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1 general
'‹enərəl
1. adjective1) (of, involving etc all, most or very many people, things etc: The general feeling is that he is stupid; His general knowledge is good although he is not good at mathematics.) general2) (covering a large number of cases: a general rule.) general3) (without details: I'll just give you a general idea of the plan.) general4) ((as part of an official title) chief: the Postmaster General.) jefe, general
2. noun(in the British army, (a person of) the rank next below field marshal: General Smith.) general- generalise
- generalization
- generalisation
- generally
- General Certificate of Education
- general election
- general practitioner
- general store
- as a general rule
- in general
- the general public
general1 adj generalin general en general / por lo generalgeneral2 n general
Multiple Entries: Gral. general
Gral. sustantivo masculino (◊ General) Gen.
general adjetivo hablando en líneas generales broadly speaking; un panorama general de la situación an overall view of the situationb) ( en locs)el público en general the general public; por lo general as a (general) rule ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (Mil) general
general
I adjetivo general
director general, general manager, director-general
huelga general, general strike
secretario general, Secretary-General
II m Mil Rel general Locuciones: por lo o en general, in general, generally ' general' also found in these entries: Spanish: abogada - abogado - anestesia - asesinar - bachillerato - bien - camino - capitán - capitana - cerrarse - CGPJ - ciudad - comida - cuartel - decretar - desbandada - DGT - economía - EGB - el - elección - enferma - enfermo - ensayo - entre - error - esperar - fiscal - golpista - gral. - huelga - ladrón - ladrona - lata - lista - LOGSE - mayoría - nombrar - panorama - parecerse - piso - policlínica - política - protesta - pública - público - regalar - regla - sazón - secretaría English: AGM - all-out - as - Attorney General - backdrop - blanket - booze - bosom - breast - buck - crime - current - disheveled - dishevelled - dress - dress rehearsal - dry run - education - election - GATT - GCE - GCSE - general - general anaesthetic - general assembly - general election - general knowledge - general practice - general practitioner - general public - generally - GP - GPO - headquarters - HQ - large - main - managing - master - mobilize - most - opposite - outline - overall - overview - Postmaster General - practitioner - prevailing - public - quashtr['ʤenərəl]1 general■ could you give me a general idea? ¿me podrías dar una idea general?1 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL general nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas a general rule por regla general, como normain general por lo generalgeneral knowledge conocimientos nombre masculino plural generalesgeneral practice medicina generalgeneral practitioner médico,-a de cabecerageneral ['ʤɛnrəl, 'ʤnə-] adj: generalin general: en general, por lo generalgeneral n: general mfadj.• extendido, -a adj.• general adj.n.• general s.m.
I 'dʒenrəl1)a) ( not detailed or specific) generalspeaking in general terms, you are right — hablando en general or en líneas generales, tienes razón
a general term — un término genérico or general
b) ( not specialized) < information> general; < laborer> no especializado2)a) ( applicable to all) generalthe general good — el bien general or de todos
b) ( widespread) < tendency> generalizado3) ( usual) generalas a general rule we don't allow it — por lo general or por regla general no lo permitimos
General Assembly — Asamblea f General
5) ( Med) < anesthetic> general
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['dʒenǝrǝl]1. ADJ1) (=overall) [appearance, decline, attitude] general•
the general standard of education is very high — el nivel general de educación es muy alto2) (=widespread) [view, interest] general•
there was general agreement on this question — hubo un consenso general con respecto a esta cuestión•
there was general opposition to the proposal — la oposición a la propuesta fue general or generalizada3) (=vague, non-specific) generalbeware of making statements which are too general — ten cuidado de hacer afirmaciones que sean demasiado generales
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we drove in the general direction of Aberdeen — fuimos conduciendo en dirección aproximada a Aberdeen•
please direct any general enquiries you may have to my secretary — le ruego solicite a mi secretaria cualquier información de carácter general4) (=usual)5) (=not specialized) [reader, public] no especializado•
an introduction to psychology for the general reader — una introducción a la psicología para el lector no especializado6) (at end of title) generalsecretary general — secretario(-a) m / f general
2. N1)• in general — en general
in general this kind of situation can be controlled — (=normally) en general or por lo general este tipo de situaciones pueden controlarse
2)3) (Mil) (=officer) general mfgood morning, General Croft — buenos días, General Croft
3.CPDgeneral anaesthesia N — anestesia f general
general anaesthetic, general anesthetic (US) N — anestesia f general
general assembly N — asamblea f general
general audit N — auditoría f general
general cargo N — cargamento m mixto
General Certificate of Secondary Education N (Brit) (Educ) — see cultural note GCSE
the General Confession N — (Church of England) la oración de confesión colectiva
general costs NPL — gastos mpl generales
general dealer N — (US) tienda f, almacén m (S. Cone)
general delivery N — (US, Canada) lista f de correos
