The general belief was that the abandoned house was inhabited by a poltergeist.La creencia general era que la casa abandonada estaba habitada por un poltergeist.

4. (not specialized)

a. general

The talk was addressed to the general public, so I couldn't use too much specialist vocabulary.La charla iba dirigida al público general, así que no podía usar demasiados tecnicismos.

5. (usual)

a. general

As a general rule, dogs are not allowed on this beach.Por regla general, no se admiten perros en esta playa.

6. (unspecific)

a. general

In general terms, this new phone model is lighter, slimmer, and faster.En términos generales, este nuevo modelo de teléfono es más ligero, más fino y más rápido.

7. (rank or title)

a. general

Who is the general manager of the company?¿Quién es el gerente general de la empresa?

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

8. (military)

a. el general

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

, la general

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The general ordered the soldiers to break ranks.El general ordenó a los soldados romper filas.

general

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (general)

in generalen general

2. (military)

a. el general

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

general of the armycapitán(ana) general

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

3. (general)

a. general

as a general rulepor norma or regla general

in general termsen términos generales

general anesomethingeticanestesia general

General AssemblyAsamblea f General

general deliverylista de correos

general electionelecciones generales

general knowledgecultura general

general managerdirector(ora) general

general meetingasamblea general

4. (medicine)

general practicemedicina general

5. (medicine)

general practitionermédico(a) de cabecera or de familia

the general publicel gran público, el público en general

general storetienda f

general strikehuelga general

general [ˈdʒenərəl]

adjective

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

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

her general attitude has improved

2 (widespread) [+view, interest] general

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

the decision met with general approval

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

she nodded in the general direction of the house

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've got the general idea but you may need to remind me about some of the details Do you think you understand? - Well, I've got the general idea ... by now you should have a general idea of what we're about

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

he spoke in general terms about the problem in general terms, such programs work as follows ...

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 secretarioasecretaria (m) (f) general;a secretaria

Secretary General of the UN

noun

in general en general

we discussed work in general hablamos sobre el trabajo en general

we want shorter shifts, and shorter working hours in general

in general this kind of situation can be controlled (normally) en general or por lo general este tipo de situaciones pueden controlarse

the particular and the general lo particular y lo general

it is easier to grasp the particular than the general ...her habit of arguing from the particular to the general

3 (Mil) (officer) general (m)

General Croft arrived late el general Croft llegó tarde; good morning, General Croft buenos días, General Croft

modifier

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) (Britain) (Educ)

note See culture box in entry GCSE.

the General Confession (n) (Church of England) la oración de confesión colectiva

general costs (n) gastos (m) generales

general dealer (n) (US) tienda (f); almacén (m); (S. Cone)

general delivery (n) (US) (Canada) lista (f) de correos

general election (n) elecciones (f) or comicios (m) generales

general headquarters (n) (Mil) cuartel (m) general

general holiday (n) día (m) festivo

general hospital (n) hospital (m)

general knowledge (n) cultura (f) general

general manager (n) directoradirectora (m) (f) general;a directora

general medicine (n) medicina (f) general

general meeting (n) asamblea (f) general

General Officer Commanding (n) (Mil) Comandante (m) en Jefe

general partnership (n) (Jur) sociedad (f) regular colectiva

General Post Office (n) (Britain) (Govt) (formerly) Correos (m); (main post office) oficina (f) de correos

general practice (n) (Britain) (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

he reckons a doctor going into general practice from a hospital would have to take a pay cut of £6,000 to £7,000 a year Doctors in general practice make an average of £41,830 Dr. Mateas Rilke has a general practice near Stuttgart, Germany he sold his general practice in order to pursue the career of a surgeon consultant

general practitioner (n) médicoamédica (m) (f) de medicina general (formal);a médica médicoamédica (m) (f) de cabecera;a médica

the general public (n) el público en general; el gran público

general science (n) (Educ) Ciencias (f)

general science teacher (n) profesoraprofesora (m) (f) de Ciencias;a profesora

General Secretary (n) SecretarioaSecretarioa (m) (f) General;a Secretarioa

general staff (n) estado (m) mayor (general)

general store (n) (US) tienda (f); almacén (m); (S. Cone)

general strike (n) huelga (f) general

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in general	en general
general information	información general
general manager	el director general
attorney general	el/la fiscal general
general public	el público en general
secretary-general	el secretario general
general facts	dato generales
general ledger	el libro mayor general
to the population in general	a la población en general
general food terms	términos generales de alimentos
general labor	trabajo no calificado
general store	la tienda
military general	el/la general militar
army general	el general del ejército
in general terms	a grandes rasgos