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| AG n | US, initialism (law: Attorney General) (anglicisme) | Attorney General nm |
| | (équivalent) | Ministre de la Justice nm |
| | (France, équivalent) | garde des sceaux nmf |
| agent-general n | (chief representative) | agent représentant nm |
| agent-general n | (English government: representative) | représentant, représentant du gouvernement nm |
| Note: Représentant d'une colonie anglaise envoyé en Angleterre. |
| AGM n | initialism (Annual General Meeting) | assemblée générale annuelle nf |
| | | AG annuelle nf |
| annual general meeting n | (yearly firm meeting) | assemblée générale annuelle nf |
| as a general rule adv | (usually) | en règle générale loc 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) (équivalent) | ministre de la Justice nmf |
| | (France, équivalent) | garde des sceaux nmf |
| | Eric H. Holder, Jr. was sworn in as Attorney General of the United States on February 3, 2009. |
| | Eric H. Holder Junior a été intronisé ministre de la Justice des États-Unis le 3 février 2009. |
Attorney General,
attorney general n | US (head of state legal system) (équivalent) | procureur général nm |
| | Republican Pam Bondi has been re-elected as Florida's Attorney General. |
| | La Républicaine Pam Bondi a été réélue procureur général de Floride. |
| brigadier general | (military officer) (Can) | brigadier-général nm |
| | | général de brigade nm |
| consul general | (diplomacy) | consul général nm |
| DG n | mainly UK, initialism (Director General) (directeur général) | DG nmf inv |
| | The DG of the enterprise is out of the country this week. |
| | Le DG de l'entreprise est à l'étranger cette semaine. |
director general,
director-general,
plural: directors general,
directors-general n | mainly UK, often capitalized (chief executive) | directeur général, directrice générale nm, nf |
| | John Reith was the founder of the BBC and its first Director General. |
| EGM n | initialism (extraordinary general meeting) | assemblée générale extraordinaire nf |
| extraordinary general meeting n | (meeting called specially) | assemblée générale extraordinaire nf |
| four-star general n | (high-ranking military officer) | général quatre étoiles nm |
| | Dwight David Eisenhower was a four-star-general. |
| general admission n | (admission to unreserved seating) | droit d'entrée nm |
| general admission n | (usual entrance fee) | droit d'entrée nm |
| general agreement n | (opinion of most people) | avis général nm |
| | | opinion générale nf |
| | | to be in general agreement : être tous d'accord loc v |
| | Scientists are in general agreement that the Big Bang took place about 17 billion years ago. |
| | Les scientifiques sont tous d'accord que le Big Bang a eu lieu il y a environ 17 milliards d'années. |
general anesthesia (US),
general anaesthesia (UK) n | (induced unconsciousness) | anesthésie générale nf |
| | The patient will be under general anesthesia during his surgery. |
| | Le patient se fera opérer sous anesthésie générale. |
general anesthetic (US),
general anaesthetic (UK) n | (medicine: makes you unconscious) (produit) | anesthésique général nm |
| | (état) | anesthésie générale nf |
| | You will always receive a general anesthetic before major surgery. |
| general aviation | (standard types of aviation) | aviation générale nf |
| general belief n | ([sth] commonly considered true) | croyance commune, opinion générale nf |
| | | ce que l'on croit généralement |
| | Contrary to general belief, penguins do not just live in extremely cold conditions. |
| | Contrairement à la croyance commune (or: Contrairement à ce que l'on croit généralement), les manchots ne vivent pas seulement dans des conditions extrêmement froides. |
| general charge n | usually plural (finance: type of charge) (Finance) | charge générale nf |
| general charge n | (law: direction from court to jury) (Droit) | accusation générale nf |
| general consent n | (overall agreement) | accord général nm |
| | We didn't vote, but there was general consent to canceling the picnic. |
| | | d'un commun accord loc adv |
| | Nous n'avons pas voté mais nous avons décidé d'annuler le pique-nique d'un commun accord. |
| general degree n | (course of study) | diplôme général nm |
| general delivery n | (postal service) | poste restante nf |
| general delivery n | (postal department) | poste restante nf |
| general education n | (nonspecialized course of study) | enseignement général nm |
| general election n | (national election) | élections législatives nfpl |
| | 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) | quartier général nm |
| general idea n | (approximately the thought) | idée générale nf |
| | She did not understand the essay completely but she got the general idea. |
| | Je n'ai pas compris la dissertation dans les détails mais j'ai bien compris l'idée générale. |
| general knowledge n | (commonly known facts) | culture générale nf |
| | The team won the pub quiz thanks to the breadth of its general knowledge. |
| general ledger n | (records, accounts) | grand livre général nm |
| | You will need to enter the totals in the general ledger. |
| | Tu vas devoir entrer les totaux dans le grand livre général. |
| general manager n | (supervisor) | directeur général, directrice générale nm, nf |
| | The general manager of a baseball team approves all of the hiring decisions. |
| | Le directeur général d'une équipe de base-ball approuve toutes les décisions d'embauche. |
| general medicine n | (non-surgical branch of medicine) | médecine générale nf |
| | Most family doctors practice only general medicine. |
| general meeting n | (business: for all members) | assemblée générale nf |
| general of the army n | (high-ranking military officer) | général d'armée nm |
| general officer n | (military) (Militaire) | officier général nm |
| general partner | (economics) (associé gérant) | commandité nm |
| general post office n | US (main post office branch) | bureau de poste central nm |
| | The general post office is located in the neighborhood of Chelsea. |
