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1 number

1. noun
1) ((sometimes abbreviated to no - plural nos - when written in front of a figure) a word or figure showing eg how many of something there are, or the position of something in a series etc: Seven was often considered a magic number; Answer nos 1-10 of exercise 2.) número

2) (a (large) quantity or group (of people or things): He has a number of records; There were a large number of people in the room.) gran número de, grupo

3) (one issue of a magazine: the autumn number.) número

4) (a popular song or piece of music: He sang his most popular number.) tema

2. verb
1) (to put a number on: He numbered the pages in the top corner.) numerar

2) (to include: He numbered her among his closest friends.) contar

3) (to come to in total: The group numbered ten.) contar

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- numberless
- number-plate
- his days are numbered
- without number

number¹ n

1. número

number one número uno

2. número de teléfono

I haven't got your number no tengo tu número de teléfono

large numbers muchos

large numbers of people demonstrated in the street muchas personas se manifestaron en la calle

a number of varios

a number of people asked me where I had bought my hat varias personas me preguntaron dónde había comprado mi sombrero

number² vb numerar

the seats are numbered los asientos están numerados

number

tr['nʌmbə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 número

■ if I give you my number, you can call me si te doy mi número, me puedes llamar

■ a large number of people un gran número de personas

■ I thought my number was on that one! ¡pensé que esa bala era para mí!

■ I thought my number was up! ¡creí que me había llegado la hora!

2 (on car) número de matrícula, matrícula

■ did you get his number? ¿le cogiste la matrícula?

3 (of magazine etc) número

4 (song) tema nombre masculino

■ she sang a few Gershwin numbers cantó algunos temas de Gershwin

5 (group) grupo

■ two of their number died of malaria dos de ellos murieron de malaria

6 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL número

■ adjectives agree with the noun in number and gender los adjetivos concuerdan con el substantivo en número y en género

7 familiar (garment) modelo

■ Vicky turned up in a nice little red leather number Vicky se presentó con un modelito de cuero rojo

transitive verb

1 numerar

■ the tickets are not numbered los billetes no están numerados

■ his days are numbered tiene los días contados

2 (count) contar

■ I number her among my friends la cuento entre mis amigos

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a number of... varios,-as...

any number of... muchísimos,-as...

number one principal, más importante

to be number one ser el número uno, ser el mejor

to look after number one mirar por lo suyo

to have somebody's number tener calado,-a a alguien

... without number un sinfín de...

Number Ten el nº 10 de Downing Street: la residencia oficial del primer ministro británico

number ['nʌmbər] vt

1) count, include: contar, incluir

2) : numerar

number the pages: numera las páginas

3) total: ascender a, sumar

number n

1) : número m

in round numbers: en números redondos

telephone number: número de teléfono

2)

a number of : varios, unos pocos, unos cuantos

number

n.

• cantidad s.f.

• cifra s.f.

• entrega s.f.

• guarismo s.m.

• número (Matemática) s.m.

v.

• ascender a v.

• contar v.

• numerar v.

• poner número a v.

'nʌmbər, 'nʌmbə(r)
I

noun

1) ( digit) número m

in round numbers — en números redondos

2) ( for identification) número m; ( telephone number) número de teléfono

wrong number — número equivocado

page/room number — número de página/de habitación

I'm in number 17 — estoy en la (habitación) 17

she lives at number 48 — vive en el número 48

her/my number is up — le/me ha llegado la hora

to do a number on somebody — (AmE sl) hacérsela* buena a alguien (fam)

to do something by the numbers — (AmE) hacer* algo como Dios manda

to have somebody's number — (esp AmE colloq) tener* calado a alguien (fam)

to look out for o after number one — pensar* ante todo en el propio interés; (before n)

he's hardly your number one fan — no eres precisamente santo de su devoción

3)

a) (amount, quantity) número m

student numbers — el número de estudiantes

in a large number of cases — en un gran número de casos

in a small number of cases — en unos pocos casos, en contados casos

on a number of occasions — en varias ocasiones, varias veces

any number of things could go wrong — hay (una) cantidad de cosas que podrían fallar

b) ( group)

among o in their number — entre ellos, en su grupo

4)

a) (song, tune) número m

b) (issue of magazine, journal) número m

c) ( garment) (colloq) modelo m

she wore a smart little red number — llevaba un elegante modelito rojo

5) numbers pl (AmE colloq)

a) ( lottery) lotería f clandestina, ≈chance m ( en Col)

b) ( results)

I can't say anything till I see the numbers — no puedo decir nada hasta ver las cifras

II
1.

transitive verb

a) ( assign number to) \<\<houses/pages/items\>\> numerar

a numbered (bank) account — una cuenta (bancaria) numerada

b) ( amount to)

the spectators numbered 50,000 — había (un total de) 50.000 espectadores, el número de espectadores ascendía a 50.000

they number thousands — son miles, hay miles de ellos

c) ( count) contar*

they are worthy to be numbered among the saints — merecen que se los cuente entre los santos

his days are numbered — tiene los días contados

2.

vi ( figure) figurar

['nʌmbǝ(r)]
1. N

1) (Math) número m

think of a number, any number — piensa un número, uno cualquiera

an even/odd number — un número par/impar

to do sth by numbers or (US) by the numbers — (fig) hacer algo como es debido

• painting by numbers — pintar siguiendo los números

• to play the numbers — (US) * jugar a la lotería
lucky 1., 2), prime 4., round 1.
2) (=identification number) [of house, room, page] (also Telec) número m; [of car] (also: registration number) matrícula f

we live at number 15 — vivimos en el número 15

my number is 414 3925 — mi (número de) teléfono es el 414 3925

the number 49 bus — el autobús número 49

I don't know her room number — no sé su número de habitación

did you get his number? — ¿has apuntado la matrícula?

• his number came up — (in lottery, raffle) su número salió premiado

• reference number — número de referencia

• Number Ten — (Brit) (Pol) la casa del Primer Ministro británico

• you've got the wrong number — (Telec) se ha equivocado de número

to have sb's number —

I've got his number now * — ya lo tengo calado *

- his number is up
registration 2., serial, telephone
3) (in hierarchy)

it's (at) number three in the charts — está tercero or es el número tres en la lista de éxitos

• number one, she's the world number one — es la campeona mundial

the number one Spanish player — el mejor jugador español, el número uno de los jugadores españoles

I'm your number one fan — soy su más rendido admirador

it's my number one priority — es lo más importante para mí

• he's my number two — es mi inferior inmediato

- look after or look out for number one

he only thinks of number one — solo piensa en sí mismo
opposite 3., 3), public 1., 2)
4) (=quantity, amount) número m

equal numbers of women and men — el mismo número de mujeres y hombres

the slump in student numbers — la caída en picado del número de estudiantes

• a number of — (=several) varios

on a number of occasions — en varias ocasiones

a number of people have mentioned it — varias personas lo han mencionado

in a large number of cases — en muchos casos, en un gran número de casos

in a small number of cases — en contados or unos pocos casos

I've had a fair/an enormous number of letters — he recibido bastantes/muchísimas cartas

• there must be any number of people in my position — debe haber gran cantidad de personas en mi situación

any number can play — puede jugar cualquier número de personas

• they were eight/few in number — eran ocho/pocos

• to make up the numbers — hacer bulto

• times without number — liter un sinfín de veces
force 1., 1), safety 1.
5) (=group)

one of their number — uno de ellos

I include myself in their number — me considero uno de ellos

6) (=edition) número m

the January number — el número de enero
back 6.
7) (=song, act) número m

and for my next number I shall sing... — ahora voy a cantar...

- do a number on sb

8) * (=item of clothing) modelo m

that little number is by Dior — ese modelito es de Dior

9) * (=person)

she's a nice little number — está como un tren *, está más buena que el pan *

10) * (=product)

this wine is a nice little number — este vino no está nada mal

11) * (=job, situation)

a cushy number — un buen chollo (Sp) *

12) (Gram) número m

13) Numbers (in Bible)

(the Book of) Numbers — (el libro de) Números

2. VT

1) (=assign number to) numerar

they are numbered from one to ten — están numerados del uno al diez

numbered (bank) account — cuenta f (bancaria) numerada

2) (=amount to)

they number 700 — son 700, hay 700

the dead numbered several hundred — el número de muertos ascendía a varios centenares

the library numbers 30,000 books — la biblioteca cuenta con 30.000 libros

3) (=include) contar

to number sb among one's friends — contar a algn entre sus amigos

he numbered Beethoven among his pupils — Beethoven era uno de sus discípulos

to be numbered among — figurar entre

4) (=count in numbers) contar

- his days are numbered

3.

VI

to number among — figurar entre

4.

CPD

number cruncher * N — (=machine) procesador m de números; (=person) encargado(-a) m / f de hacer los números *

number crunching N — cálculo m numérico

number plate N — (Brit) (Aut) matrícula f, placa f (esp LAm), chapa f (de matrícula) (S. Cone)

numbers game, numbers racket (US) N — (=lottery) lotería f; (illegal) lotería clandestina

to play the numbers game — jugar a la lotería; (fig) pej dar cifras

number theory N — teoría f numérica

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['nʌmbər, 'nʌmbə(r)]
I

noun

1) ( digit) número m

in round numbers — en números redondos

2) ( for identification) número m; ( telephone number) número de teléfono

wrong number — número equivocado

page/room number — número de página/de habitación

I'm in number 17 — estoy en la (habitación) 17

she lives at number 48 — vive en el número 48

her/my number is up — le/me ha llegado la hora

to do a number on somebody — (AmE sl) hacérsela* buena a alguien (fam)

to do something by the numbers — (AmE) hacer* algo como Dios manda

to have somebody's number — (esp AmE colloq) tener* calado a alguien (fam)

to look out for o after number one — pensar* ante todo en el propio interés; (before n)

he's hardly your number one fan — no eres precisamente santo de su devoción

3)

a) (amount, quantity) número m

student numbers — el número de estudiantes

in a large number of cases — en un gran número de casos

in a small number of cases — en unos pocos casos, en contados casos

on a number of occasions — en varias ocasiones, varias veces

any number of things could go wrong — hay (una) cantidad de cosas que podrían fallar

b) ( group)

among o in their number — entre ellos, en su grupo

4)

a) (song, tune) número m

b) (issue of magazine, journal) número m

c) ( garment) (colloq) modelo m

she wore a smart little red number — llevaba un elegante modelito rojo

5) numbers pl (AmE colloq)

a) ( lottery) lotería f clandestina, ≈chance m ( en Col)

b) ( results)

