General in spanish
pronunciation: xeneɹ̩ɑl part of speech: adjective, noun
general1 = general. [Nombre]
Example: It should not be assumed that this has got to be a semiformal talk, followed by a few halfhearted questions: a kind of general's visit to the barracks.more:
» brigade general = general de brigada.
Example: In 1793, during the French Revolution, the rank of field marshal was replaced by the rank of brigade general.» commanding general = comandante general.
Example: Thus a letter home from a common soldier on the eve of a great battle is likely to be of considerably more interest to the historian than a leave pass signed by the commanding general of one of the armies involved.» lieutenant general = teniente general.
Example: On Friday, his brother, Michael T. Flynn, was promoted from major general to lieutenant general, after confirmation by the Senate.» major general = general de división.
Example: On Friday, his brother, Michael T. Flynn, was promoted from major general to lieutenant general, after confirmation by the Senate.general2 = general, genérico. [Adjetivo]
Example: Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.more:
» advocate-general = abogado general.
Example: The Court of Justice of the European Communities is a court of appeal composed of eleven independent judges assisted by five advocates-general to ensure that in the interpretation and application of the treaties the law is observed.» as a general rule = como norma general.
Example: As a general rule, you can 'buff up' your look by making your shoulders seem wider and your waist narrower.» as a general rule of thumb = como norma general.
Example: As a general rule of thumb, you want front and side fans to intake, rear and top to exhaust.» Attorney General = Ministro de Justicia, Fiscal General.
Example: This article examines the Final Report of the Attorney General's Commission on Pornography which found that there is a connection between pornography and violence.» be in general consensus = coincidir.
Example: Respondents who use the library's electronic information soruces are in general consensus that the library sources provide worthwhile information = Los encuestados que usan las fuentes de información de la biblioteca coinciden en que éstas ofrecen información pertinente.» be in general use = ser de uso general, usar de manera general.
Example: By the early 1820s a lithographic hand-press was in general use that was similar to the copperplate press except that the printing surface was run under a scraper rather than a roller.» call + general election(s) = convocar elecciones generales.
Example: He will meet with the Greek President to ask him to dissolve the Parliament and call general elections for January.» directorate-general = dirección general.
Example: This Committee is appointed by the Secretary General and is composed of representatives of each directorate-general.» Director-General = director general, presidente.
Example: The work of the Statistical Office is undertaken by six directorates headed by the Director-General who is assisted by a secretariat.» from the general to the particular = de lo general a lo particular.
Example: Deduction goes from the general to the particular, and induction goes from the particular to the general.» from the particular to the general = de lo particular a lo general.
Example: Deduction goes from the general to the particular, and induction goes from the particular to the general.» General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) = Acuerdo General sobre Aranceles y Comercio (GATT).
Example: The USA has pursued these objectives through 2 principal avenues -- bilateral negotiations with specific countries and multilateral negotiations through the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).» general anaesthesia = anestesia general.
Example: Under general anesthesia, closure of the atrial defect was undertaken after initial temporary test occlusion.» general assembly = asamblea general.
Example: The decisions of the General Assemblies shall be taken by an absolute majority apart from the exceptions provided for in these Statutes.» general bibliography = bibliografia general.
Example: Three national library catalogues stand out as highly important sources of general bibliography.» general classification scheme = sistema de clasificación enciclopédica, sistema de clasificación general. [Sistema de clasificación que abarca todo el conocimiento humano]
Example: A general classification scheme is a classification scheme which covers the whole universe of knowledge.» General Conference = Congreso General.
Example: In this way 15-20 persons can attend both the Pre-Session Seminar and the General Conference annually at no personal cost.» general consensus = consenso general.
Example: There is general consensus that the intestinal flora of healthy breast-fed infants has several beneficial effects.» general dogsbody = sirviente para todo, cenicienta.
Example: They are on the hunt for a general dogsbody they can kick around the office.» general election = elecciones generales.
Example: But more to the point, the claim that 2 1/2 million jobs depend on slashing red tape is a misrepresentation of a CBI survey carried out in advance of the UK general election of 1983.» general explanatory heading = encabezamiento informativo general.
Example: A general explanatory heading is an entry that serves to inform the user of a convention that applies either generally or to a defined category of headings, and to provide guidance in locating such headings.» general hospital = hospital general.
Example: Their information needs have implications for academic and public libraries as well as libraries in psychiatric facilities and general hospitals.» general index = índice general.
