Compound Forms:
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adjutant general,
plural: adjutants general n | (military officer) | oficial militar responsable del aparato administrativo nm + loc adj |
| the Adjutant General n | US (US army title) | General Adjunto loc nom mf |
| AG n | US, initialism (law: Attorney General) (EE.UU.) | Fiscal General del Estado loc nom m |
| | (EE.UU.) | Ministro de Justicia loc nom m |
| agent-general n | (chief representative) | agente general n común + adj mf |
| agent-general n | (English government: representative) | agente general n común + adj mf |
| AGM n | initialism (Annual General Meeting) | asamblea general ordinaria loc nom f |
| annual general meeting n | (yearly firm meeting) | asamblea general ordinaria loc nom f |
| as a general rule adv | (usually) | como regla general, por regla general adv |
| | | generalmente adv |
| | | normalmente adv |
| | I don't eat meat as a general rule, but I make an exception for my mother's cooking. |
| | Sometimes I'm late, but as a general rule I always try to be on time. |
Attorney General,
attorney general n | US (head of US legal system) | Procurador General, Procuradora General loc nm, loc nf |
| | Eric H. Holder, Jr. was sworn in as Attorney General of the United States on February 3, 2009. |
| | Eric H. Holder, Jr. juró su cargo como Procurador General de los Estados Unidos el 3 de febrero de 2009. |
| | | Fiscal General loc nm, loc nf |
| | Eric H. Holder, Jr. juró su cargo como Fiscal General de los Estados Unidos el 3 de febrero de 2009. |
| | | Procurador Fiscal, Procuradora Fiscal loc nm, loc nf |
| | Eric H. Holder, Jr. juró su cargo como Procurador Fiscal de los Estados Unidos el 3 de febrero de 2009. |
Attorney General,
attorney general n | US (head of state legal system) | Procurador General, Procuradora General loc nm, loc nf |
| | Republican Pam Bondi has been re-elected as Florida's Attorney General. |
| | La republicana Pam Bondi fue elegida Procuradora General de Florida. |
| brigadier general | (military officer) | general de brigada n común + loc adj |
| consul general | (diplomacy) | cónsul general loc nom mf |
| DG n | mainly UK, initialism (Director General) (abreviatura) | Dir. Gral. loc nom mf |
| | | director general, directora general loc nm, loc nf |
| | The DG of the enterprise is out of the country this week. |
| | El Dir. Gral. de la empresa está fuera del país esta semana. |
director general,
director-general,
plural: directors general,
directors-general n | mainly UK, often capitalized (chief executive) | director general, directora general nm, nf + adj mf |
| | John Reith was the founder of the BBC and its first Director General. |
| EGM n | initialism (extraordinary general meeting) | junta general extraordinario loc nom f |
| extraordinary general meeting n | (meeting called specially) | junta general extraordinaria loc nom f |
| four-star general n | (high-ranking military officer) | General del Ejército loc nom mf |
| | Dwight David Eisenhower was a four-star-general. |
| | | Comandante Supremo de las Fuerzas Armadas loc nom mf |
| | | alto general loc nom mf |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Un alto general estadounidense asegura que Washington no tiene intención de atacar a Irán. |
| | (PR) | general de cuatro estrellas loc nom mf |
| GED n | US, Can, initialism (General Educational Development) (sigla inglesa) | GED nm |
| general admission n | (admission to unreserved seating) | entrada general nf + adj mf |
| | | admisión general nf + adj mf |
| general admission n | (usual entrance fee) | entrada general nf + adj mf |
| general agreement n | (opinion of most people) | acuerdo general nm + adj mf |
| | Scientists are in general agreement that the Big Bang took place about 17 billion years ago. |
| | Los científicos tienen un acuerdo general en cuanto a que el Big Bang se produjo hace 17 mil millones de años. |
general anesthesia (US),
general anaesthesia (UK) n | (induced unconsciousness) | anestesia general nf + adj |
| | The patient will be under general anesthesia during his surgery. |
| | El paciente estará bajo anestesia general durante la cirugía. |
general anesthetic (US),
general anaesthetic (UK) n | (medicine: makes you unconscious) | anestesia general nf + adj |
| | | anestésico general nm + adj |
| | You will always receive a general anesthetic before major surgery. |
| general appearance n | (law: by consent of defendant) (literal) | comparecencia general loc nom f |
| general assembly n | (business: gathering of all members) | asamblea general loc nom f |
| general aviation | (standard types of aviation) | aviación general nf + adj |
| general belief n | ([sth] commonly considered true) | creencia general nf + adj mf |