I can't say anything till I see the numbers — no puedo decir nada hasta ver las cifras

II
1.

transitive verb

a) ( assign number to) \<\<houses/pages/items\>\> numerar

a numbered (bank) account — una cuenta (bancaria) numerada

b) ( amount to)

the spectators numbered 50,000 — había (un total de) 50.000 espectadores, el número de espectadores ascendía a 50.000

they number thousands — son miles, hay miles de ellos

c) ( count) contar*

they are worthy to be numbered among the saints — merecen que se los cuente entre los santos

his days are numbered — tiene los días contados

2.

vi ( figure) figurar

English-spanish dictionary > number
2 number

number ⇒ Numbers

A n

1 ( figure) nombre m ; ( written) chiffre m ; the number twelve le nombre douze ; think of a number pensez à un nombre ; a three-figure number un nombre à trois chiffres ; odd/even number nombre impair/pair ; a list of numbers une liste de chiffres ;

2 gen, Telecom ( in series) (of bus, house, account, page, passport, telephone) numéro m ; to live at number 18 habiter au (numéro) 18 ; the number 7 bus le bus numéro 7 ; to take a car's number relever le numéro d'une voiture ; a wrong number un faux numéro ; is that a London number? est-ce un numéro à Londres? ; there's no reply at that number ce numéro ne répond pas ; to be number three on the list être troisième sur la liste ; to be number 2 in the charts être numéro 2 au hit-parade ;

3 (amount, quantity) nombre m, quantité f ; a number of people/times un certain nombre de personnes/fois, plusieurs personnes/fois ; for a number of reasons pour plusieurs raisons ; a large number of un grand nombre de ; to come in large numbers venir nombreux or en grand nombre ; to come in such numbers that venir en si grand nombre que ; large numbers of people beaucoup de gens ; a small number of houses quelques maisons ; in a small number of cases dans un nombre réduit de cas, dans quelques cas ; on a number of occasions plusieurs fois, un certain nombre de fois ; on a large number of occasions maintes fois, souvent ; a fair number un assez grand nombre ; to be due to a number of factors être dû à un ensemble de facteurs ; five people were killed, and a number of others were wounded cinq personnes ont été tuées, et d'autres ont été blessées ; many/few in number en grand/petit nombre ; they were sixteen in number ils étaient (au nombre de) seize ; in equal numbers en nombre égal ; any number of books d'innombrables livres ; any number of times maintes fois, très souvent ; any number of things could happen tout peut arriver, il peut se passer beaucoup de choses ; this may be understood in any number of ways cela peut être entendu de plusieurs façons or de diverses façons ; beyond ou without number littér innombrables, sans nombre ; times without number d'innombrables fois, à maintes reprises ;

4 ( group) one of our number un des nôtres ; three of their number were killed trois d'entre eux or trois des leurs ont été tués ; among their number, two spoke English parmi eux, deux parlaient anglais ;

5 ( issue) (of magazine, periodical) numéro m ; the May number le numéro de mai ;

6 Mus, Theat ( act) numéro m ; ( song) chanson f ; for my next number I would like to sing… maintenant j'aimerais vous chanter… ;

7 ○ ( object of admiration) a little black number ( dress) une petite robe noire ; that car is a neat little number elle est épatante ○ or chouette ○, cette voiture ; a nice little number in Rome ( job) un boulot sympa ○ à Rome ; she's a cute little number elle est mignonne comme tout ;

8 Ling nombre m ; to agree in number s'accorder en nombre.

B numbers npl (in company, school) effectifs mpl ; (of crowd, army) nombre m ; a fall in numbers une diminution des effectifs ; to estimate their numbers estimer leur nombre ; to win by force or weight of numbers gagner parce que l'on est plus nombreux ; to make up the numbers faire le compte.

C Numbers pr n Bible (livre m des) Nombres mpl.

D vtr

1 ( allocate number to) numéroter ; to be numbered [page, house] être numéroté ; they are numbered from 1 to 100 ils sont numérotés de 1 à 100 ;

2 ( amount to) compter ; the regiment numbered 1,000 men le régiment comptait 1 000 hommes ;

3 ( include) compter ; to number sb among one's closest friends compter qn parmi ses amis les plus intimes ; to be numbered among the great novelists compter parmi les plus grands romanciers ;

4 ( be limited) to be numbered [opportunities, options] être compté ; his days are numbered ses jours sont comptés.

E vi

1 ( comprise in number) a crowd numbering in the thousands une foule de plusieurs milliers de personnes ; to number among the great musicians compter parmi les plus grands musiciens ;

2 = number off.

Idioms

I've got your number ○ ! je te connais! ; your number's up ○ ! ton compte est bon!, tu es fichu ○ ! ; to do sth by the numbers US ou by numbers faire qch mécaniquement ; to colour ou paint by numbers colorier selon les indications chiffrées (dans un album de coloriage) ; to play the numbers ou the numbers game ( lottery) jouer au loto ; to play a numbers game ou racket US péj ( falsify figures) truquer les chiffres ; ( embezzle money) détourner des fonds.

Phrasal verb

■ number off gen, Mil se numéroter ; they numbered off from the right ils se sont numérotés en commençant par la droite.

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3 number

number ['nʌmbə(r)]

nombre ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c) chiffre ⇒ 1 (a) numéro ⇒ 1 (b), 1 (e), 1 (g) numéroter ⇒ 2 (a) compter ⇒ 2 (b)-(d)

1 noun

(a) (gen) & Mathematics nombre m; (figure, numeral) chiffre m;

∎ a six-figure number un nombre de six chiffres;

∎ the numbers on the keyboard les chiffres sur le clavier;

∎ in round numbers en chiffres ronds;

∎ to do sth by numbers faire qch en suivant des instructions précises;

∎ she taught him his numbers elle lui a appris à compter;

∎ even/odd/rational/whole number nombre m pair/impair/rationnel/entier

(b) (as identifier) numéro m;

∎ have you got my work number? avez-vous mon numéro (de téléphone) au travail?;

∎ you're number six vous êtes (le) numéro six;

∎ the winning number le numéro gagnant;

∎ we live at number 80 nous habitons au (numéro) 80;

∎ he's the President's number two il est le bras droit du président;

∎ Military name, rank and number! nom, grade et matricule!;

∎ did you get the car's (registration) number? tu as relevé le numéro d'immatriculation de la voiture?;

∎ familiar I've got your number! toi, je te vois venir!, j'ai repéré ton manège!;

∎ familiar his number's up son compte est bon

(c) (quantity) nombre m;

∎ the number of tourists is growing le nombre de touristes va en augmentant;

∎ any number can participate le nombre de participants est illimité;

∎ they were eight in number ils étaient (au nombre de) huit;

∎ in equal numbers en nombre égal;

∎ to be equal in number être à nombre égal;

∎ we were many/few in number nous étions nombreux/en petit nombre;

∎ a number of people un certain nombre de gens;

∎ a (certain) number of you un certain nombre d'entre vous;

∎ a large number of people un grand nombre de gens, de nombreuses personnes;

∎ a small number of people un petit nombre de gens, peu de gens;

∎ any number of… un grand nombre de…, bon nombre de…;

∎ she is one of a number of people who… elle figure parmi les personnes qui…;

∎ to be present in small numbers/in (great) numbers être présents en petit nombre/en grand nombre;

∎ in a good or fair number of cases dans bon nombre de cas;

∎ times without number à maintes (et maintes) reprises;

∎ they defeated us by force of or by sheer weight of numbers ils l'ont emporté sur nous parce qu'ils étaient plus nombreux

(d) (group)

∎ one of their/our number un des leurs/des nôtres;

∎ she was not of our number elle n'était pas des nôtres ou avec nous

(e) (issue → of magazine, paper) numéro m;

∎ did you read last week's number? avez-vous lu le numéro de la semaine dernière?

(f) familiar (job) boulot m;

∎ a cushy number une planque

(g) (song, dance, act) numéro m;

∎ a dance number un numéro de danse;

∎ for my next number I'd like to sing… j'aimerais vous chanter maintenant…;

∎ they played some new numbers ils ont joué de nouveaux morceaux;

∎ they sang some new numbers ils ont chanté de nouvelles chansons;

∎ they only danced to the slow numbers ils n'ont dansé que les slows

(h) familiar (thing, person)

∎ this number is a hot seller ce modèle se vend comme des petits pains;

∎ she was wearing a little black number elle portait une petite robe noire^□ ;

∎ he was driving a little Italian number il était au volant d'un de ces petits bolides italiens;

∎ who's that blonde number? qui est cette belle blonde?;^□

∎ to do or to pull a number on sb rouler qn;

∎ American to do a number on sth (spoil, ruin) bousiller qch

(i) Grammar nombre m

(j) familiar (cannabis cigarette) joint m

2 transitive verb

(a) (assign number to) numéroter;

∎ don't forget to number the pages n'oubliez pas de numéroter les pages

(b) (include) compter;

∎ I number him among the best jazz musicians je le compte parmi les meilleurs musiciens de jazz;

∎ I'm glad to number her among my closest friends je suis heureux de la compter parmi mes meilleurs amis

(c) (total) compter;

∎ each team numbers six players chaque équipe est composée de ou compte six joueurs;

∎ the crowd numbered 5,000 il y avait une foule de 5000 personnes

(d) (count) compter;

∎ literary who can number the stars? qui peut dire combien il y a d'étoiles?;

∎ now their options are numbered désormais, leur choix est assez restreint;

∎ his days are numbered ses jours sont comptés

3 intransitive verb

∎ she numbers among the great writers of the century elle compte parmi les grands écrivains de ce siècle;

∎ did he number among the ringleaders? faisait-il partie des meneurs?;

∎ the crowd numbered in thousands il y avait des milliers de gens

4 any number of adjective

∎ there were any number of different dishes to choose from un très grand nombre de plats différents furent présentés

►► Banking numbered account compte m numéroté;

American numbers game loterie f clandestine;

Computing number key touche f numérique;

Computing number lock verrouillage m du pavé numérique;

Computing number lock key touche f de verrouillage du clavier numérique;

number one

1 noun

familiar (boss) boss m, patron(onne)^□ mf;

