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1 generalize
1) (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.) generalizar2) (to talk (about something) in general terms: We should stop generalizing and discuss each problem separately.) generalizargeneralize vb generalizartr['ʤenərəlaɪz]1 generalizar1 generalizargeneralize (US/UK)v.• generalizar v.'dʒenrəlaɪzintransitiveansitive verb generalizar*['dʒenǝrǝlaɪz]VI generalizar* * *['dʒenrəlaɪz]intransitive/transitive verb generalizar* -
2 generalize
v.generalizar, formar principios generales, hablar en general, hablar en términos generales, hablar sin detalles, hablar vagamente. (pt & pp generalized) -
3 generalize consumerism
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4 generalizar
generalizar ( conjugate generalizar) verbo intransitivo to generalize, make generalizations generalizarse verbo pronominal to spread
generalizar verbo transitivo
1 to generalize: no todos son así, no se puede generalizar, not all of them are like that, you can't generalize
2 (extender, propagar) to spread ' generalizar' also found in these entries: English: generalize -
5 generalizado
Del verbo generalizar: ( conjugate generalizar) \ \
generalizado es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: generalizado generalizar
generalizado
◊ -da adjetivowidespread
generalizar ( conjugate generalizar) verbo intransitivo to generalize, make generalizations generalizarse verbo pronominal to spread
generalizar verbo transitivo
1 to generalize: no todos son así, no se puede generalizar, not all of them are like that, you can't generalize
2 (extender, propagar) to spread ' generalizado' also found in these entries: English: full-scale - massive - widespread - general - mass - popular -
6 generalized
adj.generalizado, de nivel general.pp.participio pasado del verbo GENERALIZE.pt.pretérito del verbo: GENERALIZE -
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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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8 generalise
1) (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.) generalizar2) (to talk (about something) in general terms: We should stop generalizing and discuss each problem separately.) generalizartr['ʤenərəlaɪz]1→ link=generalize generalize{v.• generalizar v. -
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10 generalizing
adj.generalizador.ger.gerundio del verbo GENERALIZE.
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generalize — gen er*al*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Generalized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Generalizing}.] [Cf. F. g[ e]n[ e]raliser.] [Also spelled {generalise}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To bring under a genus or under genera; to view in relation to a genus or to genera.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Generalize — Gen er*al*ize, v. i. To form into a genus; to view objects in their relations to a genus or class; to take general or comprehensive views. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
generalize — verb assume, conclude, deal in generalities, discuss in the abstract, draw inferences, generatim, hypothesize, ignore distinctions, loqui, make a generalization, suppose, surmise, theorize, universalize, universe Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William … Law dictionary
generalize — 1751, probably a new formation from GENERAL (Cf. general) + IZE (Cf. ize). M.E. had generalisen (early 15c.). Related: Generalizable; generalized; generalizing … Etymology dictionary
generalize — (Amer.) gen·er·al·ize || dÊ’enÉ™rÉ™laɪz v. make general or indefinite statements; form a general principle; conclude, infer; make generally applicable; give a general character to (also generalise) … English contemporary dictionary
generalize — [v] make a sweeping assumption, statement be metaphysical, conclude, derive, discern, discover, establish, hypothesize, induce, observe, philosophize, postulate, speculate, stay in the clouds*, theorize, vapor; concepts 37,49 Ant. except,… … New thesaurus
generalize — (also generalise) ► VERB 1) make a general or broad statement by inferring from specific cases. 2) make more common or more widely applicable. 3) (generalized) Medicine (of a disease) affecting much or all of the body; not localized. DERIVATIVES… … English terms dictionary
generalize — [jen′ər əl īz΄, jen′rəl īz΄] vt. generalized, generalizing [ME generalisen] to make general; esp., a) to state in terms of a general law or precept b) to infer or derive (a general law or precept) from (particular instances) c) to emphasize the… … English World dictionary
generalize — UK [ˈdʒenər(ə)laɪz] / US [ˈdʒen(ə)rəˌlaɪz] verb Word forms generalize : present tense I/you/we/they generalize he/she/it generalizes present participle generalizing past tense generalized past participle generalized 1) a) [intransitive] to make a … English dictionary
generalize — gen|e|ral|ize also generalise BrE [ˈdʒenərəlaız] v 1.) to form a general principle or opinion after considering only a small number of facts or examples generalize from ▪ She has a tendency to generalize from her husband to all men. 2.) [I] to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
generalize — gen|er|al|ize [ dʒen(ə)rə,laız ] verb 1. ) intransitive to make a statement or remark about a group of people or things without going into any detail: We can generalize and say that most of our students are middle class. a ) to give an opinion… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English