaking) — por lo general, en general, por regla general
c) ( as a whole) en generald) ( by everyone)it is generally admitted that... — en general se reconoce que...
['dʒenǝrǝlɪ]ADV1) (=on the whole) en general, en líneas generalesgenerally, the course is okay — en general or en líneas generales el curso está bien
his account was generally accurate — su relato fue en general or en líneas generales exacto
they broke the toys, fought, and generally misbehaved — rompieron los juguetes, se pelearon y en general se portaron mal
2) (=usually) generalmente, por lo generalwe generally meet on Tuesdays — generalmente or por lo general nos reunimos los martes
3) (=widely) generalmentea generally accepted definition — una definición generalmente aceptada, una definición aceptada por casi todo el mundo
it is generally believed that... — la mayoría de la gente cree que..., generalmente, se cree que...
it's not yet generally available — (on sale) no está todavía a la venta or en el mercado
4)generally speaking — por lo general, en términos generales
* * *['dʒenrəli]a) (usually, as a rule) generalmente, por lo general, en generalb) ( broadly) (indep)generally (speaking) — por lo general, en general, por regla general
c) ( as a whole) en generald) ( by everyone)it is generally admitted that... — en general se reconoce que...
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adverb1) (extensively) allgemein2)generally speaking — im allgemeinen
3) (usually) im allgemeinen; normalerweise4) (summarizing the situation) ganz allgemein* * *adverb (usually; by most people; on the whole: He is generally disliked; He generally wins.) allgemein* * *gen·er·al·ly[ˈʤenərəli]1. (usually) normalerweise, im Allgemeinen2. (mostly) im Allgemeinen, im Großen und Ganzenthe proposal has received a \generally favourable reaction der Vorschlag stieß im Großen und Ganzen auf positive Resonanz3. (in a general sense) allgemein, generell\generally speaking im Allgemeinen4. (widely, extensively) allgemeinto be \generally available der Allgemeinheit zugänglich seinit is \generally believed that... es wird allgemein angenommen, dass...to be \generally known/understood allgemein bekannt seinto be \generally reputed to be sth allgemein als etw bekannt sein5. (not in detail) allgemein* * *['dZenərəlI]adv1) (= on the whole, for the most part) im Großen und Ganzen2) (= usually, as a rule) im Allgemeinen, meistthey are generally cheapest — sie sind meist or in der Regel am billigsten
4) (= in general) im Allgemeineninformation on things generally —
a few words on grants generally — ein paar Worte zu Stipendien allgemein or im Allgemeinen
* * *generally adv2. allgemein:3. gewöhnlich, meistens, üblicherweisegen. abk1. gender* * *adverb1) (extensively) allgemein2)3) (usually) im allgemeinen; normalerweise4) (summarizing the situation) ganz allgemein* * *(speaking) adv.gewöhnlich adv. adv.allgemein adv.gewöhnlich adv.hauptsächlich adv.überhaupt adv. n.generell adv. -
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1. 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.) general2) (covering a large number of cases: a general rule.) general3) (without details: I'll just give you a general idea of the plan.) general4) ((as part of an official title) chief: the Postmaster General.) jefe, general
2. noun(in the British army, (a person of) the rank next below field marshal: General Smith.) general- generalise
- generalization
- generalisation
- generally
- General Certificate of Education
- general election
- general practitioner
- general store
- as a general rule
- in general
- the general public
general1 adj generalin general en general / por lo generalgeneral2 n general
Multiple Entries: Gral. general
Gral. sustantivo masculino (◊ General) Gen.
general adjetivo hablando en líneas generales broadly speaking; un panorama general de la situación an overall view of the situationb) ( en locs)el público en general the general public; por lo general as a (general) rule ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (Mil) general
general
I adjetivo general
director general, general manager, director-general
huelga general, general strike
secretario general, Secretary-General
II m Mil Rel general Locuciones: por lo o en general, in general, generally ' general' also found in these entries: Spanish: abogada - abogado - anestesia - asesinar - bachillerato - bien - camino - capitán - capitana - cerrarse - CGPJ - ciudad - comida - cuartel - decretar - desbandada - DGT - economía - EGB - el - elección - enferma - enfermo - ensayo - entre - error - esperar - fiscal - golpista - gral. - huelga - ladrón - ladrona - lata - lista - LOGSE - mayoría - nombrar - panorama - parecerse - piso - policlínica - política - protesta - pública - público - regalar - regla - sazón - secretaría English: AGM - all-out - as - Attorney General - backdrop - blanket - booze - bosom - breast - buck - crime - current - disheveled - dishevelled - dress - dress rehearsal - dry run - education - election - GATT - GCE - GCSE - general - general anaesthetic - general assembly - general election - general knowledge - general practice - general practitioner - general public - generally - GP - GPO - headquarters - HQ - large - main - managing - master - mobilize - most - opposite - outline - overall - overview - Postmaster General - practitioner - prevailing - public - quashtr['ʤenərəl]1 general■ could you give me a general idea? ¿me podrías dar una idea general?1 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL general nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas a general rule por regla general, como normain general por lo generalgeneral knowledge conocimientos nombre masculino plural generalesgeneral practice medicina generalgeneral practitioner médico,-a de cabecerageneral ['ʤɛnrəl, 'ʤnə-] adj: generalin general: en general, por lo generalgeneral n: general mfadj.• extendido, -a adj.• general adj.n.• general s.m.