∎ familiar to look out for or to take care of number one penser d'abord à soi^□ ;

∎ her record got to number one son disque a été classé numéro un au hit-parade;

∎ Sport the world number one le numéro un mondial;

∎ familiar (in children's language) to do a number one (urinate) faire pipi

2 adjective

premier;

∎ it's our number one priority c'est la première de nos priorités;

∎ the number one oil exporter le premier exportateur de pétrole;

∎ my number one choice mon tout premier choix;

∎ the number one hit in the charts le numéro un au hit-parade;

∎ the world's number one golfer le numéro un mondial du golf;

British Cars number plate plaque f minéralogique ou d'immatriculation;

∎ the lorry had a foreign number plate le camion était immatriculé à l'étranger;

American number shop ≃ kiosque m de loterie;

Number Ten (Downing Street) = résidence officielle du Premier ministre britannique;

Mathematics number theory théorie f des nombres;

number two (assistant) numéro m deux;

∎ familiar (in children's language) to do a number two (defecate) faire la grosse commission

➲ number off intransitive verb

se numéroter;

∎ number off from the left numérotez-vous en partant de la gauche

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4 number

1. noun
1) (in series) Nummer, die

number 3 West Street — West Street [Nr.] 3

the number of somebody's car — jemandes Autonummer

you've got the wrong number — (Teleph.) Sie sind falsch verbunden

dial a wrong number — sich verwählen (ugs.)

number one — (oneself) man selbst; attrib. Nummer eins nachgestellt; Spitzen[position, -platz]

take care of or look after number one — an sich (Akk.) selbst denken

Number Ten [Downing Street] — (Brit.) Amtssitz des britischen Premierministers/der britischen Premierministerin

somebody's number is up — (coll.) jemandes Stunde hat geschlagen

2) (esp. Math.): (numeral) Zahl, die

3) (sum, total, quantity) [An]zahl, die

a number of people/things — einige Leute/Dinge

a number of times/on a number of occasions — mehrfach od. -mals

a small number — eine geringe [An]zahl

large numbers — eine große [An]zahl

in [large or great] numbers — in großer Zahl

in a small number of cases — in einigen wenigen Fällen

any number — beliebig viele

on any number of occasions — oft[mals]

in number[s] — zahlenmäßig [überlegen sein, überwiegen]

4) (person, song, turn, edition) Nummer, die

5) (coll.): (outfit) Kluft, die

6) (company)

he was [one] of our number — er war einer von uns
2. transitive verb
1) (assign number to) beziffern; nummerieren

2) (amount to, comprise) zählen

the nominations numbered ten in all — es wurden insgesamt zehn Kandidaten nominiert

3) (include, regard as) zählen, rechnen (among, with zu)

4)

be numbered — (be limited) begrenzt sein

somebody's days or years are numbered — jemandes Tage sind gezählt

* * *
1. noun
1) ((sometimes abbreviated to no - plural nos - when written in front of a figure) a word or figure showing eg how many of something there are, or the position of something in a series etc: Seven was often considered a magic number; Answer nos 1-10 of exercise 2.) die Nummer

2) (a (large) quantity or group (of people or things): He has a number of records; There were a large number of people in the room.) die (An)Zahl

3) (one issue of a magazine: the autumn number.) die Ausgabe

4) (a popular song or piece of music: He sang his most popular number.) der Schlager
2. verb
1) (to put a number on: He numbered the pages in the top corner.) numerieren

2) (to include: He numbered her among his closest friends.) zählen

3) (to come to in total: The group numbered ten.) zählen

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- number-plate
- his days are numbered
- without number
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num·ber¹

[ˈnʌmbəʳ, AM -bɚ]

I. n

1. MATH Zahl f; (numeral) Ziffer f

to crunch \numbers über Zahlen sitzen

2. (symbol) Zahl f

3. (sums)

▪ \numbers pl Rechnen nt kein pl, Zahlen pl fam

I never was much good at \numbers Zahlen waren noch nie meine Stärke

4. (identifying number) Nummer f

card/house/telephone \number Karten-/Haus-/Telefonnummer [o BRD Rufnummer] f

5. no pl, + sing/pl vb (amount) [An]zahl f

there were only a small \number left es waren nur noch wenige da

a large \number of invitations have [or ( form) has] been sent ein großer Teil der Einladungen ist bereits verschickt worden

a small \number of children are [or ( form) is] educated at home eine kleine Anzahl von Kindern wird zu Hause unterrichtet

letters of complaint were surprisingly few in \number es gab erstaunlich wenig Beschwerdebriefe

any \number of things could go wrong alles Mögliche könnte schiefgehen

in enormous/huge/large \numbers in enormen/riesigen/großen Stückzahlen

these magazines are produced in vast \numbers diese Zeitschriften werden in riesigen Auflagen produziert

6. no pl, + sing/pl vb (several)

I decided not to go for a \number of reasons ich entschied mich aus vielerlei Gründen dagegen, dort hinzugehen

7. (members) Gruppe f

one of our \number eine(r) f(m) aus unserer Gruppe

8. (issue) Ausgabe f, Nummer f

back \number frühere Ausgabe

9. (performance) Auftritt m; (music) Stück nt

he played an old jazz \number on the piano er spielte ein altes Jazzstück auf dem Piano

10. ( fam: clothing) Kluft f fam

11. AM (sl: person) Nummer f fam

he's quite a \number, don't you think? er ist schon 'ne Nummer, findest du nicht?

12. AM (sl: tale) Nummer f fam, Masche f fam

he tried his usual \number but she didn't fall for it er versuchte es auf die übliche Tour, aber sie fiel nicht darauf herein fam

13. AM (game)

▪ the \numbers pl Zahlenlotto nt (bestimmte Art)

14. no pl LING Numerus m

15.

▶ beyond [or without] \number zahllos

▶ by [the] \numbers nach Schema F

▶ to do \number one/two ( euph fam) klein/groß machen fam

▶ to do a \number on sb AM (sl) eine Nummer mit jdm abziehen fam

▶ by [sheer] force [or weight] of \numbers [allein] aufgrund zahlenmäßiger Überlegenheit

▶ to have sb's \number (sl) jdn durchschauen

▶ to look out for \number one ( fam) sich akk nur um sich akk selbst kümmern

▶ \number one ( fam: oneself) die Nummer eins

he only cares about \number one er denkt nur an sich selbst; (bestseller) book Bestseller m; album Kassenschlager m

▶ to be [the] \number one die Nummer eins sein

▶ there's safety in \numbers ( prov) in der Menge ist man sicher

▶ N\number Ten (residence of Prime Minister) Downing Street Nummer 10; (Prime Minister) der britische Premierminister/die britische Premierministerin; (staff) der Stab des britischen Premierministers/der britischen Premierministerin

▶ sb's \number is up ( fam) jds [letztes] Stündlein hat geschlagen fam

II. vt

1. (mark in series)

▪ to \number sth etw nummerieren

to \number sth from... to... etw von... bis... durchnummerieren

2. (count)

▪ to \number sth etw abzählen

3. (comprise)

▪ to \number sth etw zählen

each team \numbers 11 players jede Mannschaft zählt [o hat] elf Spieler

4. ( form: include)

▪ to \number sb among sth jdn zu etw dat zählen

at one time the club \numbered an archbishop among its members der Klub zählte sogar einmal einen Erzbischof zu seinen Mitgliedern

num·ber²

[ˈnʌməʳ, AM ˈnʌmɚ]

adj comp of numb

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['nʌmbə(r)]
1. n

1) (MATH) Zahl f; (= numeral) Ziffer f

the number of votes cast — die abgegebenen Stimmen

2) (= quantity, amount) Anzahl f

a number of problems/applicants — eine (ganze) Anzahl von Problemen/Bewerbern

large numbers of people/books — (sehr) viele Leute/Bücher

on a number of occasions — des Öfteren

boys and girls in equal numbers — ebenso viele Jungen wie Mädchen, Jungen und Mädchen zu gleicher Zahl (geh)

in a small number of cases — in wenigen Fällen

ten in number — zehn an der Zahl

they were few in number — es waren nur wenige

to be found in large numbers — zahlreich vorhanden sein, häufig zu finden sein

in small/large numbers — in kleinen/großen Mengen

many in number — zahlreich

a fair number of times —

times without number — unzählige Male pl

any number can play — beliebig viele Spieler können teilnehmen

any number of cards etc (when choosing) — beliebig viele Karten etc

I've told you any number of times — ich habe es dir zigmal or x-mal gesagt (inf)

to win by force of numbers — aufgrund or auf Grund zahlenmäßiger Überlegenheit gewinnen

they have the advantage of numbers —

they were defeated by superior numbers — sie wurden von einer zahlenmäßigen Übermacht geschlagen

3) (of house, room, phone) Nummer f; (of page) Seitenzahl f; (of car) (Auto)nummer f; (MIL, of soldier etc) Kennnummer f

at number 4 — (in) Nummer 4

Number Ten (Downing Street) — Nummer zehn (Downing Street)

the number 47 bus — die Buslinie 47, der 47er (inf)

I've got the wrong number — ich habe mich verwählt

it was a wrong number — ich/er etc war falsch verbunden

number to dial — Rufnummer f

the number one pop star/tennis player (inf) — der Popstar/Tennisspieler Nummer eins (inf)

the single went straight to or straight in at number one — die Single stieg gleich auf Nummer eins ein

he has never had a number one (inf) — er hat nie einen Nummer-Eins-Hit gehabt

to take care of or look after number one (inf) — (vor allem) an sich (acc) selbst denken

he's my number two (inf) — er ist mein Vize (inf) or Stellvertreter

I'm (the) number two in the department — ich bin die Nummer zwei in der Abteilung

his number's up (inf) — er ist dran (inf)

to do a number one/two (baby-talk) — klein/groß machen (baby-talk)

I have to go number two (baby-talk) — ich muss mal groß (baby-talk)

to get sb's number (inf) — jdn einschätzen or einordnen or durchschauen

to do sth by (the US) numbers — etw nach Schema F (esp pej) or rein mechanisch erledigen

4) (= song, act etc) Nummer f; (= issue of magazine etc) Ausgabe f, Nummer f, Heft nt; (= dress) Kreation f

the June number — das Juniheft, die Juniausgabe or -nummer

5) (GRAM) Numerus m

6) (ECCL)

The Book of Numbers — das Vierte Buch Mose, Numeri pl

7)

