general staff in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for general staff in the English»French Dictionary

general staff N

general staff

état-major m

Translations for general staff in the French»English Dictionary

état-major de l'air

general staff

état-major de l'armée de terre

general staff

Translations for general staff in the English»French Dictionary

I.staff [Brit stɑːf, Am stæf] N

1. staff <pl staves [steɪvz] or staffs> (stick):

staff (for walking)

canne f

staff (crozier)

crosse f

staff (as weapon)

bâton m

to lean on one's staff

prendre appui sur sa canne

2. staff <pl staffs> (employees):

staff

personnel m

clerical/kitchen staff

personnel de bureau/de cuisine

to be on the staff of a company

faire partie du personnel d'une entreprise

a small business with a staff of ten

une petite entreprise de dix employés

to join/leave the staff (of a company)

entrer dans/quitter l'entreprise

3. staff U:

staff, a. teaching staff SCHOOL, UNIV

personnel m enseignant

member of staff

enseignant/-e m/f

to join the staff

prendre un poste de professeur

to be on the staff

faire partie du corps enseignant

a staff of 50

un effectif de 50 enseignants

4. staff U MIL:

staff

état-major m

5. staff <pl staves [steɪvz] or staffs> MUS:

staff

portée f

II.staff [Brit stɑːf, Am stæf] VB trans

staff owner company, business:

staff

trouver du personnel pour

to staff a company recruitment agency:

pourvoir une société en personnel

how are we going to staff our school?

où allons-nous trouver du personnel enseignant?

the restaurant is entirely staffed by Italians

tout le personnel du restaurant est italien

the school is under-staffed

l'école manque d'enseignants

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 staff in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for general staff in the English»French Dictionary

general staff N MIL

general staff

état-major m

Translations for general staff in the English»French Dictionary

I.staff [stɑ:f, Am stæf] N

1. staff (employees):

staff

personnel m

teaching/office staff

personnel enseignant/de bureau

editorial staff

rédaction f

2. staff MIL (group of officers):

staff

état-major m

3. staff (stick):

staff

bâton m

4. staff (flagpole):

staff

mât m

5. staff Am MUS (stave):

staff

portée f

II.staff [stɑ:f, Am stæf] VB trans (provide personnel)

staff

pourvoir en personnel

to be staffed by sb

être composé de qn

III.staff [stɑ:f, Am stæf] ADJ

staff

du personnel

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

In 1989, he obtained the degree that validates training in command and general staff duties.

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Although his duties included general staff announcing, his main interest was in journalism.

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The next day he made a six-page situation report to the general staff.

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But later in 1917 he was back on the general staff as a captain.

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