I 'dʒenrəl1)a) ( not detailed or specific) generalspeaking in general terms, you are right — hablando en general or en líneas generales, tienes razón
a general term — un término genérico or general
b) ( not specialized) < information> general; < laborer> no especializado2)a) ( applicable to all) generalthe general good — el bien general or de todos
b) ( widespread) < tendency> generalizado3) ( usual) generalas a general rule we don't allow it — por lo general or por regla general no lo permitimos
General Assembly — Asamblea f General
5) ( Med) < anesthetic> general
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['dʒenǝrǝl]1. ADJ1) (=overall) [appearance, decline, attitude] general•
the general standard of education is very high — el nivel general de educación es muy alto2) (=widespread) [view, interest] general•
there was general agreement on this question — hubo un consenso general con respecto a esta cuestión•
there was general opposition to the proposal — la oposición a la propuesta fue general or generalizada3) (=vague, non-specific) generalbeware of making statements which are too general — ten cuidado de hacer afirmaciones que sean demasiado generales
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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 general4) (=usual)5) (=not specialized) [reader, public] no especializado•
an introduction to psychology for the general reader — una introducción a la psicología para el lector no especializado6) (at end of title) generalsecretary general — secretario(-a) m / f general
2. N1)• in general — 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)3) (Mil) (=officer) general mfgood morning, General Croft — buenos días, General Croft
3.CPDgeneral anaesthesia N — anestesia f general
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) — see cultural note 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 expenses NPL — gastos 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
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 Studies NPL — (Brit) estudios m generales
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I ['dʒenrəl]1)a) ( not detailed or specific) generalspeaking in general terms, you are right — hablando en general or en líneas generales, tienes razón
a general term — un término genérico or general
b) ( not specialized) < information> general; < laborer> no especializado2)a) ( applicable to all) generalthe general good — el bien general or de todos
b) ( widespread) < tendency> generalizado3) ( usual) generalas a general rule we don't allow it — por lo general or por regla general no lo permitimos
General Assembly — Asamblea f General
5) ( Med) < anesthetic> general
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1. adjective1) allgemeinthe general public — weite Kreise der Öffentlichkeit od. Bevölkerung
his general health/manner — sein Allgemeinbefinden/sein Benehmen im allgemeinen
he has had a good general education — er hat eine gute Allgemeinbildung
2) (prevalent, widespread, usual) allgemein; weitverbreitet [Übel, Vorurteil, Aberglaube, Ansicht]it is the general custom or rule — es ist allgemein üblich od. ist Sitte od. Brauch
as a general rule, in general — im allgemeinen
2. nounthe general idea or plan is that we... — wir haben uns das so vorgestellt, dass wir...
(Mil.) General, der* * *['‹enərəl] 1. 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.) allgemein2) (covering a large number of cases: a general rule.) allgemein3) (without details: I'll just give you a general idea of the plan.) allgemein4) ((as part of an official title) chief: the Postmaster General.) General-...2. noun- academic.ru/30756/generalize">generalize- generalise
- generalization
- generalisation
- generally
- General Certificate of Education
- general election
- general practitioner
- general store
- as a general rule
- in general
- the general public* * *gen·er·al[ˈʤenərəl]I. adjthe confusion was \general es herrschte allgemeine Verwirrungthe \general feeling das vorherrschende Gefühla \general idea eine verbreitete Vorstellung\general impression Gesamteindruck mto be of \general interest von allgemeinem Interesse seinit is \general practice to do sth es ist allgemein üblich, etw zu tunthe \general reader der Durchschnittsleser/die Durchschnittsleserinas a \general rule in der Regel, im Allgemeinen, normalerweiseto be in \general use allgemein benutzt [o gebraucht] werdenin \general im Allgemeinen, generell2. (for everybody) allgemein, generellmost of the soldiers lived in \general quarters die meisten Soldaten lebten in der Kasernemost of the books in this library are available for \general circulation die meisten Bücher dieser Bücherei können von jedem ausgeliehen werden\general amnesty Generalamnestie f\general meeting Vollversammlung f\general mobilization Generalmobilmachung ffor \general use für den allgemeinen [o normalen] Gebrauchto serve the \general welfare im öffentlichen Interesse sein3. (unspecific) allgemein\general American AM LING die amerikanische Standardsprache\general costs allgemeine Kosten\general semantics LING allgemeine Semantik4. (wide) allgemeinthe school gives the children a \general background die Schule vermittelt den Kindern einen allgemeinen Hintergrund\general education Ausbildung f in den Standardfächern5. (not detailed) allgemein\general idea ungefähre Vorstellungto talk in \general terms [nur] allgemein gültige Aussagen machen, nichts Spezifisches sagen\general comptroller Hauptrechnungsprüfer(in) m(f)\general consulate Generalkonsulat nt\general contractor Hauptunternehmer(in) m(f)Attorney G\general Generalstaatsanwalt, -anwältin m, fConsul G\general Generalkonsul(in) m(f)four-star \general Viersternegeneral(in) m(f)* * *['dZenərəl]1. adjallgemeinthis 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