(= company) one of their/our number — eine(r) aus ihren/unseren Reihen

8) pl (= arithmetic) Rechnen nt

2. vt

1) (= give a number to) nummerieren

numbered account — Nummernkonto nt

2) (= include) zählen (among zu)

3) (= amount to) zählen

the group numbered 50 — es waren 50 (Leute in der Gruppe)

the library numbers 30,000 volumes — die Bibliothek hat 30.000 Bände

4) (= count) zählen

his days are numbered — seine Tage sind gezählt

3. vi (Brit MIL ETC)
abzählen
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number [ˈnʌmbə(r)]

A s

1. MATH Zahl f, Ziffer f:

be good at numbers gut im Rechnen sein

2. (Auto-, Haus-, Telefon-, Zimmer- etc) Nummer f:

by numbers nummernweise;

sorry, wrong number falsch verbunden!;

have (got) sb’s number umg jemanden durchschaut haben;

his number is ( oder has come) up umg seine Stunde hat geschlagen, jetzt ist er dran; → dial B 1, number one

3. (An)Zahl f:

beyond number zahllos;

a number of people mehrere Leute;

a great number of people sehr viele Leute;

five in number fünf an der Zahl;

numbers of times zu wiederholten Malen;

times without number unzählige Male;

five times the number of people fünfmal so viele Leute;

in large numbers in großen Mengen, in großer Zahl;

in round numbers rund;

one of their number einer aus ihrer Mitte;

win by (force of) numbers aufgrund zahlenmäßiger Überlegenheit gewinnen

4. WIRTSCH

a) (An)Zahl f, Nummer f:

raise to the full number komplettieren

b) Artikel m, Ware f

5. Heft n, Nummer f, Ausgabe f (einer Zeitschrift etc), Lieferung f (eines Werks):

appear in numbers in Lieferungen erscheinen; → back number

6. LING Numerus m, Zahl f:

in the singular number im Singular, in der Einzahl

7. poet

a) Silben-, Versmaß n

b) pl Verse pl, Poesie f

8. THEAT etc (Programm-)Nummer f:

do a number on bes US sl

a) einen Film etc verreißen, einen Schauspieler etc auch in der Luft zerreißen,

b) einen Antrag etc abschmettern,

c) sich über ein Thema etc (unterhaltsam) auslassen,

d) jemanden bescheißen

9. MUS Nummer f, Stück n

10. umg do number one (two) (besonders Kindersprache) sein kleines (großes) Geschäft machen;

do number three hum Papi und Mami spielen (miteinander schlafen)

11. sl ‚Käfer m, Mieze f (Mädchen)

12. sl → joint A 7

13. Numbers pl (als sg konstruiert) BIBEL die Numeri pl, das Vierte Buch Mose

14. umg schickes Kleidungsstück

15. pl (auch als sg konstruiert) → number pool

B v/t

1. (zusammen)zählen, aufrechnen:

number off abzählen;

his days are numbered seine Tage sind gezählt

2. fig zählen, rechnen ( beide:

among, with zu)

3. nummerieren:

number consecutively durchnummerieren;

numbered account Nummernkonto n

4. sich belaufen auf (akk)

5. Jahre zählen, alt sein

C v/i

1. number in sich belaufen auf (akk)

2. fig zählen (among, with zu)

3. number off MIL bes Br abzählen

n. abk

1. natus, born geb.

2. neuter

3. LING nominative Nom.

4. noon

5. north N

6. northern nördl.

7. note

8. noun Subst.

9. number Nr.

No. abk

1. north N

2. northern nördl.

3. number Nr.

num. abk number; numeral (numerals)

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1. noun
1) (in series) Nummer, die

number 3 West Street — West Street [Nr.] 3

the number of somebody's car — jemandes Autonummer

you've got the wrong number — (Teleph.) Sie sind falsch verbunden

dial a wrong number — sich verwählen (ugs.)

number one — (oneself) man selbst; attrib. Nummer eins nachgestellt; Spitzen[position, -platz]

take care of or look after number one — an sich (Akk.) selbst denken

Number Ten [Downing Street] — (Brit.) Amtssitz des britischen Premierministers/der britischen Premierministerin

somebody's number is up — (coll.) jemandes Stunde hat geschlagen

2) (esp. Math.): (numeral) Zahl, die

3) (sum, total, quantity) [An]zahl, die

a number of people/things — einige Leute/Dinge

a number of times/on a number of occasions — mehrfach od. -mals

a small number — eine geringe [An]zahl

large numbers — eine große [An]zahl

in [large or great] numbers — in großer Zahl

in a small number of cases — in einigen wenigen Fällen

any number — beliebig viele

on any number of occasions — oft[mals]

in number[s] — zahlenmäßig [überlegen sein, überwiegen]

4) (person, song, turn, edition) Nummer, die

5) (coll.): (outfit) Kluft, die

6) (company)

he was [one] of our number — er war einer von uns
2. transitive verb
1) (assign number to) beziffern; nummerieren

2) (amount to, comprise) zählen

the nominations numbered ten in all — es wurden insgesamt zehn Kandidaten nominiert

3) (include, regard as) zählen, rechnen (among, with zu)

4)

be numbered — (be limited) begrenzt sein

somebody's days or years are numbered — jemandes Tage sind gezählt

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(of) n.

Anzahl - f. (music) n.

Stück -e n. (publication) n.

Nummer -n (Ausgabe) f. n.

Nummer -n f.

Zahl -en (Mathematik) f.

Zahl -en f. v.

beziffern v.

numerieren (alt.Rechtschreibung) v.

nummerieren v.

English-german dictionary > number
5 number

§ ნომერი; რიცხვი, რაოდენობა; ნომრის დასმა, დანომრვა

§

1 რიცხვი

they won by numbers რიცხობრივი უპირატესობით მოიგეს

small number მცირე რიცხვი

numbers game რიცხვების თამაში

singular / plural number მხოლობითი / მრავლობითი რიცხვი

●●one of their number ერთ-ერთი მათგანი

they were ten in number ათნი იყვნენ

I've told you that time without number უთვალავჯერ / ათასჯერ გითხარი ეს

2 რაოდენობა, ოდენობა

great / considerable number დიდი / მნიშვნელოვანი რაოდენობა

the great number of people დიდძალი ხალხი

in great numbers დიდი რაოდენობით // მრავლად

3 ნომერი

the number of bus / house ავტობუსის / სახლის ნომერი

room number 8 ოთახი ნომერი რვა

a telephone number ტელეფონის ნომერი

the current / back number of the magazine ჟურნალის მიმდინარე / წინა ნომერი

●●a number of რიგი, რამდენიმე, ზოგიერთი

in a number of cases ზოგიერთ / რიგ შემთხვევაში

a number of books რამდენიმე წიგნი

I met her on number of occasions რამდენჯერმე შევხვდით

4 დანომვრა (დანომრავს)

he numbered the pages in his notebook თავის რვეულში გვერდები დანომრა

this house is not numbered ამ სახლს ნომერი არა აქვს

5 ითვლის, თვლის

the city numbers about two million people ამ ქალაქში ორ მილიონამდე მცხოვრებია

I numbered him among my closest friends მას უახლოეს მეგობრად მივიჩნევ

his days are numbered მისი დღეები დათვლილია

we numbered 40 in all სულ ორმოცნი ვიყავით

odd numbers კენტი რიცხვები

at the meeting he made a number of proposals კრებაზე რამდენიმე წინადადება შემოიტანა

he touched on a number of questions საკითხთა მთელ რიგს შეეხო

the total number of participants მონაწილეთა საერთო რიცხვი

quite a number // quite a few საკმაოდ ბევრი

he exemplified this law by a number of cases მან ეს კანონი მთელი რიგი მაგალითებით განმარტა

even numbers ლუწი რიცხვები

the report encompasses a number of problems მოხსენება რამდენიმე პრობლემას მოიცავს

large numbers of people concentrated in cities ქალაქებში მოსახლეობის დიდმა რაოდენობამ მოიყარა თავი

a column of numbers რიცხვების სვეტი

registration number უცხოელის სარეგისტრაციო ნომერი

English-Georgian dictionary > number
6 elevado

adj.

1 elevated, upland, high, towering.

2 lofty, elevated, rarified, rarefied.

3 dignified.

4 high.

5 elevated, high, steep.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: elevar.

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elevado

► participio pasado

1→ link=elevar elevar

► adjetivo

1 (gen) high

2 figurado lofty, noble

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

elevado,-a a MATEMÁTICAS raised to

■ elevado a la quinta potencia raised to the power of five

■ elevado al cubo cubed

■ elevado al cuadrado squared

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(f. - elevada)

adj.

1) high

2) elevated

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1. ADJ

1) [en nivel] [precio, temperatura, cantidad] high; [velocidad] high, great; [ritmo] great

un porcentaje muy elevado de usuarios — a very high percentage of users

debido al elevado número de accidentes — due to the large number of accidents

2) [en altura] [edificio] tall; [montaña, terreno] high
paso II, 1., 2)
3) (=sublime) [estilo] elevated, lofty; [pensamientos] noble, lofty

4) [puesto, rango] high, important

2.

SM Cuba (Ferro) overhead railway; (Aut) flyover, overpass (EEUU)

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- da adjetivo

1) <terreno/montaña> high; < edificio> tall, high

2) < cantidad> large; <precio/impuestos/índice> high; < pérdidas> heavy, substantial

3) <categoría/calidad> high; <puesto/posición> high

4) <ideas/pensamientos> noble, elevated; < estilo> lofty, elevated

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= sharply rising, steep [steeper -comp., steepest -sup.], heightened, raised, lofty [loftier -comp., loftiest -sup.], elevated, soaring, hefty [heftier -comp., heftiest -sup.].

Ex. The end of the eighteenth century saw a sharply rising demand for cheap print, associated with increases in population and in literacy which occurred all over Europe.

Ex. The graph of the growth of the subject shows an initial flat, a steep climb, a small flat, and a rapid decline.

Ex. The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.

Ex. The cords themselves could be placed either outside the backs of the folded sheets, where they would show as raised bands across the spine of the book, or in slots sawn into the folds to give the book a flat back.

Ex. Librarians across the world should set themselves the lofty task of striving to create a global society in which people enjoy peaceful coexistence.

Ex. Public investment in rebuilding the church and the gifts of individual donors were important indications of its elevated social standing.

