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general ['dʒenərəl]∎ as a general rule en règle générale, en général;∎ in general terms en termes généraux;∎ in the general interest dans l'intérêt de tous;∎ the general feeling was that he should have won le sentiment général était qu'il aurait dû gagner;∎ there was a general movement to leave the room la plupart des gens se sont levés pour sortir(b) (approximate) général;∎ a general resemblance une vague ressemblance;∎ to go in the general direction of sth se diriger plus ou moins vers qch;∎ their house is over in that general direction leur maison se trouve vers là-bas(c) (widespread) général, répandu;∎ a general opinion une opinion générale ou répandue;∎ to be in general use être d'usage courant ou répandu;∎ to come into general use se généraliser;∎ this word is no longer in general use ce mot est tombé en désuétude;∎ there is general agreement on the matter il y a consensus sur la question;∎ this kind of attitude is fairly general in Europe ce genre d'attitude est assez répandu en Europe;∎ the rain has been pretty general il a plu un peu partout(d) (overall → outline, plan, impression) d'ensemble;∎ the general effect is quite pleasing le résultat général est assez agréable;∎ I get the general idea je vois en gros;∎ he gave her a general idea or outline of his work il lui a décrit son travail dans les grandes lignes;∎ the general tone of her remarks was that… ce qui ressortait de ses remarques c'est que…;∎ he made himself a general nuisance il a été embêtant à tout point de vue∎ this book is for the general reader ce livre est destiné au lecteur moyen;∎ the general public le grand public2 noun∎ to go from the general to the particular aller du général au particulier(c) (domestic servant) bonne f à tout faireen général►► Banking general account manager chargé(e) m,f de clientèle grand public;general accounts comptabilité f générale;American General Accounting Office = Cour des comptes américaine;Commerce general agent agent m d'affaires;General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade accord m général sur les tarifs douaniers et le commerce;Medicine general anaesthetic anesthésie f générale;General Assembly assemblée f générale;Australian Cinema general (audience) = tous publics;Insurance general average avarie f commune;Commerce general business (on agenda) questions fpl diverses;formerly School General Certificate of Education = certificat de fin d'études secondaires en deux étapes (O level et A level) dont la première est aujourd'hui remplacée par le GCSE;School General Certificate of Secondary Education = premier examen de fin de scolarité en Grande-Bretagne; see also GCSE ;American general dealer bazar m;University general degree = licence comportant plusieurs matières;American general delivery poste f restante;general election élections fpl législatives;British General Electric Company = société britannique fabriquant des produits électriques, électroniques et de télécommunications;American School general equivalency diploma = aux États-Unis, diplôme d'études secondaires pour adultes souvent obtenu par correspondance;Accountancy & Finance general expenses frais mpl généraux;general headquarters (grand) quartier m général;general hospital centre m hospitalier;general knowledge culture f générale;Accountancy general ledger grand-livre m;Law general lien privilège m général;general management committee comité m de direction;general manager directeur(trice) m,f général(e);British General Medical Council ≃ conseil m de l'ordre des médecins;general meeting assemblée f générale;British General and Municipal Workers' Union = syndicat britannique des employés des collectivités locales;British School General National Vocational Qualification = formation professionnelle sur deux ans que l'on peut suivre à partir de seize ans;Finance general obligation bond emprunt m de collectivité locale;general officer général m en chef; Accountancy &General Post Office (in Britain) = titre officiel de la Poste britannique avant 1969; (in US) = les services postaux américains;general practice médecine f générale;general practitioner médecin m généraliste, omnipraticien(enne) m,f;Finance general price level niveau m général des prix;general secretary (of trade union, political party) secrétaire mf général(e);general staff état-major m;general store bazar m;general strike grève f générale;the General Strike = la grève de mai 1926 en Grande-Bretagne, lancée par les syndicats par solidarité avec les mineurs;School General Studies ≃ cours m de culture générale;General Synod = le Synode général de l'Église anglicane;Finance general wage level niveau m général des salaires -
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general [ˈdʒenərəl]1. adjectivea. généralb. ( = unspecific) [answer, discussion, enquiry] d'ordre généralc. ( = approximate) in the general direction of the village dans la direction approximative du village2. noun3. compounds► General Certificate of Secondary Education noun (British) examen passé à 16 ans ≈ brevet m des collèges → GCSE► general practice noun (British = work) médecine f générale ; ( = place) cabinet m de médecine générale• to be in general practice être médecin généraliste ► general practitioner noun (médecin m ) généraliste m* * *['dʒenrəl] 1.1) Military général m2)2.1) ( widespread) gen généralin general use — [word, term] d'usage courant; [equipment] d'utilisation courante
2) ( overall) gen généralthat's the general idea — en gros, c'est ça l'idée
as a general rule — normalement, en règle générale
3) (miscellaneous, not specific) gen général; [promise, assurance] vague4) ( not specialized) [medicine, linguistics] général; [user, reader] moyen/-ennegeneral office duties — travail m de bureau
general assistant — employé/-e m/f de bureau
5) ( normal) général3.in general adverbial phrase ( usually or non-specifically) en général; (overall, mostly) dans l'ensemble -
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teacher ['ti:tʃə(r)](in primary school) instituteur(trice) m,f, maître m, maîtresse f; (in secondary school) professeur m, enseignant(e) m,f; (in special school) éducateur(trice) m,f;∎ French/history teacher professeur m de français/d'histoire;∎ teachers are threatening to strike les enseignants menacent de se mettre en grève;∎ teacher-pupil ratio taux m d'encadrement►► American teacher's aide assistant(e) m,f pédagogique;American teacher certification diplôme m d'enseignement;American teacher's college centre m de formation pédagogique, ≃ école f normale;American teacher education formation f pédagogique des enseignants;American University teacher evaluation évaluation f (des compétences) des enseignants;teacher's pet chouchou(oute) m,f du professeur;British teacher training formation f pédagogique des enseignants;∎ to do one's teacher training suivre une formation pédagogique;British teacher training certificate diplôme m d'enseignement;British teacher training college centre m de formation pédagogique, ≃ école f normale
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