general election N — elecciones fpl or comicios mpl generales
general expenses NPL — gastos mpl generales
general headquarters N — (Mil) cuartel msing general
general holiday N — día m festivo
general hospital N — hospital m
general knowledge N — cultura f general
general manager N — director(a) m / f general
general medicine N — medicina f general
general meeting N — asamblea f general
General Officer Commanding N — (Mil) Comandante mf en Jefe
general partnership N — (Jur) sociedad f regular colectiva
General Post Office N — (Brit) (Govt) (formerly) Correos m ; (=main post office) oficina f de correos
general practice N — (Brit) (Med) (=work) medicina f general; (=group) consultorio m médico
I am currently working in general practice — actualmente estoy trabajando como médico de medicina general
general practitioner N — médico(-a) m / f de medicina general frm, médico(-a) m / f de cabecera
the general public N — el público en general, el gran público
general science N — (Scol) Ciencias fpl
general science teacher N — profesor(a) m / f de Ciencias
General Secretary N — Secretario(a) m / f General
general staff N — estado m mayor (general)
general store N — (US) tienda f, almacén m (S. Cone)
general strike N — huelga f general
General Studies NPL — (Brit) estudios m generales
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I ['dʒenrəl]1)a) ( not detailed or specific) generalspeaking in general terms, you are right — hablando en general or en líneas generales, tienes razón
a general term — un término genérico or general
b) ( not specialized) < information> general; < laborer> no especializado2)a) ( applicable to all) generalthe general good — el bien general or de todos
b) ( widespread) < tendency> generalizado3) ( usual) generalas a general rule we don't allow it — por lo general or por regla general no lo permitimos
General Assembly — Asamblea f General
5) ( Med) < anesthetic> general
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2 technical
'teknikəl1) (having, or relating to, a particular science or skill, especially of a mechanical or industrial kind: a technical college; technical skill; technical drawing.) técnico2) ((having many terms) relating to a particular art or science: `Myopia' is a technical term for `short-sightedness'.) técnico3) (according to strict laws or rules: a technical defeat.) técnico•- technically
- technician
technical adj técnicotr['teknɪkəl]1 técnico,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLtechnical college centro de formación profesionaltechnical drawing dibujo técnicotechnical hitch fallo técnico, incidente nombre masculino técnicotechnical term tecnicismotechnical ['tɛknɪkəl] adj: técnico♦ technically [-kli] advadj.• técnico, -a adj.'teknɪkəl1)a) (of technology, technique) <education/equipment/skill> técnicob) ( specialized) < languageanslator> técnico; < dictionary> técnico, especializadotechnical term — tecnicismo m, término m técnico
2) ( in strict terms)['teknɪkǝl]1.ADJ técnicoa technical offence — (Jur) un delito de carácter técnico, un cuasidelito
the government has scored a technical victory — teóricamente, el gobierno ha logrado una victoria
2.CPDtechnical college N — (Brit) (Scol) ≈ escuela f politécnica, ≈ instituto m de formación profesional (Sp)
technical drawing N — dibujo m técnico
technical institute N — (US) instituto m tecnológico
technical knockout N — (Boxing) K.O. m técnico
technical support N — (Comput) (servicio m de) asistencia f técnica
* * *['teknɪkəl]1)a) (of technology, technique) <education/equipment/skill> técnicob) ( specialized) <language/translator> técnico; < dictionary> técnico, especializadotechnical term — tecnicismo m, término m técnico
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3 special
'speʃəl
1. adjective1) (out of the ordinary; un-usual or exceptional: a special occasion; a special friend.) especial, extraordinario2) (appointed, arranged, designed etc for a particular purpose: a special messenger; a special tool for drilling holes.) específico, particular
2. noun(something which is special: There's a special (= a special train) due through here at 5.20.) especial- speciality
- specialize
- specialise
- specialization
- specialisation
- specialized
- specialised
- specially
special adj1. especial2. extraordinariotr['speʃəl]1 (not ordinary or usual) especial; (exceptional) extraordinario,-a■ what's so special about today? ¿qué tiene hoy de especial?2 (specific) específico,-a, particular■ my special interest is... mi interés particular es...■ a special tool for... una herramienta especial para...1 (train) tren nombre masculino especial2 (TV programme) programa nombre masculino especial3 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (special offer) oferta especial\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLon special de ofertatoday's special plato del díaspecial agent agente nombre masulino o femenino secreto,-aSpecial Branch SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL Servicio de Seguridad del Estadospecial edition edición nombre femenino especial, número especial, número extraordinariospecial effects efectos nombre masculino plural especialesspecial issue extraordinariospecial licence dispensa matrimonialspecial offer oferta (especial)Special Olympics Juegos Paralímpicos nombre masculino pluralspecial powers poderes nombre masculino plural extraordinariosspecial school escuela especialspecial ['spɛʃəl] adj: especialnothing special: nada en especial, nada en particular♦ specially advadj.• especial adj.• extraordinario, -a adj.n.• número extraordinario s.m.• oferta extraordinaria s.f.• plato del día s.m.