Ex. Detailed images of soaring aisles, delicate carvings, and stained-glass windows from the 12th and 13th centuries are captured on this new Web site.

Ex. Research publication had to adopt the same economic model as trade publication, and research libraries the world over paid the hefty price = Las publicaciones científicas tuvieron que adoptar el mismo modelo económico que las publicaciones comerciales y las bibliotecas universitarias de todo el mundo pagaron un precio elevado.

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* aljibe elevado = water tower.

* camino elevado = causeway.

* carretera elevada = causeway.

* cisterna elevada = water tower.

* depósito de agua elevado = water tower.

* excepcionalmente elevado = exceptionally high.

* ferrocarril elevado = elevated railroad.

* lo bastante elevado = high enough.

* Número + elevado a la potencia de + Número = Número + to the power of + Número.

* paso elevado = overpass.

* paso elevado de peatones = pedestrian overpass.

* paso elevado para peatones = pedestrian overpass.

* posición elevada = high ground.

* ser elevado = be steep.

* temperatura elevada = elevated temperature.

* terreno elevado = high ground.

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- da adjetivo

1) <terreno/montaña> high; < edificio> tall, high

2) < cantidad> large; <precio/impuestos/índice> high; < pérdidas> heavy, substantial

3) <categoría/calidad> high; <puesto/posición> high

4) <ideas/pensamientos> noble, elevated; < estilo> lofty, elevated

* * *

= sharply rising, steep [steeper -comp., steepest -sup.], heightened, raised, lofty [loftier -comp., loftiest -sup.], elevated, soaring, hefty [heftier -comp., heftiest -sup.].

Ex: The end of the eighteenth century saw a sharply rising demand for cheap print, associated with increases in population and in literacy which occurred all over Europe.

Ex: The graph of the growth of the subject shows an initial flat, a steep climb, a small flat, and a rapid decline.

Ex: The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.

Ex: The cords themselves could be placed either outside the backs of the folded sheets, where they would show as raised bands across the spine of the book, or in slots sawn into the folds to give the book a flat back.

Ex: Librarians across the world should set themselves the lofty task of striving to create a global society in which people enjoy peaceful coexistence.

Ex: Public investment in rebuilding the church and the gifts of individual donors were important indications of its elevated social standing.

Ex: Detailed images of soaring aisles, delicate carvings, and stained-glass windows from the 12th and 13th centuries are captured on this new Web site.

Ex: Research publication had to adopt the same economic model as trade publication, and research libraries the world over paid the hefty price = Las publicaciones científicas tuvieron que adoptar el mismo modelo económico que las publicaciones comerciales y las bibliotecas universitarias de todo el mundo pagaron un precio elevado.

* aljibe elevado = water tower.

* camino elevado = causeway.

* carretera elevada = causeway.

* cisterna elevada = water tower.

* depósito de agua elevado = water tower.

* excepcionalmente elevado = exceptionally high.

* ferrocarril elevado = elevated railroad.

* lo bastante elevado = high enough.

* Número + elevado a la potencia de + Número = Número + to the power of + Número.

* paso elevado = overpass.

* paso elevado de peatones = pedestrian overpass.

* paso elevado para peatones = pedestrian overpass.

* posición elevada = high ground.

* ser elevado = be steep.

* temperatura elevada = elevated temperature.

* terreno elevado = high ground.

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elevado¹ -da

adjective

A ‹terreno/montaña› high; ‹edificio› tall, high

B ‹cantidad› large; ‹precio/impuestos› high

un número elevado de casos a large number of cases

las pérdidas han sido elevadas there have been heavy o substantial losses

un elevado índice de abstención a high rate of abstention

C ‹categoría/calidad› high

tiene un puesto muy elevado he has a very high o important position

D ‹ideas/pensamientos› noble, elevated; ‹estilo› lofty, elevated

la conversación adquirió un tono elevado the tone of the conversation became rather highbrow o elevated

elevado²

masculine

fly

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Del verbo elevar: ( conjugate elevar)

elevado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
elevado
elevar
elevado
◊ -da adjetivo

1 ‹terreno/montaña› high;
‹ edificio› tall, high
2
a) ‹ cantidad› large;

‹precio/impuestos› high;
‹ pérdidas› heavy, substantial
b) ‹categoría/calidad/posición› high

c) ‹ideas/pensamientos› noble, elevated;

‹ estilo› lofty, elevated
elevar ( conjugate elevar) verbo transitivo
1 (frml)
a) ( levantar) ‹ objeto› to raise, lift

b) ‹espíritu/mente› to uplift

c) ‹muro/nivel› to raise, make … higher

2 (frml)
a) ( aumentar) ‹precios/impuestos› to raise, increase;

‹ nivel de vida› to raise
b) ‹voz/tono› to raise

elevarse verbo pronominal
1 ( tomar altura) [avión/cometa] to climb, gain height;
[ globo] to rise, gain height
2 (frml) ( aumentar) [ temperatura] to rise;
[precios/impuestos] to rise, increase;
[tono/voz] to rise
3 (frml) ( ascender):
◊ la cifra se elevaba ya al 13% the figure had already reached 13%

elevado,-a adjetivo
1 (temperatura) high
(torre, construcción) tall
2 (altruista, espiritual) noble
elevar verbo transitivo
1 to raise
2 Mat to raise (to the power of)
elevar al cuadrado, to square
elevar al cubo, to cube
elevado a la cuarta, etc, potencia, to raise to the power of four, etc
' elevado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alta
- alto
- elevar
- elevada
- carestía
- cuadrado
- grande
- paso
English:
elevate
- flyover
- high
- overhead
- overpass
- causeway
- elevated
- fly
- grand
- lofty
- over
- upper

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elevado, -a adj

1. [alto] [monte, terreno, precio, inflación] high;

un elevado edificio a tall building;

era de elevada estatura he was tall in stature;

una persona de elevada estatura a person tall in stature;

un elevado número de accidentes a large o high number of accidents;

consiguieron elevados beneficios they made a large profit;

ocupa un elevado cargo en la empresa she has a high-ranking position in the company

2. [noble] lofty, noble;

elevados ideales lofty o noble ideals

3. [estilo, tono, lenguaje] elevated, sophisticated;

emplea un vocabulario muy elevado she uses very sophisticated vocabulary

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elevado

adj high; fig

elevated

* * *

elevado, -da adj

1) : elevated, lofty

2) : high

* * *

elevado adj high

un precio elevado a high price

elevado al cuadrado squared

Spanish-English dictionary > elevado
7 general

['‹enərəl] 1. adjective
1) (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.) almindelig; generel

2) (covering a large number of cases: a general rule.) generel

3) (without details: I'll just give you a general idea of the plan.) generel; almindelig

4) ((as part of an official title) chief: the Postmaster General.) general-
2. noun
(in the British army, (a person of) the rank next below field marshal: General Smith.) general

- generalize
- generalise
- generalization
- generalisation
- generally
- General Certificate of Education
- general election
- general practitioner
- general store
- as a general rule
- in general
- the general public
* * *
['‹enərəl] 1. adjective
1) (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.) almindelig; generel

2) (covering a large number of cases: a general rule.) generel

3) (without details: I'll just give you a general idea of the plan.) generel; almindelig

4) ((as part of an official title) chief: the Postmaster General.) general-
2. noun
(in the British army, (a person of) the rank next below field marshal: General Smith.) general

- generalize
- generalise
- generalization
- generalisation
- generally
- General Certificate of Education
- general election
- general practitioner
- general store
- as a general rule
- in general
- the general public

English-Danish dictionary > general
8 en la práctica

en la práctica

in practice

* * *

= in action, in practice, in practical terms, in implementation

Ex. The intent of this book is not to accumulate a large number of cases; rather, the intent is to develop a set that illustrates the principles and theories of management in action.

Ex. In practice the distinction between one term and the next is not very clear.

Ex. In practical terms, the two Library of Congress publications, LCSH and LC, are of equal importance.

Ex. This movement is also encouraged in some Australian universities, in intent at least, if not in implementation.

* * *

= in action, in practice, in practical terms, in implementation

Ex: The intent of this book is not to accumulate a large number of cases; rather, the intent is to develop a set that illustrates the principles and theories of management in action.

Ex: In practice the distinction between one term and the next is not very clear.

Ex: In practical terms, the two Library of Congress publications, LCSH and LC, are of equal importance.

Ex: This movement is also encouraged in some Australian universities, in intent at least, if not in implementation.

Spanish-English dictionary > en la práctica
9 sino más bien

= rather

Ex. The intent of this book is not to accumulate a large number of cases; rather, the intent is to develop a set that illustrates the principles and theories of management in action.

* * *

= rather

Ex: The intent of this book is not to accumulate a large number of cases; rather, the intent is to develop a set that illustrates the principles and theories of management in action.

Spanish-English dictionary > sino más bien
10 epidemic

مَرَضٌ سَارٍ \ epidemic: a large number of cases of the same disease during a single period of time. \ وَبَاء \ epidemic: a large number of cases of the same disease during a single period of time.