| | Contrary to general belief, penguins do not just live in extremely cold conditions. |
| | Contrariamente a la creencia general, los pingüinos no solo viven en condiciones de frío extremo. |
| general charge n | usually plural (finance: type of charge) | tarifas generales nm + adj mf |
| | | gravamen general nm + adj mf |
| | | cobro general nm + adj mf |
| general charge n | (law: direction from court to jury) | instrucciones generales nf + adj mf |
| general consent n | (overall agreement) | consenso nm |
| | We didn't vote, but there was general consent to canceling the picnic. |
| | No se puso a voto, pero hubo consenso para que se cancelara el picnic. |
| | | acuerdo general loc nom m |
| | No se puso a voto, pero hubo un acuerdo general de que se cancelara el picnic. |
| | | opinión generalizada grupo nom |
| | No se puso a voto, pero hubo una opinión generalizada de que se cancelara el picnic. |
| general degree n | (course of study) | licenciatura nf |
| general delivery n | (postal service) | entrega general nf + adj mf |
| general delivery n | (postal department) | departamento de entrega general nm + loc adj |
| general education n | (nonspecialized course of study) | educación general nf + adj mf |
| general election n | (national election) | elecciones generales loc nom fpl |
| | The Government was forced to call a general election after losing its majority in the House of Commons. |
| | We expect the current government to be voted out at the next general election. |
| general headquarters n | (military) | cuartel general loc nom m |
| general idea n | (approximately the thought) | idea general nf |
| | She did not understand the essay completely but she got the general idea. |
| | No comprendió el ensayo en su totalidad, pero se hizo una idea general sobre él. |
| general knowledge n | (commonly known facts) | cultura general loc nom f |
| | The team won the pub quiz thanks to the breadth of its general knowledge. |
| | El equipo ganó la trivia gracias a su amplia cultura general. |
| general ledger n | (records, accounts) (Contabilidad) | libro mayor nm |
| | You will need to enter the totals in the general ledger. |
| | Anotó todas las operaciones en el libro mayor. |
| general manager n | (supervisor) | gerente general nm |
| | The general manager of a baseball team approves all of the hiring decisions. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Todas las transacciones deben ser aprobadas por el gerente general. |
| general medicine n | (non-surgical branch of medicine) | medicina general nf |
| | Most family doctors practice only general medicine. |
| | | medicina clínica nf |
| general meeting n | (business: for all members) | junta general loc nom f |
| | | asamblea general loc nom f |
| general of the army n | (high-ranking military officer) | general nm |
| | (México) | general del ejército nm |
| Note: En México hay equivalencia entre los rangos, pero las denominaciones por rango son diferentes, al General Brigadier de Tierra, le corresponde el General de Grupo de Aire y el Contralmirante de Mar. |
| general officer n | (military) | oficial general loc nom mf |
| general partner | (economics) | socio general, socia general nm, nf + adj |
| general partnership n | (law: partners liable for debt) | sociedad colectiva loc nom f |
| general post office n | US (main post office branch) | oficina central de correos nf + loc adj |
| | The general post office is located in the neighborhood of Chelsea. |
| | La oficina central de correos se encuentra en el barrio de Chelsea. |
| general practice n | (law: many types of law) | práctica general loc nom f |
| general practitioner n | UK, formal (family doctor) | médico de familia loc nom m |
| | Everyone should see a general practitioner for regular checkups. |
| | Todos deberían ver a un médico de familia para hacerse chequeos regulares. |
| | | médico de cabecera loc nom m |
| | Todos deberían ver a un médico de cabecera para hacerse chequeos regulares. |
| | | médico generalista loc nom m |
| | Todos deberían ver a un médico generalista para hacerse chequeos regulares. |
| | | médico general loc nom m |
| | Todos deberían ver a un médico general para hacerse chequeos regulares. |
| | | médico clínico loc nom m |
| | Todos deberían ver a un médico clínico para hacerse chequeos regulares. |
| general provision n | usually plural (law: contract regulations) | disposición general nf + adj mf |
| general public n | (people in general) | público nm |
| | The park is closed to the general public. |
| | El parque está cerrado al público. |
| | | público en general grupo nom |
| | El parque está cerrado al público en general. |
| general relativity | (physics) | relatividad general nf + adj |
| general rule n | ([sth] customary) | regla general loc adv |
