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général adjectif
{m}

general◼◼◼adjective
[UK: ˈdʒen.r̩əl] [US: ˈdʒen.r̩əl]
Ziri is a general. = Ziri est général.

général adjectif

general◼◼◼(involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
adjective
[UK: ˈdʒen.r̩əl] [US: ˈdʒen.r̩əl]
Ziri is a general. = Ziri est général.

general◼◼◼(of a person: pre-eminent)
adjective
[UK: ˈdʒen.r̩əl] [US: ˈdʒen.r̩əl]
Ziri is a general. = Ziri est général.

general◼◼◼(not limited in application; applicable to a whole class or category)
adjective
[UK: ˈdʒen.r̩əl] [US: ˈdʒen.r̩əl]
Ziri is a general. = Ziri est général.

general◼◼◼(miscellaneous, not limited to a specific class)
adjective
[UK: ˈdʒen.r̩əl] [US: ˈdʒen.r̩əl]
Ziri is a general. = Ziri est général.

general◼◼◼(widespread, common)
adjective
[UK: ˈdʒen.r̩əl] [US: ˈdʒen.r̩əl]
Ziri is a general. = Ziri est général.

blanket◼◼◻(covering or encompassing everything)
adjective
[UK: ˈblæŋkɪt] [US: ˈblæŋkət]

full-scale◼◻◻(thorough)
adjective
[UK: fʊl ˈskeɪl] [US: fʊl ˈskeɪl]

général nom {m}

general [generals]◼◼◼(military rank)
noun
[UK: ˈdʒen.r̩əl] [US: ˈdʒen.r̩əl]
Ziri is a general. = Ziri est général.

Général Tao nom

General Tso's chicken◼◼◼(sweet and spicy dish)
noun

générale adjectif
{f}

general◼◼◼adjective
[UK: ˈdʒen.r̩əl] [US: ˈdʒen.r̩əl]
A general election will be held in May. = L'élection générale se tiendra en mai.

généralement adverbe

generally◼◼◼(as a rule; usually)
adverb
[UK: ˈdʒen.r̩əl.i] [US: ˈdʒen.r̩əl.i]
I generally get home at eight. = Je rentre généralement à huit heures.

generally◼◼◼(without reference to specific details)
adverb
[UK: ˈdʒen.r̩əl.i] [US: ˈdʒen.r̩əl.i]
I generally get home at eight. = Je rentre généralement à huit heures.

generally◼◼◼(popularly or widely)
adverb
[UK: ˈdʒen.r̩əl.i] [US: ˈdʒen.r̩əl.i]
I generally get home at eight. = Je rentre généralement à huit heures.

usually◼◼◼(most of the time)
adverb
[UK: ˈjuː.ʒə.li] [US: ˈjuː.ʒə.wə.li]
I'm usually quite frank. = Je suis généralement assez franc.

widely◼◼◻(commonly, generally)
adverb
[UK: ˈwaɪd.li] [US: ˈwaɪd.li]

as a rule◼◼◻(in general; most often)
adverb
[UK: əz ə ruːl] [US: ˈæz ə ˈruːl]

généralisation nom {f}

generalization [generalizations]◼◼◼(formulation of general concepts)
noun
[UK: ˌdʒen.r̩əl.aɪ.ˈzeɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌdʒen.r̩əl.ə.ˈzeɪʃ.n̩]
Ziri always avoids generalization. = Ziri évite toujours les généralisations.

generalization [generalizations]◼◼◼(inductive reasoning)
noun
[UK: ˌdʒen.r̩əl.aɪ.ˈzeɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌdʒen.r̩əl.ə.ˈzeɪʃ.n̩]
Ziri always avoids generalization. = Ziri évite toujours les généralisations.

generalisation [generalisations]◼◼◼(formulation of general concepts)
noun
[UK: ˌʤɛnərəlaɪˈzeɪʃən] [US: ˌʤɛnərəlaɪˈzeɪʃən]

generalisation [generalisations]◼◼◼(inductive reasoning)
noun
[UK: ˌʤɛnərəlaɪˈzeɪʃən] [US: ˌʤɛnərəlaɪˈzeɪʃən]

généraliser verbe

generalize [generalized, generalizing, generalizes]◼◼◼(to infer or induce from specific cases to more general cases or principles)
verb
[UK: ˈdʒen.r̩ə.laɪz] [US: ˈdʒen.r̩ə.laɪz]
Lemma 5 cannot be generalized to arbitrary artinian rings. = Le lemme 5 ne peut pas être généralisé pour les anneaux artiniens quelconques.