Arabic-English glossary > epidemic
11 General

1. adjective
1) allgemein

the general public — weite Kreise der Öffentlichkeit od. Bevölkerung

in general use — allgemein verbreitet

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

3) (not limited in application) allgemein; (true of [nearly] all cases) allgemein gültig; generell

as a general rule, in general — im allgemeinen

4) (not detailed, vague) allgemein; ungefähr, vage [Vorstellung, Beschreibung, Ähnlichkeit usw.]

the general idea or plan is that we... — wir haben uns das so vorgestellt, dass wir...
2. noun
(Mil.) General, der

* * *
['‹enərəl] 1. adjective
1) (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.) allgemein

2) (covering a large number of cases: a general rule.) allgemein

3) (without details: I'll just give you a general idea of the plan.) allgemein

4) ((as part of an official title) chief: the Postmaster General.) General-...
2. noun
(in the British army, (a person of) the rank next below field marshal: General Smith.) der General

- academic.ru/30756/generalize">generalize
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- 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

[ˈʤen^ər^əl]

I. adj

1. (widespread) allgemein; rain verbreitet

the confusion was \general es herrschte allgemeine Verwirrung

the \general feeling das vorherrschende Gefühl

a \general idea eine verbreitete Vorstellung

\general impression Gesamteindruck m

to be of \general interest von allgemeinem Interesse sein

it is \general practice to do sth es ist allgemein üblich, etw zu tun

the \general reader der Durchschnittsleser/die Durchschnittsleserin

as a \general rule in der Regel, im Allgemeinen, normalerweise

to be in \general use allgemein benutzt [o gebraucht] werden

in \general im Allgemeinen, generell

2. (for everybody) allgemein, generell

most of the soldiers lived in \general quarters die meisten Soldaten lebten in der Kaserne

most 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 f

for \general use für den allgemeinen [o normalen] Gebrauch

to serve the \general welfare im öffentlichen Interesse sein

3. (unspecific) allgemein

\general American AM LING die amerikanische Standardsprache

\general cargo Stückgut nt, Partiefracht f fachspr

\general costs allgemeine Kosten

\general semantics LING allgemeine Semantik

4. (wide) allgemein

the school gives the children a \general background die Schule vermittelt den Kindern einen allgemeinen Hintergrund

\general education Ausbildung f in den Standardfächern

5. (not detailed) allgemein

\general idea ungefähre Vorstellung

to talk in \general terms [nur] allgemein gültige Aussagen machen, nichts Spezifisches sagen

6. attr (main) General-

\general comptroller Hauptrechnungsprüfer(in) m(f)

\general consulate Generalkonsulat nt

\general contractor Hauptunternehmer(in) m(f)

7. after n (in titles)

Attorney G\general Generalstaatsanwalt, -anwältin m, f

Consul G\general Generalkonsul(in) m(f)

Surgeon G\general AM Gesundheitsminister(in) m(f)

II. n MIL General(in) m(f)

\general in the Salvation Army General(in) m(f) der Heilsarmee f

four-star \general Viersternegeneral(in) m(f)

* * *
['dZenərəl]
1. adj
allgemein
his general appearance — sein Aussehen im Allgemeinen

this 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

it met with general approval — es wurde allgemein gebilligt

the general attitude toward(s) the war is optimistic — es herrscht allgemein eine optimistische Einstellung zum Krieg

to be in general use —

fortune tellers are so general in their statements — Wahrsager halten ihre Aussagen so allgemein

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

to give sb a general idea of a subject — jdm eine ungefähre Vorstellung von einem Thema geben

in general terms, in a general sense — generell

she recounted in very general terms the events of recent months —

I spoke in a general way — ich habe ganz allgemein gesprochen

in the general direction of the village — ungefähr in Richtung des Dorfes

my general advice would be to leave them alone — grundsätzlich würde ich Ihnen raten, sie in Ruhe zu lassen

as a general rule — im Allgemeinen

a general ache — ein unbestimmter Schmerz

general labourer — ungelernter Arbeiter, ungelernte Arbeiterin

general drudge — Mädchen nt für alles

general reader — Durchschnittsleser(in) m(f)

2. n

1)

in general — im Allgemeinen

to go from the general to the particular — vom Allgemeinen ins Besondere gehen

2) (MIL) General(in) m(f)

* * *

Gen. abk

1. MIL General

2. BIBEL Genesis

* * *
1. adjective
1) allgemein

the general public — weite Kreise der Öffentlichkeit od. Bevölkerung

in general use — allgemein verbreitet

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

3) (not limited in application) allgemein; (true of [nearly] all cases) allgemein gültig; generell

as a general rule, in general — im allgemeinen

4) (not detailed, vague) allgemein; ungefähr, vage [Vorstellung, Beschreibung, Ähnlichkeit usw.]

the general idea or plan is that we... — wir haben uns das so vorgestellt, dass wir...
2. noun
(Mil.) General, der

* * *

adj.

Haupt- präfix.

allgemein adj.

generell adj.

pauschal adj.

English-german dictionary > General
12 general

1. adjective
1) allgemein

the general public — weite Kreise der Öffentlichkeit od. Bevölkerung

in general use — allgemein verbreitet

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

3) (not limited in application) allgemein; (true of [nearly] all cases) allgemein gültig; generell

as a general rule, in general — im allgemeinen

4) (not detailed, vague) allgemein; ungefähr, vage [Vorstellung, Beschreibung, Ähnlichkeit usw.]

the general idea or plan is that we... — wir haben uns das so vorgestellt, dass wir...
2. noun
(Mil.) General, der

* * *
['‹enərəl] 1. adjective
1) (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.) allgemein

2) (covering a large number of cases: a general rule.) allgemein

3) (without details: I'll just give you a general idea of the plan.) allgemein

4) ((as part of an official title) chief: the Postmaster General.) General-...
2. noun
(in the British army, (a person of) the rank next below field marshal: General Smith.) der General

- academic.ru/30756/generalize">generalize
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- 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

[ˈʤen^ər^əl]

I. adj

1. (widespread) allgemein; rain verbreitet

the confusion was \general es herrschte allgemeine Verwirrung

the \general feeling das vorherrschende Gefühl

a \general idea eine verbreitete Vorstellung

\general impression Gesamteindruck m

to be of \general interest von allgemeinem Interesse sein

it is \general practice to do sth es ist allgemein üblich, etw zu tun

the \general reader der Durchschnittsleser/die Durchschnittsleserin

as a \general rule in der Regel, im Allgemeinen, normalerweise

to be in \general use allgemein benutzt [o gebraucht] werden

in \general im Allgemeinen, generell

2. (for everybody) allgemein, generell

most of the soldiers lived in \general quarters die meisten Soldaten lebten in der Kaserne

most 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 f

for \general use für den allgemeinen [o normalen] Gebrauch

to serve the \general welfare im öffentlichen Interesse sein

3. (unspecific) allgemein

\general American AM LING die amerikanische Standardsprache

\general cargo Stückgut nt, Partiefracht f fachspr

\general costs allgemeine Kosten

\general semantics LING allgemeine Semantik

4. (wide) allgemein

the school gives the children a \general background die Schule vermittelt den Kindern einen allgemeinen Hintergrund

\general education Ausbildung f in den Standardfächern

5. (not detailed) allgemein

\general idea ungefähre Vorstellung

to talk in \general terms [nur] allgemein gültige Aussagen machen, nichts Spezifisches sagen

6. attr (main) General-

\general comptroller Hauptrechnungsprüfer(in) m(f)

\general consulate Generalkonsulat nt

\general contractor Hauptunternehmer(in) m(f)

7. after n (in titles)

Attorney G\general Generalstaatsanwalt, -anwältin m, f

Consul G\general Generalkonsul(in) m(f)

Surgeon G\general AM Gesundheitsminister(in) m(f)

II. n MIL General(in) m(f)

\general in the Salvation Army General(in) m(f) der Heilsarmee f

four-star \general Viersternegeneral(in) m(f)

* * *
['dZenərəl]
1. adj
allgemein
his general appearance — sein Aussehen im Allgemeinen

this 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

it met with general approval — es wurde allgemein gebilligt

the general attitude toward(s) the war is optimistic — es herrscht allgemein eine optimistische Einstellung zum Krieg

to be in general use —

fortune tellers are so general in their statements — Wahrsager halten ihre Aussagen so allgemein

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

to give sb a general idea of a subject — jdm eine ungefähre Vorstellung von einem Thema geben

in general terms, in a general sense — generell

she recounted in very general terms the events of recent months —

I spoke in a general way — ich habe ganz allgemein gesprochen

in the general direction of the village — ungefähr in Richtung des Dorfes

my general advice would be to leave them alone — grundsätzlich würde ich Ihnen raten, sie in Ruhe zu lassen

as a general rule — im Allgemeinen

a general ache — ein unbestimmter Schmerz

general labourer — ungelernter Arbeiter, ungelernte Arbeiterin

general drudge — Mädchen nt für alles

general reader — Durchschnittsleser(in) m(f)

2. n

1)

in general — im Allgemeinen

to go from the general to the particular — vom Allgemeinen ins Besondere gehen

2) (MIL) General(in) m(f)

* * *

general [ˈdʒenərəl]

A adj (adv → generally)

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 sein

3. allgemein, Allgemein…, generell, umfassend:

general education ( oder knowledge) Allgemeinbildung f;

the general public die breite Öffentlichkeit, die Allgemeinheit;

general term Allgemeinbegriff m;

of general interest von allgemeinem Interesse

4. allgemein, nicht spezialisiert:

the general reader der Durchschnittsleser;

general store Gemischtwarenhandlung f

5. allgemein (gehalten) (Studie etc):

in general terms allgemein (ausgedrückt)

6. ganz, gesamt:

general classification SPORT Gesamtklassement n;

the general body of citizens die gesamte Bürgerschaft

7. ungefähr, unbestimmt:

a general idea eine ungefähre Vorstellung

8. Haupt…, General…:

general agent

a) Generalbevollmächtigte(r) m/f(m),

b) WIRTSCH Generalvertreter(in);

general manager Generaldirektor m;

general power of attorney Generalvollmacht f;

general sales manager Verkaufsleiter m

9. (Amtstiteln nachgestellt) meist General…: → consul general, etc

10. MIL Generals…

B s

1. MIL

a) General m

b) Heerführer m, Feldherr m

c) auch allg Stratege m

d) → general officer

2. MIL US

a) (Vier-Sterne-)General m (zweithöchster Generalsrang)

b) General of the Army Fünf-Sterne-General m (höchster Generalsrang)

3. REL (Ordens)General m, (General)Obere(r) m

4. “General” (als Überschrift) „Allgemeines“;

in general im Allgemeinen, im Großen und Ganzen

5. the general obs die breite Öffentlichkeit, die Allgemeinheit

gen. abk

1. gender

2. general (generally)

3. LING genitive

4. BIOL genus

genl abk general

* * *
1. adjective
1) allgemein

the general public — weite Kreise der Öffentlichkeit od. Bevölkerung

in general use — allgemein verbreitet

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

3) (not limited in application) allgemein; (true of [nearly] all cases) allgemein gültig; generell

as a general rule, in general — im allgemeinen

4) (not detailed, vague) allgemein; ungefähr, vage [Vorstellung, Beschreibung, Ähnlichkeit usw.]

the general idea or plan is that we... — wir haben uns das so vorgestellt, dass wir...
2. noun
(Mil.) General, der

* * *

adj.

Haupt- präfix.

allgemein adj.

generell adj.

pauschal adj.