| | The general rule is that the bride's parents pay for the wedding. |
| | La regla general es que los padres de la novia paguen la boda. |
| | | por lo general loc adv |
| | Por regla general, los padres de la novia pagan la boda. |
| general staff n | (military officers who help commanders) | estado mayor loc nom m |
| Note: Used with a singular or plural verb. |
| general store n | US (shop selling a variety of goods) (AR) | almacén de ramos generales, almacén loc nom m |
| | Because of big shopping malls and supermarkets, it's hard to find a general store these days. |
| | (ES) | tienda tradicional loc nom f |
| | (MX) | miscelánea nf |
| general strike n | (mass work stoppage) | huelga general nf |
| | A true general strike could easily topple a government. |
| | The general strike was very impressive: practically no-one in the whole city went to work that day. |
| | | paro general nm |
| General Studies npl | UK (school subject) | Estudios Generales loc nom mpl |
| Note: Used with a singular verb. |
| general theory of relativity n | (physics: Einstein's theory) | teoría de la relatividad loc nom f |
| | Einstein's general theory of relativity replaced the Newton's earlier theory of gravitation. |
| | | teoría general de la relatividad loc nom f |
| Note: También "teoría de la relatividad general" |
| general word n | often plural (abstract term) | palabra genérica loc nom f |
| general-purpose adj | (not for one specific use) | de uso general loc adj |
| governor general n | (Commonwealth representative) | gobernador general, gobernadora general loc nm, loc nf |
| GP n | UK, colloquial, initialism (doctor: general practitioner) | médico de cabecera, médica de cabecera loc nm, loc nf |
| | | médico de familia, médica de familia loc nm, loc nf |
| | When is the last time you saw your GP for a physical exam? |
| | ¿Cuándo fue la última vez que viste a tu médico de cabecera para hacerte un examen físico? |
handyman,
general handyman n | (man employed to do odd jobs) | empleado de mantenimiento nm + loc adj |
| | (MX) | mozo nm |
| | (ES) | manitas nm |
| | Mrs. Winters hired a handyman to clean her gutters. |
| | La Sra. Winters contrató a un empleado de mantenimiento para limpiar sus alcantarillas. |
| heir general n | (law: person inheriting when no will) | heredero legítimo loc nom m |
| in general adv | (generally, as a rule) | en general, por lo general loc adv |
| | | en términos generales loc adv |
| | In general I prefer milk chocolate to dark chocolate. |
| | Por lo general prefiero el chocolate con leche en vez del chocolate amargo. |
| in general terms adv | (generally, approximately) | en términos generales loc adv |
| | | como norma general loc adv |
| | | usualmente adv |
| | In general terms, dogs need looking after more than cats. |
| | En términos generales los perros requieren más cuidados que los gatos. |
| inspector general n | (military: investigating officer) | inspector, inspectora nm, nf |
| lieutenant general n | (military rank) | teniente general loc nom mf |
| lieutenant general n | ([sb] with this rank) | teniente general loc nom mf |
| major general n | (military officer) | teniente general loc nom mf |
| | | mayor general loc nom mf |
| | | general de división loc nom mf |
| | | brigadier general loc nom mf |
parliamentary election,
general election n | UK (law: voting procedure) | elecciones parlamentarias nf pl+adj |
| | | elecciones legislativas nf pl+adj |
postmaster general,
Postmaster General,
plural: postmasters general n | obsolete (head of a country's postal system) | director general de correos, directora general de correos grupo nom |
| Postmaster General n | obsolete (title: head of postal system) | director general de Correos loc nom m |
| quartermaster general | (military) | intendente general del ejército loc nom mf |
| receiver general | (public official) | recaudador general, recaudadora general nm, nf + adj mf |
| secretary-general n | (chief administrative officer) | secretario general, secretaria general loc nm, loc nf |
| solicitor general n | US (officer next to attorney general) | procurador general, procuradora general loc nm, loc nf |
| | | fiscal general loc nom mf |
| solicitor general n | (law officer) | procurador general, procuradora general loc nm, loc nf |
| solicitor general n | US (chief legal officer) | procurador general, procuradora general loc nm, loc nf |
superintendent-general,
Superintendent-General n | Can ([sb]: oversees affairs) | capataz n común |
| | Hector-Louis Langevin became Canada's Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs in 1868. |
| surgeon general n | US (United States' chief medical officer) | las autoridades sanitarias nfpl |
| | The Surgeon General warns that smoking may be hazardous to your health. |