1 of, involving etc all, most or very many people, things etc: “The general feeling is that he is stupid”
algemeen

2 covering a large number of cases: “a general rule.”
algemeen

3 without details: “I'll just give you a general idea of the plan.”
algemeen

4 (as part of an official title) chief: “the Postmaster General.”
hoofd-
in the British army, (a person of) the rank next below field marshal: “General Smith.”
generaal

'generalize (Werkwoord)

1 to make a general rule etc that can be applied to many cases, based on a number of cases: “He's trying to generalize from only two examples.”
veralgemenen

2 to talk (about something) in general terms: “We should stop generalizing and discuss each problem separately.”
generaliseren

'generali'zation (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

veralgemenen

'generally (Bijwoord)

usually; by most people; on the whole: “He is generally disliked”
in het

General Certificate of Education

GCE

general election

an election in which the voters in every constituency are involved.
algemene verkiezingen

general practitioner

GP

general store

a shop that sells a wide range of goods.
warenhuis

as a general rule

usually; in most cases: “As a general rule, we don't employ unskilled workers.”
in de regel

in general

usually; in most cases; most of (a group of people etc): “People in general were not very sympathetic”
in het algemeen

the general public

the people of a town, country etc, considered as a group.
massa
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the general	de veldheer (m) ; de uitgebreid (v) ; de legeraanvoerder (m) ; de generaal
general	langdradig ; wijdlopig ; uitvoerig ; over het geheel ; omstandig ; omslachtig ; globaal ; breedvoerig ; breedsprakig ; algemeen (bnw.) ; algeheel ; universeel ; schetsmatig ; in het groot ; generaal ; algemene

Bronnen: interglot; Autowoordenboek; Wakefield genealogy pages; Download IATE, European Union, 2017.; MWB




EN: basic
EN: broad
EN: common
EN: nonspecific
EN: standard

Let op; `general` wordt wel in US-Engels gebruikt maar niet of zelden in UK-Engels. In UK-Engels gebruikt men `air marshal` In US-Engels gebruikt men `general`

EN: general cargoes NL: stukgoederen
EN: general delivery (Am.) NL: poste restante
EN: in a general way NL: in algemeen zin
EN: general information NL: algemeen ontwikkeling
EN: general practice NL: (huisarts)praktijk
EN: general practitioner NL: huisarts
EN: general servant NL: meid alleen
EN: general shop NL: warenhuis
EN: caviare to the general NL: paarlen voor de zwijnen