English-german dictionary > general
13 general

'‹enərəl
1. adjective
1) (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.) general

2) (covering a large number of cases: a general rule.) general

3) (without details: I'll just give you a general idea of the plan.) general

4) ((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

- generalize
- 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 general

the general public el público en general

in general en general / por lo general

general² n general

Franco was a general Franco fue general

Multiple Entries: Gral. general
Gral. sustantivo masculino (
◊ General) Gen.

general adjetivo
a) (no específico, global) general;

◊ de interés general of general interest;
hablando en líneas generales broadly speaking; un panorama general de la situación an overall view of the situation
b) ( en locs)

◊ en general on the whole, in general;
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 - quash

general

tr['ʤenərəl]

adjective

1 general

■ could you give me a general idea? ¿me podrías dar una idea general?

■ it's in the general interest es en beneficio de todos

noun

1 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL general nombre masculino

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as a general rule por regla general, como norma

in general por lo general

general knowledge conocimientos nombre masculino plural generales

general practice medicina general

general practitioner médico,-a de cabecera

general ['ʤɛnrəl, 'ʤnə-] adj

: general

in general: en general, por lo general

general n

: general mf

general

adj.

• extendido, -a adj.

• general adj.

n.

• general s.m.

I 'dʒenrəl
adjective

1)

a) ( not detailed or specific) general

I get the general picture — me hago una idea (general)

speaking in general terms, you are right — hablando en general or en líneas generales, tienes razón

a general term — un término genérico or general

in general — en general

b) ( not specialized) < information> general; < laborer> no especializado

a guide book for the general reader — una guía para el gran público

2)

a) ( applicable to all) general

the general good — el bien general or de todos

b) ( widespread) < tendency> generalizado

3) ( usual) general

as a general rule we don't allow it — por lo general or por regla general no lo permitimos

4) ( chief) < manager> general

General Assembly — Asamblea f General

5) ( Med) < anesthetic> general

II

noun ( Mil) general mf

['dʒenǝrǝl]
1. ADJ

1) (=overall) [appearance, decline, attitude] general

• the general standard of education is very high — el nivel general de educación es muy alto

2) (=widespread) [view, interest] general

• there was general agreement on this question — hubo un consenso general con respecto a esta cuestión

• contrary to general belief — contrariamente a or en contra de lo que comúnmente se cree

• there was general opposition to the proposal — la oposición a la propuesta fue general or generalizada

• for general use — para el uso general

in general use — de uso general

3) (=vague, non-specific) general

beware of making statements which are too general — ten cuidado de hacer afirmaciones que sean demasiado generales

the report was too general — el informe era poco específico

try to be more general — intenta no entrar tanto en detalles

• 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 general

• I've got the general idea — tengo más o menos una idea

• I'm beginning to get the general picture — estoy empezando a hacerme una idea

• a general term — un término genérico

• in general terms — en líneas or términos generales

4) (=usual)

• as a general rule — por regla general

5) (=not specialized) [reader, public] no especializado

• we employ two general labourers — empleamos a dos obreros no especializados

• an introduction to psychology for the general reader — una introducción a la psicología para el lector no especializado

6) (at end of title) general

secretary general — secretario(-a) m / f general

2. N

1)

• in general — en general

we discussed work in general — hablamos sobre el trabajo 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)

the particular and the general — lo particular y lo general

3) (Mil) (=officer) general mf

General Croft arrived late — el general Croft llegó tarde

good morning, General Croft — buenos días, General Croft

3.

CPD

general 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

to go into general practice — entrar a trabajar en 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]
adjective

1)

a) ( not detailed or specific) general

I get the general picture — me hago una idea (general)

speaking in general terms, you are right — hablando en general or en líneas generales, tienes razón

a general term — un término genérico or general

in general — en general

b) ( not specialized) < information> general; < laborer> no especializado

a guide book for the general reader — una guía para el gran público

2)

a) ( applicable to all) general

the general good — el bien general or de todos

b) ( widespread) < tendency> generalizado

3) ( usual) general

as a general rule we don't allow it — por lo general or por regla general no lo permitimos

4) ( chief) < manager> general

General Assembly — Asamblea f General

5) ( Med) < anesthetic> general

II

noun ( Mil) general mf

English-spanish dictionary > general
14 allgemein

(abgek. allg.)

I Adj.

1. (alle[s] betreffend) general; (üblich) common; (umfassend) overall; stärker: universal; von allgemeinem Interesse of general interest; auf allgemeinen Wunsch by popular request ( oder demand); mit allgemeiner Billigung by common consent; allgemeine Zustimmung finden meet with general approval; allgemeines Mittel universal remedy; allgemeine Redensart generality; allgemeine Wahlen general election(s); allgemeines Wahlrecht universal suffrage; allgemeine Wehrpflicht universal conscription, compulsory military service; allgemeine Schulpflicht compusory education; Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse (abgek. AOK) statutory health insurance company

2. (öffentlich) public; das allgemeine Wohl the common good, the public welfare

3. (ohne Details) Frage, Darstellung: general, generic; im Allgemeinen generally, in general; (im Ganzen) on the whole; das Allgemeine und das Besondere the general and the particular; vom Allgemeinen auf das Besondere schließen infer the particular from the general, instantiate (s. th. [general] in s.th. [special]); das ist mir viel zu allgemein that’s much too general for my taste

II Adv.

1. in general, generally; es ist allgemein bekannt, dass... it’s a well-known fact that..., it is common knowledge that...; allgemein bildende Schulen etwa comprehensive schools, Am. ordinary public schools; allgemein gebrauchtes Wort (alltägliches) word in general use; allgemein gültig universally applicable ( oder valid), general rule; es ist allgemein üblich, dass man... it’s ( oder that’s) common practi|ce (Am. -se) to...; allgemein verbindlich generally binding; allgemein verbreitet widespread, popular; allgemein verständlich comprehensible, simple

2. (Ggs. konkret, detailliert) generally; (oberbegrifflich) generically; allgemein anerkannt generally accepted; allgemein gesprochen generally speaking; allgemein gehalten general; allgemein gebrauchtes Wort (Ggs. speziell) word used in a general sense

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generally (Adv.); common (Adj.); nationwide (Adj.); commonly (Adv.); overall (Adj.); universal (Adj.); general (Adj.)

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ạll|ge|mein ['algə'main]
1. adj
general; Ablehnung, Zustimmung auch common; Feiertag public; Regelungen, Wahlrecht universal; Wehrpflicht compulsory; (= öffentlich) public, general
im Allgemeinen — in general, generally

im allgeméínen Interesse — in the common interest, in the public interest

von allgeméínem Interesse — of general interest

auf allgeméínen Wunsch — by popular or general request

die allgeméíne Meinung — the general opinion, the generally held opinion, public opinion

das allgeméíne Wohl — the common good, (the) public welfare, the public good

allgeméínes Aufsehen erregen — to cause or create a sensation

die Diskussion darüber wurde allgeméín — a general discussion developed

wir sind ganz allgeméín geblieben (inf) — we stayed on a general level

das Allgemeine und das Besondere — the general and the particular

2. adv
(= überall, bei allen, von allen) generally; (= ausnahmslos von allen) universally; (= generell) generally, in the main, for the most part; (= nicht spezifisch) in general terms
seine Thesen sind so allgeméín abgefasst, dass... — his theses are worded in such general terms that...

du kannst doch nicht so allgeméín behaupten, dass... — you can't make such a generalization and say that..., you can't generalize like that and say that...

seine Thesen sind so allgeméín abgefasst, dass... — his theses are worded in such general terms that...

du kannst doch nicht so allgeméín behaupten, dass... — you can't make such a generalization and say that..., you can't generalize like that and say that...

es ist allgeméín bekannt — it's common knowledge

es ist allgeméín üblich, etw zu tun — it's the general rule that we/they etc do sth, it's commonly or generally the practice to do sth

allgeméín verbindlich — generally binding

allgeméín verständlich (adjektivisch) — generally intelligible, intelligible to all; (adverbial) in a way intelligible to all

etw allgeméín verständlich ausdrücken — to express sth in a way which everyone can understand

allgeméín verbreitet — widespread

allgeméín zugänglich — open to all, open to the general public

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1) ((of a name, term etc) referring to several similar objects etc: `Furniture' is a generic term for chairs, tables etc.) generic

2) (general; not detailed: We discussed the plans in broad outline.) broad

3) (publicly owned: common property.) common

4) (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.) general

5) (covering a large number of cases: a general rule.) general

6) (without details: I'll just give you a general idea of the plan.) general

7) (usually; by most people; on the whole: He is generally disliked; He generally wins.) generally

8) (amongst, or by, most people: He was popularly believed to have magical powers.) popularly

9) (in general: Generally speaking, men are stronger than women.) generally speaking

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all·ge·mein

[ˈalgəˈmain]

I. adj

1. attr (alle betreffend) general

\allgemeine Feiertage national holidays

im \allgemeinen Interesse liegen [o sein] to be in everyone's interests [or in the common interest]

von \allgemeinem Interesse sein to be of interest to everyone

\allgemeine Vorschriften universal regulations, regulations applying to everyone

das \allgemeine Wahlrecht universal suffrage

die \allgemeine Wehrpflicht military service

2. attr (allen gemeinsam) general, public

zur \allgemeinen Überraschung to everyone's surprise

das \allgemeine Wohl the common good

\allgemeine Zustimmung finden/auf \allgemeine Ablehnung stoßen to meet with general approval/disapproval

3. (nicht spezifisch) general

die Frage war \allgemeiner Natur the question was of a rather general nature

4.

▶ im A\allgemeinen (normalerweise) generally speaking; (insgesamt) on the whole

II. adv

1. (allerseits, überall) generally

\allgemein bekannt/üblich sein to be common knowledge/practice

\allgemein gültig general, universally applicable

\allgemein verbindlich generally binding

\allgemein verbreitet widespread

\allgemein verständlich intelligible to everybody

\allgemein zugänglich sein to be open to the general public

2. (nicht spezifisch) generally

der Vortrag war leider sehr \allgemein gehalten unfortunately the lecture was rather general [or lacked focus]

eine \allgemein bildende Schule a school providing a general rather than specialized education

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1.
Adjektiv general; universal <conscription, suffrage>; universally applicable <law, rule>

auf allgemeinen Wunsch — by popular or general request

das allgemeine Wohl — the common good

im allgemeinen Interesse — in the common interest; in everybody's interest

im allgemeinen — in general; generally
2.
adverbial

1) generally

es ist allgemein bekannt, dass... — it is common knowledge that...

allgemein zugänglich — open to all or everybody

allgemein bildend — <school, course, etc.> providing a general or an all-round or (Amer.) all-around education

allgemein gültig — universally or generally applicable <law, rule>; universally or generally valid <law of nature, definition, thesis>

allgemein verbindlich — universally binding

allgemein verständlich — comprehensible or intelligible to all postpos.

etwas allgemein verständlich erklären — explain something in a way comprehensible or intelligible to all

2) (oft abwertend): (unverbindlich) <write, talk, discuss, examine, be worded> in general terms

eine allgemein gehaltene Einführung — a general introduction

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allgemein (abk allg.)