Example: In a general index it may only be possible to distinguish between different meanings of the one homograph by using scope notes or qualifying terms wherever the term arises.» General Industrial Classification of Economic Activities (NACE) = Clasificación Industrial General de las Actividades Económicas (NACE).
Example: In order to facilitate the compilation of comparable data on economic activity in the Community as a whole the Statistical Office devised the General Industrial Classification of Economic Activities within the European Communities (NACE).» general-interest = de interés general.
Example: This article analyses and discusses the contents of popular publications aimed at general-interest and special-interest consumer video audiences.» General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G)) = Norma General Internacional para la Descripción de Archivos (ISAD(G)).
Example: The General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G)) structures an archival description in such a way that the lowest level of description can be linked to successively higher levels of descriptions.» general ledger = libro de contabilidad general.
Example: Think of the accounting system as a wheel whose hub is the general ledger.» general library = biblioteca general. [Biblioteca que abarca en principio todos los campos del conocimiento]
Example: A general library is a library which covers in principle all fields of knowledge.» general material designation = designación general de la clase de documento. [Expresión usada para indicar el tipo general de material al que pertenece un documento u objeto, por ej., grabación sonora]
Example: General material designation is a term used to indicate the broad class of material to which an item belongs, e.g., sound recording.» general medicine = medicina general.
Example: General Medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of diseases of the internal organs.» general paresis = parálisis general.
Example: The published material confirms beyond any doubt that he was suffering from syphilis and its common manifestation, general paresis.» general population, the = población en general, la.
Example: Web surfers are more politically active than the general population.» general practitioner (GP) = médico de cabecera, médico de familia. [Término usado principalmente en el Reino Unido]
Example: One of the aims of the National Health Service (NHS) is to give patients and general practitioners a greater choice of where to purchase medical care.» general public, the = público en general, el. [Expresión normalmente precedida del artículo]
Example: Despite the cynical opinion of the general public, important original research can originate from Ph.D. candidates at universities.» general-purpose = de aplicación general, de propósito general.
Example: Most information-retrieval systems are based on special-purpose text- or information-retrieval software which runs on general-purpose computers.» general reference = referencia general explicativa. [Para ahorrar en el uso de referencias específicas se puede utilizar una referencia de tipo general que contenga las explicaciones que se consideren oportunas, como por ejemplo, "DICCIONARIOS ... búsquense por materia"]
Example: Instead, a large scale saving of index entries is achieved by producing a general or blanket reference in some such form as the following: DICTIONARIES See names of individual subjects.» general scheme = sistema de clasificación general.
Example: As a general scheme, CC is potentially capable of classifying the subjects of documents belonging to any area of knowledge.» general secretary = secretario general.
Example: How the devil did he come to be the general secretary of the Communist Party?.» general store = tienda, tienda que vende de todo.
Example: Each village had its own church, school, bakery, dairy, wine cellar, craft shops and general store.» general strike = huelga general.
Example: In May 1926 Britains' miners walked out and in a move of solidarity other industry workers joined them, creating the first ever general strike in Britain.» general-use = de uso general.
Example: While no custom-made containers exist for shipping books, either in bulk or singly, general-use containers such as corrugated cardboard cartons and jiffy and bubble bags are available.» general work = obra de contenido general.
Example: General works on the history of the Caroline period (1625-1649) will be separated from individual authors of the period, who will be found in class numbers YEI (Poets) and YEP (Dramatists).» give + a general picture = dar una idea general, dar una idea aproximada, dar una visión general.
Example: Ward tried his best to draw together the extremely varied findings and give a general picture of reading habits and library use.» Governor General = gobernador general.
Example: The office of Governor General is the oldest institution in Canada's public life, going back in an unbroken line to Samuel de Champlain.» in general = en general, por lo general, por regla general.
Example: However, in general, it is unreasonable to expect a user to know the ISBN of a book.» inspector general = inspector general.
Example: Ravaisson (1813-1900), a philosopher, historian, and aesthete, is best known for his years as conservator of the Louvre Museum but he also occupied the post of inspector general of Libraries (1839-52).» ISBD(G) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - General) = ISBD(G) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional General).
Example: A suitable framework for the citation of microforms, patents, machine-readable data, sound recordings, samples, maps and graphic materials is the ISBD(G).» of general application = de aplicación general.
Example: This checklist's purpose is to list the most common laws of general application.» of general interest = de interés general.
Example: Papers should be of interest to everyone in macroeconomics, of general interest in the profession, or of comparable quality and importance.» Secretary General = secretario general.
Example: This Committee is appointed by the Secretary General and is composed of representatives of each directorate-general.