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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.
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general paralysis — noun see general paresis * * * Pathol. a syphilitic brain disorder characterized by chronic inflammation and degeneration of cerebral tissue resulting in mental and physical deterioration. Also called general paresis. [1890 95] * * * general… … Useful english dictionary
general paralysis of the insane — noun General paresis (qv under ↑paresis) • • • Main Entry: ↑general … Useful english dictionary
general paralysis — Pathol. a syphilitic brain disorder characterized by chronic inflammation and degeneration of cerebral tissue resulting in mental and physical deterioration. Also called general paresis. [1890 95] * * * … Universalium
general paralysis of the insane — noun see general paresis … New Collegiate Dictionary
general paralysis of the insane — noun a syphilitic brain disorder characterised by chronic inflammation and degeneration of cerebral tissue, resulting in mental and physical deterioration. Abbrev.: GPI Also, general paresis …
general paralysis — see under paresis … Medical dictionary
general paralysis of the insane — a late consequence of syphilitic infection. The symptoms are those of a dementia and spastic weakness of the limbs. Deafness, epilepsy, and dysarthria may occur. The infecting organism can be detected in the brain cells and tests for syphilis in… … Medical dictionary
general paralysis of the insane — noun dementia, weakness, speech and hearing difficulty, and other symptoms, associated with the late stages of syphilis … English new terms dictionary
general paralysis of the insane — GPI a late consequence of syphilitic infection. The symptoms are those of a dementia and spastic weakness of the limbs. Deafness, epilepsy, and dysarthria may occur. The infecting organism can be detected in the brain cells and tests for syphilis … The new mediacal dictionary
general paresis — or general paralysis n. PARESIS (sense 2) * * * … Universalium
general paresis — or general paralysis n. PARESIS (sense 2) … English World dictionary