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general Meaning in French (general signification en français)

adjectivegénéral
noungénéral
général in English:general
IPA:ʒeneral
Phonetic:ʒeneral
Plural: generals
Gender:Masculin
Quick Answer • En bref

La signification de general en français est général. (Qui est commun à la plupart des cas, qui n'est pas particulier.)

Definitions of General

  1. 1
    adjective
    général

    Referring to something that is common, widespread, or applicable to most cases rather than specific ones.

    Qui est commun à la plupart des cas, qui n'est pas particulier.

  2. 2
    adjective
    général

    Describing something that lacks specific details or is not precise.

    Qui n'est pas précis, qui manque de détails.

  3. 3
    noun
    général

    A high-ranking officer in the army or air force.

    Officier supérieur dans l'armée ou l'armée de l'air.

Example Sentences

“The general consensus was that the plan would work.”

Le consensus général était que le plan fonctionnerait.

“He gave a general overview of the project.”

Il a donné un aperçu général du projet.

“The general led his troops into battle.”

Le général mena ses troupes au combat.

Synonyms (Synonymes)

In French:

communcourantvague

In English:

Antonyms (Antonymes)

In French:

spécifiqueparticulierprécis

Inflected Word Forms

noungenerality
noungeneralization
adverbgenerally

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

in generalexpression

Usually; in most cases; broadly speaking.

general publiccollocation

The ordinary people in a community or society.

general knowledgecollocation

Information that is known by many people, but usually not specialized knowledge.