general secretary in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for general secretary in the English»French Dictionary

general secretary N

general secretary

secrétaire m général

secretary-general N

secretary-general

secrétaire m général

Translations for general secretary in the English»French Dictionary

she's serving as general secretary

elle exerce la fonction or les fonctions de secrétaire général

general/regional secretary

secrétaire général/régional

Translations for general secretary in the French»English Dictionary

secrétaire général de l'ONU

UN secretary-general

secrétaire général

general secretary

Translations for general secretary in the English»French Dictionary

secretary [Brit ˈsɛkrɪt(ə)ri, Am ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri] N

1. secretary ADMIN:

secretary

secrétaire mf (to sb de qn)

general/regional secretary

secrétaire général/régional

party secretary HISTORY (in USSR)

secrétaire du parti (communiste)

personal/private secretary

secrétaire personnel/privé

2. secretary:

Secretary Brit POL Foreign/Home/Defence secretary

ministre m des Affaires étrangères/de l'Intérieur/de la Défense

Environment/Northern Ireland secretary [or secretary of State for the Environment/for Northern Ireland]

ministre m de l'Environnement/pour l'Irlande du Nord

3. secretary:

Secretary Am POL Defense Secretary

ministre m de la Défense

Secretary Am Secretary of State

ministre m des Affaires étrang ères

4. secretary Am (desk):

secretary

secrétaire m

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 secretary in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for general secretary in the English»French Dictionary

secretary General <secretaries General> N

secretary General

secrétaire m général

secretary General

secrétaire f générale

Translations for general secretary in the English»French Dictionary

secretary <-ries> [ˈsekrətəri, Am -rəteri] N

1. secretary (office assistant):

secretary

secrétaire mf

2. secretary (assistant head):

company secretary

secrétaire mf général

3. secretary (assistant ambassador):

secretary

secrétaire mf d'ambassade

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 was also general secretary of the federation of dockland and transport unions.

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Meetings of the senate are overseen by the general secretary of the university, although the secretary does not participate in voting.

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He became a full-time union official in 1945, as a divisional secretary, and was elected as the union's general secretary in 1950.

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