general

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. (feminine, masculine) general (said of the subcategory of armed forces officer with a rank above that of senior officer)
2. (feminine, masculine) general (said of the military with this subcategory)
3. (feminine, masculine, obsolete) general (including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole)

Noun

1. (masculine) general (highest rank in the category of Army and Air Force officers, whose insignia consists of four stars)
2. (figuratively, masculine) chief, leader

Noun

1. (by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine) general (officer holding that post)
2. (by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine) general (designation common to military personnel holding the ranks of general, lieutenant general and major general)

Concepts

général

en chef

Synonymes

generalidades

Generais

Traductions

General

general

generale

general

generaal

general

στρατηγός

general

général

general

πτέραρχος

oficial general

γενικές υποθέσεις

γενικός

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ʒe.neˈɾaw/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Emprunté à latin: generālis

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin generālis. Doublet of geral.