general election in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for general election in the English»French Dictionary

general election N

general election

élections fpl législatives

Translations for general election in the French»English Dictionary

élections générales

general election

consulter le peuple

to hold a general election

Translations for general election in the English»French Dictionary

election [Brit ɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n, Am əˈlɛkʃ(ə)n] N

1. election (ballot):

election

élection f

election

scrutin m

in or at the election

aux élections

to win/lose an election

gagner/perdre aux élections

to win/lose an election attr agent, campaign, manifesto, fever

électoral

to win/lose an election day, results

du scrutin

2. election (appointment):

election

élection f (to à)

to stand for election

se porter candidat aux élections

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 election in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for general election in the English»French Dictionary

general election N

general election

élections fpl législatives

Translations for general election in the French»English Dictionary

législatives

general election + vb sing

Translations for general election in the English»French Dictionary

election [ɪˈlekʃn] N

election

élection f

to call an election

appeler aux urnes

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

He lost his seat at the 2011 general election.

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The changes took effect at the 2010 general election.

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The mayor is popularly elected in a nonpartisan general election.

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He lost his seat in the first general election of 1982 but regained it in the second election in the same year.

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She was re-elected at the 1997 general election and retired at the 2002 general election.

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He fell back to 5.3 percent of the vote at the 2005 general election.

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He was re-elected at each subsequent election until he lost his seat at the 1951 general election.

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She retired from politics at the 2011 general election.

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His seat remained unfilled at the time of the general election.

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