A. adj

1. (alle[s] betreffend) general; (üblich) common; (umfassend) overall; stärker: universal;

von allgemeinem Interesse of general interest;

auf allgemeinen Wunsch by popular request ( oder demand);

mit allgemeiner Billigung by common consent;

allgemeine Zustimmung finden meet with general approval;

allgemeines Mittel universal remedy;

allgemeine Redensart generality;

allgemeine Wahlen general election(s);

allgemeines Wahlrecht universal suffrage;

allgemeine Wehrpflicht universal conscription, compulsory military service;

allgemeine Schulpflicht compusory education;

Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse (abk AOK) statutory health insurance company

2. (öffentlich) public;

das allgemeine Wohl the common good, the public welfare

3. (ohne Details) Frage, Darstellung: general, generic;

im Allgemeinen generally, in general; (im Ganzen) on the whole;

das Allgemeine und das Besondere the general and the particular;

vom Allgemeinen auf das Besondere schließen infer the particular from the general, instantiate (s. th. [general] in sth [special]);

das ist mir viel zu allgemein that’s much too general for my taste

B. adv

1. in general, generally;

es ist allgemein bekannt, dass … it’s a well-known fact that…, it is common knowledge that …;

allgemein bildend → allgemeinbildend;

allgemein gebrauchtes Wort (alltägliches) word in general use;

allgemein gültig → allgemeingültig;

es ist allgemein üblich, dass man … it’s ( oder that’s) common practice (US -se) to …;

allgemein verbindlich generally binding;

allgemein verbreitet widespread, popular;

allgemein verständlich comprehensible, simple

2. (Ggs konkret, detailliert) generally; (oberbegrifflich) generically;

allgemein anerkannt generally accepted;

allgemein gesprochen generally speaking;

allgemein gehalten general;

allgemein gebrauchtes Wort (Ggs speziell) word used in a general sense

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1.
Adjektiv general; universal <conscription, suffrage>; universally applicable <law, rule>

auf allgemeinen Wunsch — by popular or general request

das allgemeine Wohl — the common good

im allgemeinen Interesse — in the common interest; in everybody's interest

im allgemeinen — in general; generally
2.
adverbial

1) generally

es ist allgemein bekannt, dass... — it is common knowledge that...

allgemein zugänglich — open to all or everybody

allgemein bildend — <school, course, etc.> providing a general or an all-round or (Amer.) all-around education

allgemein gültig — universally or generally applicable <law, rule>; universally or generally valid <law of nature, definition, thesis>

allgemein verbindlich — universally binding

allgemein verständlich — comprehensible or intelligible to all postpos.

etwas allgemein verständlich erklären — explain something in a way comprehensible or intelligible to all

2) (oft abwertend): (unverbindlich) <write, talk, discuss, examine, be worded> in general terms

eine allgemein gehaltene Einführung — a general introduction

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adj.

abstract adj.

common adj.

general adj.

generic adj.

nationwide adj.

public adj. adv.

generally adv.

generically adv.

popularly adv.

universally adv. präp.

across the board expr.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > allgemein
15 general

'‹enərəl 1. adjective
1) (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.) alminnelig, generell

2) (covering a large number of cases: a general rule.) alminnelig, hoved-

3) (without details: I'll just give you a general idea of the plan.) generell, helhets-

4) ((as part of an official title) chief: the Postmaster General.) general-, hoved-
2. noun
(in the British army, (a person of) the rank next below field marshal: General Smith.) general

- generalize
- generalise
- generalization
- generalisation
- generally
- General Certificate of Education
- general election
- general practitioner
- general store
- as a general rule
- in general
- the general public

allmenn
--------
alminnelig
--------
general
--------
generell

I
subst. \/ˈdʒen(ə)r(ə)l\/

1) ( militærvesen) general, hærfører, feltherre

• good\/bad general

2) ( kirkelig) (religiøst) overhode

3) (hverdagslig, medisin) narkose, totalbedøvelse

4) (gammeldags, hverdagslig) tjenestepike

caviar to the generals se ➢ caviare

the general den store allmennheten

generals allmenne begreper, allmenne prinsipper
II
adj. \/ˈdʒen(ə)r(ə)l\/

1) generell, allmenn, utbredt, vanlig

2) omtrentlig

• I can only give you a general idea of it

3) helhets-, total-

• the general impression of it is good

helhetsinntrykket er bra

4) general-, hoved-

• general programme

5) general-, over-

• consul-general

• major general

• inspector-general

6) ( militærvesen) general(s)

• general rank

as a general rule generelt, som regel, som oftest, gjerne

as a general thing i allmennhet, i det store og det hele

general economic conditions generelle økonomiske betingelser

general expenses generelle utgifter, administrasjonsutgifter

general post (delivery) morgenpost

the general public den store allmennheten, folk flest

the general reader den vanlige leser, de fleste lesere

general reserves hovedreserve

(speaking) in a general way i allmennhet, i det store og det hele

in general generelt, som regel, som oftest, gjerne

in general terms med generelle begreper

in general use i vanlig bruk, i normal bruk

in the general interest av generell interesse

English-Norwegian dictionary > general
16 general

['‹enərəl] 1. adjective
1) (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.) almennur

2) (covering a large number of cases: a general rule.) almennur

3) (without details: I'll just give you a general idea of the plan.) almennur

4) ((as part of an official title) chief: the Postmaster General.) yfir-, aðal-
2. noun
(in the British army, (a person of) the rank next below field marshal: General Smith.) herforingi

- generalize
- generalise
- generalization
- generalisation
- generally
- General Certificate of Education
- general election
- general practitioner
- general store
- as a general rule
- in general
- the general public

English-Icelandic dictionary > general
17 general

megszokott
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['‹enərəl] 1. adjective
1) (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.) általános

2) (covering a large number of cases: a general rule.) általános

3) (without details: I'll just give you a general idea of the plan.) nem specializált, átfogó

4) ((as part of an official title) chief: the Postmaster General.) fő
2. noun
(in the British army, (a person of) the rank next below field marshal: General Smith.) tábornok

- generalize
- generalise
- generalization
- generalisation
- generally
- General Certificate of Education
- general election
- general practitioner
- general store
- as a general rule
- in general
- the general public

English-Hungarian dictionary > general
18 general

['‹enərəl] 1. adjective
1) (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.) geral

2) (covering a large number of cases: a general rule.) geral

3) (without details: I'll just give you a general idea of the plan.) geral

4) ((as part of an official title) chief: the Postmaster General.) chefe
2. noun
(in the British army, (a person of) the rank next below field marshal: General Smith.) general

- generalize
- generalise
- generalization
- generalisation
- generally
- General Certificate of Education
- general election
- general practitioner
- general store
- as a general rule
- in general
- the general public
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gen.er.al

[dʒ'enərəl] n 1 idéia, noção ou princípio geral. 2 Mil general. 3 principal de ordem religiosa. 4 povo, público. • adj 1 geral, de ou para todos. 2 comum, usual, corrente, ordinário. 3 não-especializado, não-especificado. 4 não detalhado, geral. 5 genérico. 6 principal, mais alto, dirigente. as a general rule como regra geral, em geral. a topic of general interest um tópico de interesse geral. director general diretor-geral. general of the army Amer o posto mais alto no exército norte-americano. in general terms em termos gerais. in (the) general geralmente, em geral, usualmente. major general major-general, general-de-divisão. the general o público, o povo.

English-Portuguese dictionary > general
19 general

adj. genel, yaygın, tahmini, baş, umumi, şef
————————
n. general, genel ilkeler, orgeneral, komutan, tarikat lideri

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genel
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['‹enərəl] 1. adjective
1) (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.) genel

2) (covering a large number of cases: a general rule.) genel

3) (without details: I'll just give you a general idea of the plan.) genel

4) ((as part of an official title) chief: the Postmaster General.) şef, genel, kıdemli
2. noun
(in the British army, (a person of) the rank next below field marshal: General Smith.) general

- generalize, generalise
- generalization, generalisation
- generally
- General Certificate of Education
- general election
- general practitioner
- general store
- as a general rule
- in general
- the general public

English-Turkish dictionary > general
20 general

['‹enərəl] 1. adjective
1) (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.) splošen

2) (covering a large number of cases: a general rule.) splošen

3) (without details: I'll just give you a general idea of the plan.) splošen

4) ((as part of an official title) chief: the Postmaster General.) glaven
2. noun
(in the British army, (a person of) the rank next below field marshal: General Smith.) general

- generalize
- generalise
- generalization
- generalisation
- generally
- General Certificate of Education
- general election
- general practitioner
- general store
- as a general rule
- in general
- the general public
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I [džénərəl]
noun

military general; figuratively vojskovodja, strateg; American colloquially dekle za vse; archaic občinstvo; večina; plural archaic splošna načela
II [džénərəl]
adjective

splošen, obči, navaden; skupen; glaven; military višje stopnje od polkovnika

general cargo — mešan tovor

general delivery — izročitev pošiljk na pošti brez dostave, poste restante

in general — na splošno

a person of general information — mnogostransko izobražen človek

general post — splošna premestitev

general practitioner — splošni zdravnik

general servant — dekle (sluga) za vse

general reader — človek ki prebere vse, kar mu pride pod roke

British English general dealer — trgovec z mešanim blagom

general approbation — splošno odobravanje

general hospital — splošna bolnica

general order — dnevno povelje

General Post Office — glavna pošta

general staff — glavni štab

nautical general trader — tramper

as a general rule — praviloma, na splošno, redno

general attorney — državni tožilec

military general service — splošna vojna obveznost

general elections — splošne volitve

in a general way — na splošno

postmaster general British English minister za pošte

in general terms — čisto na splošno

English-Slovenian dictionary > general

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in a large number of cases

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