general director in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for general director in the English»French Dictionary

director general, DG N

director general

directeur m général

Translations for general director in the French»English Dictionary

directeur général ADMIN

director general

Translations for general director in the English»French Dictionary

director [Brit dɪˈrɛktə, dʌɪˈrɛktə, Am dɪˈrɛktər, daɪˈrɛktər] N

1. director (of company, organization, programme):

director ADMIN, COMM (solely in control)

directeur/-trice m/f

director (one of board)

administrateur/-trice m/f

director of Education/of Social Services Brit

responsable mf régional/-e de l'Enseignement/des Services Sociaux

2. director (gen):

director (of project, investigation)

responsable mf

3. director:

director CINE, TV, RADIO (of film)

réalisateur/-trice m/f

director CINE, TV, RADIO (of film)

metteur m en scène

director (of play)

metteur m en scène

director (of orchestra)

chef m d'orchestre

director (of choir)

chef m des chœurs

director of programmes TV

directeur/-trice m/f des programmes télévisés

4. director SCHOOL, UNIV:

director of studies

directeur/-trice m/f des études

director of admissions

responsable mf du service des inscriptions

I.general [Brit ˈdʒɛn(ə)r(ə)l, Am ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl] N

1. general MIL:

general

général m

general of the army/air force Am

général d'armée/d'armée aérienne

to make sb a general

nommer qn général

General Franco

le général Franco

yes, general

à vos ordres, mon général

Phrases:

the general and the particular

le général et le particulier

II.general [Brit ˈdʒɛn(ə)r(ə)l, Am ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl] ADJ

1. general (widespread):

general interest, concern, approval, effort, feeling, opinion, chaos, ban, paralysis

général

general reaction, response

répandu

to be a general favourite

être apprécié de tous

in general use word, term

d'usage courant

in general use equipment

d'utilisation courante

2. general (overall):

general condition, appearance, standard, rise, fall, decline, impression

général

general attitude, behaviour

dans l'ensemble

to improve one's general fitness

améliorer sa forme

do you get the general idea?

tu vois?

that's the general idea

en gros, c'est ça l'idée

the general plan is to do

en gros, le plan c'est de faire

3. general (rough, usually applying):

general rule, principle, axiom, conclusion

général

as a general rule

en règle générale

4. general (not detailed or specific):

general description, statement, information

général

general promise, assurance

vague

to talk in general terms

parler en termes généraux

a general discussion about

une discussion d'ensemble sur

to keep the conversation general

maintenir la conversation sur des sujets d'intérêt général

to give sb a general idea of

donner à qn une idée d'ensemble de

to head in the general direction of

aller en direction de

5. general (not specialized):

general medicine, linguistics

général

general programme, magazine

d'intérêt général

general user, reader

moyen/-enne

general store, shop, dealer

qui vend de tout

general office duties

travail m de bureau

6. general (miscellaneous):

general category, index, enquiry, expenses

général

we sell general antiques

nous vendons toutes sortes d'antiquités

7. general (usual, normal):

general practice, method, routine

général

in the general way of things

en règle générale

the general run of people

le grand public

III.in general ADV

1. in general (usually or non-specifically):

in general

en général

in general I like the theatre, but…

en général j'aime le théâtre, mais…

adults in general and parents in particular

les adultes en général et les parents en particulier

he is fed up with life in general

il en a assez de la vie en général

2. in general (overall, mostly):

in general

dans l'ensemble

in general it seems quite simple

dans l'ensemble cela paraît assez simple

general director in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for general director in the English»French Dictionary

general director N

general director

directeur m général

Translations for general director in the French»English Dictionary

directeur général

director general

Translations for general director in the English»French Dictionary

director N

1. director ECON (manager):

director

directeur(-trice) m (f)

2. director CINE, THEAT:

director

metteur mf en scène

3. director (board member):

director

administrateur(-trice) m (f)

board of directors

conseil m d'administration

I.general [ˈdʒenrəl] ADJ

general

général(e)

rain will become general in the north

les pluies vont se généraliser au nord

in general

en général

general American LING

américain m standard

II.general [ˈdʒenrəl] N MIL

general

général m

general lieutenant

général de corps d'armée

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The general director is the single-person executive body of a company.

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He then became general director of political affairs in 1991.

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He then served as its vice-president and managing director from 1880 to 1890, and then as its president and general director from 1890 until 1915.

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