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Traducere în limba română
general1 I. adjectiv
1. comun, obştesc, universal; general;
general meeting adunare generală;
general impression impresie generală;
general election(s) alegeri generale;
(constr.) general lay-out plan general;
general strike grevă generală;
as a general rule în general, ca regulă generală;
in general în general.
2. obişnuit.
3. principal;
Postmaster General directorul poştelor; ministrul poştelor.
general1 II. substantiv
1. (fam.) fată în casă la toate.
2. the general (înv.) popor, plebe.
3. generalităti.
general2 s. (mil.)
1. general; comandant.
2. (amer. şi full general ) general de armată.
3. (amer.) General of the Army gradul cel mai înalt din armata S.U.A. (cinci stele), corespunzător celui de mareşal sau feldmareşal.
4. (amer. ist.) General of the Armies grad onorific acordat generalului în retragere John J. Pershing (1860-1948), comandantul Corpului Expediţionar American din Primal Război Mondial.
Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:
"But," Ruth had objected, "there are the topics of general interest to all."
(Martin Eden, de Jack London)
You are laughing; but, I assure you, Isabella is very firm in general.
(Northanger Abbey, de Jane Austen)
Her brother and sister came back delighted with their new acquaintance, and their visit in general.
(Persuasion, de Jane Austen)
I speak what appears to me the general opinion; and where an opinion is general, it is usually correct.
(Mansfield Park, de Jane Austen)
The farther we go the less likely it is that we will get any general view.
(The Lost World, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The counting-house clock was at half past twelve, and there was general preparation for going to dinner, when Mr. Quinion tapped at the counting-house window, and beckoned to me to go in.
(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)
Better for us that we cannot as a general thing, but now and then it would be such a comfort, such a saving of time and temper.
(Little Women, de Louisa May Alcott)
Some of the general public were present, then?
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Her reflections were in general satisfactory.
(Pride and Prejudice, de Jane Austen)
I lay it down as a general rule, Harriet, that if a woman doubts as to whether she should accept a man or not, she certainly ought to refuse him.
(Emma, de Jane Austen)
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