general

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. Including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole, etc.; common to all, universal.
2. (postpositional, sometimes) Applied to a person (as a postmodifier or a normal preceding adjective) to indicate supreme rank, in civil or military titles, and later in other terms; pre-eminent.
3. Prevalent or widespread among a given class or area; common, usual.
4. Not limited in use or application; applicable across a broad range.
5. Giving or consisting of only the most important aspects of something, ignoring minor details; indefinite.
6. Not of a specific class; miscellaneous.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The holder of a senior military title, originally designating the commander of an army and now a specific rank falling under field marshal (in the British army) and below general of the army or general of the air force in the US army and air forces.
2. (countable, uncountable) A great strategist or tactician.
3. (archaic, countable, uncountable) A general fact or proposition; a generality.
4. (countable, uncountable) The head of certain religious orders, especially Dominicans or Jesuits.
5. (countable, uncountable) A commander of naval forces; an admiral.
6. (colloquial, countable, historical, uncountable) A general servant; a maid-of-all-work.
7. (countable) A general anesthetic.
8. (uncountable) General anesthesia.
9. (uncountable) The general insurance industry.
10. (countable, uncountable) A xiangqi piece that is moved one point orthogonally and confined within the palace.

Verb

To lead (soldiers) as a general.

Adv

In a general or collective manner or sense; in most cases; upon the whole.

Concepts

général

universel

ordinaire

global

d’ensemble

générique

dans l’ensemble

commun

usuel

habituel

générale

généralement

mondial

normal

patron

populaire

stratège

total

totalement

en chef

en général

en principe

généralité

shogun

dans sa totalité

point essentiel

subtantiellement

morillon

universal

d'ensemble

général d’armée aérienne

amiral

général d'armée

approximativement

chef

communal

complet

complètement

en gros

entier

entièrement

général d’armée

Opposé de

specific, special, particular, generic, abnormal, uncommon

Synonymes

common

universal

usual

ordinary

public

overall

all

widespread

worldwide

commander

popular

broad

normal

generic

average

chief

oecumenical

army commander

commander-in-chief

total

admiral

of all things

prevailing

generalized

complete

inclusive

commonplace

full general

military commander

shogun

whole

captain

ecumenical

customary

current

cosmopolitan

gross

superior general

comprehensive

collective

commanding officer

commandant

frequent

extensive

main

leader

most

general-purpose

generally

communal

Traductions

generale

general

allgemein

General

γενικός

general

algemeen

generaal

geral

general

generell

στρατηγός

genérico

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹəl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: general

In summary

From Middle English general, in turn from Anglo-Norman general, generall, Middle French general, and their source, Latin generālis, from genus (“class, kind”) + -ālis (“-al”); thus morphologically parallel with, and a doublet of, generic.

Phrases

He then tried to solve the general insecurity .

Il a ensuite essayé de résoudre l'insécurité générale.

The proposal that dogs can detect cancer attracted widespread coverage in the general media .

La proposition selon laquelle les chiens peuvent détecter le cancer ont attiré une large couverture dans les médias généraux.

Thus , "-megc" qualifies as a converb in the general linguistic sense .