the general attitude toward(s) the war is optimistic — es herrscht allgemein eine optimistische Einstellung zum Krieg
to be in general use —
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 —
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
in general terms, in a general sense — generell
she recounted in very general terms the events of recent months —
my general advice would be to leave them alone — grundsätzlich würde ich Ihnen raten, sie in Ruhe zu lassen
general labourer — ungelernter Arbeiter, ungelernte Arbeiterin
general drudge — Mädchen nt für alles
2. n1)to go from the general to the particular — vom Allgemeinen ins Besondere gehen
* * *general [ˈdʒenərəl]1. allgemein, gemeinschaftlich, Gemeinschafts…2. allgemein (gebräuchlich oder verbreitet), allgemeingültig, üblich, gängig:the general practice das übliche Verfahren;as a general rule meistens, üblicherweise;it seems to be the general rule es scheint allgemein üblich zu sein3. allgemein, Allgemein…, generell, umfassend:the general public die breite Öffentlichkeit, die Allgemeinheit;general term Allgemeinbegriff m;of general interest von allgemeinem Interesse4. allgemein, nicht spezialisiert:the general reader der Durchschnittsleser;general store Gemischtwarenhandlung f5. allgemein (gehalten) (Studie etc):in general terms allgemein (ausgedrückt)6. ganz, gesamt:the general body of citizens die gesamte Bürgerschaft7. ungefähr, unbestimmt:a general idea eine ungefähre Vorstellung8. Haupt…, General…:a) Generalbevollmächtigte(r) m/f(m),b) WIRTSCH Generalvertreter(in);general manager Generaldirektor m;general power of attorney Generalvollmacht f;general sales manager Verkaufsleiter m10. MIL Generals…B s1. MILa) General mb) Heerführer m, Feldherr mc) auch allg Stratege m2. MIL USa) (Vier-Sterne-)General m (zweithöchster Generalsrang)3. REL (Ordens)General m, (General)Obere(r) min general im Allgemeinen, im Großen und Ganzengen. abk1. gender2. general (generally)* * *1. adjective1) allgemeinthe general public — weite Kreise der Öffentlichkeit od. Bevölkerung
his general health/manner — sein Allgemeinbefinden/sein Benehmen im allgemeinen
2) (prevalent, widespread, usual) allgemein; weitverbreitet [Übel, Vorurteil, Aberglaube, Ansicht]it is the general custom or rule — es ist allgemein üblich od. ist Sitte od. Brauch
3) (not limited in application) allgemein; (true of [nearly] all cases) allgemein gültig; generellas a general rule, in general — im allgemeinen
4) (not detailed, vague) allgemein; ungefähr, vage [Vorstellung, Beschreibung, Ähnlichkeit usw.]2. nounthe general idea or plan is that we... — wir haben uns das so vorgestellt, dass wir...
(Mil.) General, der* * *adj.Haupt- präfix.allgemein adj.generell adj.pauschal adj. -
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(in general: Generally speaking, men are stronger than women.) generelt set* * *(in general: Generally speaking, men are stronger than women.) generelt set -
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(in general: Generally speaking, men are stronger than women.) em geral* * *generally speakingem geral.————————generally speakingfalando de modo geral. -
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(in general: Generally speaking, men are stronger than women.) în general -
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(in general: Generally speaking, men are stronger than women.) en général -
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(in general: Generally speaking, men are stronger than women.) en términos generales -
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(in general: Generally speaking, men are stronger than women.) almennt talað -
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(in general: Generally speaking, men are stronger than women.) általában -
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genelde* * *genel anlamda* * *(in general: Generally speaking, men are stronger than women.) genellikle -
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(in general: Generally speaking, men are stronger than women.) na splošno -
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• yleisesti• yleisesti ottaen* * *(in general: Generally speaking, men are stronger than women.) yleisesti ottaen -
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(in general: Generally speaking, men are stronger than women.) generelt, i alminnelighet, i det hele tatt -
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(in general: Generally speaking, men are stronger than women.) in generale -
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(in general: Generally speaking, men are stronger than women.) allgemein -
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(in general: Generally speaking, men are stronger than women.) ogólnie mówiąc -
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(in general: Generally speaking, men are stronger than women.) vispārīgi runājot* * *vispārēji runājot
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