| | Le bureau de poste central se trouve dans le quartier de Chelsea. |
| general practitioner n | UK, formal (family doctor) | médecin généraliste nmf |
| | | généraliste nmf |
| | | médecin traitant, médecin traitante nmf |
| | Everyone should see a general practitioner for regular checkups. |
| | Tout le monde devrait consulter son médecin généraliste pour des bilans de santé réguliers. |
| general provision n | usually plural (law: contract regulations) (Droit) | disposition générale nf |
| general public n | (people in general) | public, grand public nm |
| | The park is closed to the general public. |
| | Le jardin est fermé au public. |
| general relativity | (physics) (Physique) | relativité générale nf |
| general rule n | ([sth] customary) | règle générale nf |
| | The general rule is that the bride's parents pay for the wedding. |
| | En règle générale, ce sont les parents de la mariée qui paient pour le mariage. |
| general staff n | (military officers who help commanders) | état-major nm |
| Note: Used with a singular or plural verb. |
| general store n | US (shop selling a variety of goods) (magasin) | bazar nm |
| | Because of big shopping malls and supermarkets, it's hard to find a general store these days. |
| general strike n | (mass work stoppage) | grève générale 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. |
| General Studies npl | UK (school subject) (matière scolaire britannique) | études générales nfpl |
| Note: Used with a singular verb. |
| Note: Matière scolaire dans les écoles britanniques, sur tout ce qui touche à la vie quotidienne (politique, culture générale, mathématiques, science...). |
| general theory of relativity n | (physics: Einstein's theory) (Physique) | théorie de la relativité générale nf |
| | Einstein's general theory of relativity replaced the Newton's earlier theory of gravitation. |
| general word n | often plural (abstract term) | terme général nm |
| general-purpose adj | (not for one specific use) | universel, universelle adj |
| | (produit) | multi-usages loc adj |
| governor general n | (Commonwealth representative) (Commonwealth) | gouverneur général nm |
| GP n | UK, colloquial, initialism (doctor: general practitioner) | médecin généraliste nmf |
| | | généraliste nmf |
| | | médecin traitant, médecin traitante nmf |
| | When is the last time you saw your GP for a physical exam? |
| | À quand remonte votre dernière visite chez le médecin généraliste ? |
| | C'est quand la dernière fois que tu as vu généraliste pour un examen médical ? |
handyman,
general handyman n | (man employed to do odd jobs) (professionnel) | homme à tout faire nm |
| | (particulier) | bricoleur nm |
| | Mrs. Winters hired a handyman to clean her gutters. |
| | Mme Winters a engagé un homme à tout faire pour nettoyer ses gouttières. |
| heir general n | (law: person inheriting when no will) | héritier légal, héritière légale nm, nf |
| in general adv | (generally, as a rule) | en général loc adv |
| | In general I prefer milk chocolate to dark chocolate. |
| | En général, je préfère le chocolat au lait au chocolat noir. |
| | | en règle générale loc adv |
| | En règle générale, je préfère le chocolat au lait au chocolat noir. |
| in general terms adv | (generally, approximately) | en général loc adv |
| | In general terms, dogs need looking after more than cats. |
| | D'une manière générale, les chiens nécessitent davantage d'attention que les chats. |
| | | d'une manière générale loc adv |
| | D'une manière générale, les chiens nécessitent davantage d'attention que les chats. |
| | | d'une façon générale loc adv |
| | D'une façon générale, les enfants réclament davantage de soins que les animaux. |
| inspector general n | (military: investigating officer) | inspecteur général, inspectrice générale nm, nf |
| Judge Advocate General n | (law: controls courts) (Militaire) | juge-avocat général nm |
| lieutenant general n | (military rank) (grade de certaines armées) | lieutenant-général nm |
| lieutenant general n | ([sb] with this rank) | lieutenant-général nm |
| major general n | (military officer) (Militaire) | major général nm |
| | (Militaire) | général de division nm |
parliamentary election,
general election n | UK (law: voting procedure) | élections législatives nfpl |
postmaster general,
Postmaster General,
plural: postmasters general n | obsolete (head of a country's postal system) | ministre des Postes nmf |
| Postmaster General n | obsolete (title: head of postal system) (Histoire) | ministre des Postes nmf |
| quartermaster general | (military) | quartier-maître général nm |
| receiver general | (public official) (Can) | receveur général, receveuse générale nm, nf |
| secretary-general n | (chief administrative officer) | secrétaire général, secrétaire générale nm, nf |
| solicitor general n | US (officer next to attorney general) (États-Unis) | adjoint de l'Attorney General, adjointe de l'Attorney General nm, nf |
| | (États-Unis) | avocat général, avocate générale nm, nf |
| solicitor general n | (law officer) (Canada) | soliciteur général, soliciteure générale nm, nf |
| solicitor general n | US (chief legal officer) (États-Unis) | avocat général, avocate générale nm, nf |
superintendent-general,
Superintendent-General n | Can ([sb]: oversees affairs) (Can) | surintendant général, surintendante générale nm, nf |
| | Hector-Louis Langevin became Canada's Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs in 1868. |
| surgeon general n | US (United States' chief medical officer) (France) | ministre de la Santé nmf |
| | The surgeon general warns that smoking may be hazardous to your health. |
| TGWU n | UK, initialism (Transport and General Workers' Union) (Royaume-Uni, Histoire : syndicat) | Union des transports et des travailleurs nf |
| Transport and General Workers' Union n | UK, historical (labor association) (Royaume-Uni, Histoire : syndicat) | Union générale des transports et des travailleurs nf |
| VG n | initialism (vicar general) (Hiérarchie catholique) | vicaire général nm |