Translation of 'general' - German English Dictionary

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Haupt…cardinal; general; main; master
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General {m} /Gen/ [Dt.] [Ös.] [Schw.] (Dienstgrad) [mil.]General /Gen./ [Br.] [Am.] [Can.] (rank)
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1. Generale {pl}; Generäle {pl}1. Generals
2. Kommandierender General /KG/2. Corps Commander
3. Einsternegeneral {m}3. one-star general
4. Viersternegeneral {m}4. four-star general
Generalverdacht {m} [soc.]general suspicion; generalized suspicion
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1. unter Generalverdacht stehen1. to be under general suspicion; to be regarded with general suspicion
2. unter dem Generalverdacht stehen, etw. zu verbergen2. to be under general suspicion of hiding sth.
3. jdn. unter Generalverdacht stellen3. to put sb. under general suspicion
im Allgemeinen /i. A./ /i. Allg./; für gewöhnlich; gemeinhin [geh.] {adv}in general; generally /gen./; in the general run of things
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1. Ganz allgemein/Generell kann man sagen, dass …; Allgemein/Generell lässt sich sagen, dass …1. In general one may say/state that …; In general it may be said/stated that …; More generally, …; In general terms, …
2. Die Leute sprechen dort im Allgemeinen nicht gut Fremdsprachen.2. People there generally have a poor command of foreign languages.
Generaldirektor {m} [adm.] [econ.]chief executive; general manager; director-general [Br.]; president [Am.]
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1. Generaldirektoren {pl} [econ.]1. chief executives; general managers; director-generals; presidents
2. stellvertretender Generaldirektor2. assistant general manager
Generalplan {m}general plan; general layout
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1. Generalpläne {pl}1. general plans; general layouts
Generalvertreter {m}; Generalvertreterin {f}general representative; general agent /GA/
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1. Generalvertreter {pl}; Generalvertreterinnen {pl}1. general representatives; general agents
allgemein {adj} /allg./general /gen./
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1. allgemeiner1. more general
2. am allgemeinsten2. most general
3. das Allgemeine und das Besondere3. the general and the particular
Feldmarschall {m} (Dienstgrad) [mil.] [hist.]Field Marshal [Br.]; General of the Army [Am.] (rank)
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1. Generalfeldmarschall {m}1. general field marshal; field marshal general
Generalsekretariat {n} [adm.]secretariat-general
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1. Generalsekretariate {pl}1. secretariats-general
2. Zum Zum Aufgabenbereich des Generalsekretariats gehört die Steuerung der Ressourcen.2. The areas of responsibility of the secretariat-general include the control of resources.