I 'speʃəla) ( exceptional) (before n) <favor/request> especiala special price — un precio especial or de ocasión
what's so special about Steve? — ¿qué tiene Steve de especial?
b) ( for specific purpose) (before n) <arrangements/fund> especialspecial powers — ( Govt) poderes mpl extraordinarios
c) (particular, individual) especial, particularmy special interest is medieval poetry — me interesa especialmente or en especial or en particular la poesía medieval
children with special needs — ( Educ) niños que requieren una atención diferenciada
what are you doing tonight? - nothing special — ¿qué haces esta noche? - nada en especial
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1) ( train) tren m especial3)a) ( Culin) plato m especialthe chef's special — especialidad f del día
b) ( special offer) oferta f especial['speʃǝl]on special — (AmE) de or en oferta
1. ADJ1) (=important, exceptional) [occasion, day, permission, price, attention, diet] especial•
what's so special about that? — y eso ¿qué tiene de especial?•
is there anyone special in your life? — ¿hay alguien especial en tu vida?•
special arrangements will be made for disabled people — se tomarán medidas especiales para las personas discapacitadas•
to take special care of sth — cuidar especialmente de algo•
to make a special effort to do sth — esforzarse especialmente or hacer un esfuerzo extra para hacer algo•
you're extra special — tú eres lo mejor de lo mejor•
to make sb feel special — hacer que algn se sienta especial•
his special interest was always music — siempre tuvo especial interés por la música•
there's nothing special about being a journalist — ser periodista no tiene nada de especialit's nothing special * — no es nada especial, no es nada del otro mundo
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I've cooked something special for dinner — he preparado algo especial para cenar•
she's very special to us — la apreciamos mucho2) (=specific) especial•
have you any special date in mind? — ¿tienes en mente alguna fecha concreta or en particular or en especial?•
is there anything special you would like? — ¿hay algo que quieras en especial?•
I had no special reason for suspecting him — no tenía ningún motivo en especial para sospechar de él"why do you say that?" - "oh, no special reason" — -¿por qué dices eso? -por nada en especial
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I've no-one special in mind — no tengo en mente a nadie en concreto or en especial•
"what are you doing this weekend?" - " nothing special" — -¿qué haces este fin de semana? -nada (en) especial or nada en particular•
Britain has its own special problems — Gran Bretaña tiene sus propios problemas particulares3) (Brit)iro (=strange)to be a bit special — [person] ser un poco especial
2. N1) (=train) tren m especial; (TV, Rad) programa m especial; (=newspaper) número m extraordinariothe chef's special, today's special — la especialidad del día
2) (US) * (=special offer) oferta f especial•
to be on special — estar de oferta3) (Brit) * (=special constable) ciudadano que en determinadas ocasiones realiza funciones de policía3.CPDspecial adviser N — consejero(-a) m / f de asuntos extraordinarios
special agent N — agente mf especial
Special Air Service N — (Brit) regimiento del ejército británico que se especializa en operaciones clandestinas
Special Branch N — (Brit) Servicio m de Seguridad del Estado
special constable N — (Brit) ciudadano que en ciertas ocasiones realiza funciones de policía
special correspondent N — corresponsal mf especial
special delivery N — correo m exprés
special edition N — edición f especial
special education N — educación f especial
special educational needs NPL — necesidades fpl educativas especiales
special effects NPL — efectos mpl especiales
special interest group N — grupo m de presión que persigue un tema específico
special investigator N — investigador(a) m / f especial
special jury N — jurado m especial
special licence N — (Brit) (Jur) permiso especial para contraer matrimonio sin cumplir los requisitos legales normalmente necesarios
special needs NPL —
children with special needs, special needs children — niños que requieren una atención diferenciada
special offer N — (Comm) oferta f especial, oferta f de ocasión
special school N — colegio m de educación especial
special student N — (US) (at university) oyente mf libre
special subject N — (at school, university) optativa f ; (advanced) asignatura f especializada
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I ['speʃəl]a) ( exceptional) (before n) <favor/request> especiala special price — un precio especial or de ocasión
what's so special about Steve? — ¿qué tiene Steve de especial?
b) ( for specific purpose) (before n) <arrangements/fund> especialspecial powers — ( Govt) poderes mpl extraordinarios
c) (particular, individual) especial, particularmy special interest is medieval poetry — me interesa especialmente or en especial or en particular la poesía medieval
children with special needs — ( Educ) niños que requieren una atención diferenciada
what are you doing tonight? - nothing special — ¿qué haces esta noche? - nada en especial
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1) ( train) tren m especial3)a) ( Culin) plato m especialthe chef's special — especialidad f del día
b) ( special offer) oferta f especialon special — (AmE) de or en oferta
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