generalize [generalized, generalizing, generalizes]◼◼◼(to speak in generalities, or in vague terms)
verb
[UK: ˈdʒen.r̩ə.laɪz] [US: ˈdʒen.r̩ə.laɪz]
Lemma 5 cannot be generalized to arbitrary artinian rings. = Le lemme 5 ne peut pas être généralisé pour les anneaux artiniens quelconques.

generalize [generalized, generalizing, generalizes]◼◼◼(to spread throughout the body and become systemic)
verb
[UK: ˈdʒen.r̩ə.laɪz] [US: ˈdʒen.r̩ə.laɪz]
Lemma 5 cannot be generalized to arbitrary artinian rings. = Le lemme 5 ne peut pas être généralisé pour les anneaux artiniens quelconques.

subsume [subsumed, subsuming, subsumes]◼◻◻(to consider an occurrence as part of a principle or rule)
verb
[UK: səb.ˈsjuːm] [US: səb.ˈsjuːm]

généralissime nom {m}

generalissimo◼◼◼(supreme commander)
noun
[UK: ˌdʒen.r̩ə.ˈlɪs.ɪ.məʊ] [US: ˌdʒen.r̩ə.ˈlɪs.ɪ.moʊ]

généraliste nom

generalist [generalists]◼◼◼(person with a broad general knowledge)
noun
[UK: ˈdʒen.r̩əl.ɪst] [US: ˈdʒen.r̩əl.ɪst]

généralisé adjectif

widespread◼◼◼(affecting a large area)
adjective
[UK: ˈwaɪd.spred] [US: ˈwaɪd.ˈspred]
There's a widespread delirium. = Il y a un délire généralisé.

generalized◼◼◼(made more general, less specialized)
adjective
[UK: ˈdʒen.r̩ə.laɪzd] [US: ˈdʒen.r̩ə.laɪzd]
Lemma 5 cannot be generalized to arbitrary artinian rings. = Le lemme 5 ne peut pas être généralisé pour les anneaux artiniens quelconques.

généralisé preposition

across the board◼◻◻(pertaining to all categories or things)
preposition
[UK: ə.ˈkrɒs ðə bɔːd] [US: ə.ˈkrɒs ðə ˈbɔːrd]

agent général nom {m}

agent general◼◼◼(representative of organisation / nation)
noun

alimentation générale nom {f}

dairy [dairies]◼◼◼(corner-store, superette, mini-mart)
noun
[UK: ˈdeə.ri] [US: ˈde.ri]

anesthésie générale nom {f}

general anesthesia◼◼◼(type of anesthesia)
noun

assemblée générale nom {f}

general assembly◼◼◼(formal meeting of all members of an organization)
noun
[UK: ˈdʒen.r̩əl ə.ˈsem.bli] [US: ˈdʒen.r̩əl ə.ˈsem.bli]

assemblée générale annuelle nom {f}

annual general meeting◼◼◼(meeting held each year)
noun

assemblée générale des actionnaires nom {f}

shareholders' meeting◼◼◼(meeing of shareholders)
noun

Assemblée générale des Nations unies nom propre

United Nations General Assembly◼◼◼(one of the six principal organs of the United Nations)
proper noun
[UK: ju.ˈnaɪt.ɪd ˈneɪʃ.n̩z ˈdʒen.r̩əl ə.ˈsem.bli] [US: ju.ˈnaɪt.əd ˈneɪʃ.n̩z ˈdʒen.r̩əl ə.ˈsem.bli]

avocat général nom {m}

advocate general◼◼◼noun

brigadier-général nom

brigadier general◼◼◼(an officer commanding a brigade)
noun
[UK: ˌbrɪ.ɡə.ˈdɪə(r) ˈdʒen.r̩əl] [US: ˌbrɪ.ɡə.ˈdɪr ˈdʒen.r̩əl]

consul général nom {m}

consul-general◼◼◼(consular officer who heads a consulate general)
noun

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