general view in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for general view in the English»French Dictionary

I.view [Brit vjuː, Am vju] N

1. view:

view (of landscape, scene) lit

vue f

view (of situation) fig

vue f

a sea/mountain view

une vue de la mer/des montagnes

a room with a view (of the sea)

une chambre avec vue (sur la mer)

the trees cut off/break up the view

la vue est cachée/est en partie cachée par les arbres

you're blocking my view!

tu me bouches la vue!

the window gives you a good view of the church

de la fenêtre on a très bonne vue de l'église

we had a good view of the stage from our seats

de nos sièges nous avions une bonne vue de la scène

ten views of Paris (on postcard, painting)

dix vues de Paris

we moved forward to get a better view

nous nous sommes avancés pour mieux voir

all I got was a back view of sb's head

tout ce que je voyais c'était la nuque de quelqu'un devant moi

to have a front/back/side view of sth

voir qc de face/de derrière/de côté

she painted a side view of the building

elle a peint le bâtiment vu de côté

an overall view of the situation

une vue d'ensemble de la situation

an inside view of the situation

une idée or un aperçu de la situation vue de l'intérieur

to take the long(-term)/short(-term) view of sth

avoir une vision à long terme/à court terme de qc

in the long view he could be right

à long terme il a peut-être raison

2. view (field of vision, prospect):

view lit, fig

vue f

there wasn't a single house within view

il n'y avait pas une seule maison en vue

the lake was within view of the house

on pouvait voir le lac de la maison

to do sth in (full) view of sb

faire qc devant qn or sous les yeux de qn

in full view of the neighbours' windows

(en plein) devant les fenêtres des voisins

to be in view lit coast, house:

être en vue

what do you have in view? fig

qu'est-ce que vous pensez faire?

with the future in view

en pensant l'avenir

to keep sth in view lit, fig

ne pas perdre qc de vue

to disappear from or be lost to view lit

disparaître

their original aims were soon lost from view

ils ont vite perdu de vue leurs objectifs d'origine

to hide sth from view

cacher qc, dissimuler qc aux regards

to be on view exhibition:

être présenté

to be on view COMM new range, clothes collection:

être exposé

the house and contents will be on view the day before the sale

la maison et son contenu pourront être vus la veille de la vente

3. view (personal opinion, attitude):

view

avis m

view

opinion f

point of view

point m de vue

the scientific/medical/legal view is that …

l'avis or l'opinion des scientifiques/des médecins/des juristes est que …

the widely-/generally-accepted view

l'opinion largement/généralement répandue

the majority view

l'opinion la plus répandue

the official/government view

le point de vue officiel/du gouvernement

my view is that

mon avis est que, à mon avis

in his view

à son avis

in the view of Mr Jones/many experts

selon M. Jones/de nombreux spécialistes

4. view (visit, inspection):

view (of exhibition, house)

visite f

view (of film)

projection f

view COMM (of new range, clothes collection)

présentation f

II.in view of PREP (considering)

in view of situation, facts, problem

vu, étant donné

in view of his refusal, I…

vu or étant donné son refus, je…

in view of this, they…

cela étant, ils…

III.with a view to PREP

with a view to sth

en vue de qc

with a view to doing

en vue de faire, afin de faire

with a view to sb or sb's doing

afin que qn fasse

IV.view [Brit vjuː, Am vju] VB trans

1. view:

view (regard, consider)

considérer

view (envisage)

envisager

to view the future with optimism

envisager or considérer l'avenir avec optimisme

how do you view the situation?

comment envisages-tu la situation?, que penses-tu de la situation?

to view sb with suspicion

être méfiant à l'égard de qn

to view sb/sth as sth

considérer qn/qc comme qc

the evening was viewed as a success

la soirée a été considérée comme une réussite

she viewed him as an enemy

elle le considérait comme un ennemi

the reforms are viewed as not going far enough

on considère que les réformes ne vont pas assez loin

2. view (look at):

view (gen) scene, building

voir

view (inspect) house, castle

visiter

view collection, exhibition

voir, regarder

view slide, microfiche

visionner

view documents

examiner

the building viewed from the side

le bâtiment vu de côté

3. view (watch):

view television, programme

regarder

V.view [Brit vjuː, Am vju] VB intr TV

view

regarder la télévision

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 view in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for general view in the English»French Dictionary

general view N no pl

general view

avis m général

in the general view ...

de l'avis général ...

Translations for general view in the English»French Dictionary

I.view [vju:] N

1. view (opinion, idea):

view

opinion f

conflicting views

avis m divergents

to share sb's view

partager l'avis de qn

to take a dim view of sth

ne pas trop apprécier qc

to have views about sb/sth

avoir des opinions sur qn/qc

to hold strong views about sth

avoir des idées

in sb's view

d'après qn

2. view (sight):

view

vue f

to afford a view

offrir une vue

to block sb's view

gêner le champ de vision de qn

3. view no pl (ability to see):

view

vue f

in full view of sb

sous les yeux de qn

to come into view

s'approcher

to disappear from view

disparaître de vue

to hide sth from view

cacher qc

Phrases:

to have sth in view

avoir qc en vue

in view of

étant donné

to be on view

être exposé

with a view to doing sth

dans le but de faire qc

II.view [vju:] VB trans

1. view (consider):

view

considérer

to be viewed as dangerous/a threat

être considéré comme dangereux/une menace

2. view (envisage):

view

envisager

to view sth with delight

envisager qc avec ravissement

3. view (see, watch):

view works of art

voir

view house

visiter

view slide

visionner

to view television

regarder la télévision

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)

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This changed the general view of the scientific community on the role of archaea in the biosphere and opened up new possibilities in applied potential of such microbial assemblages.

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This general view affects the decision of the employer about the individual on the basis of information on the group averages.

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Land clearing was seen as progressive, and there was the general view that land was wasted unless it was developed.

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The general view of academics, however, is that no legal argument has yet been advanced as to why the original doctrine should be good law.

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The general view is that science has been slower than other areas to embrace the web technology, but that it is beginning to catch up.

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On an even more general view, the two types merge.

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There is no general view that there will be a time delay in that flow.

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During the 20th century the hill on which the tower was situated became overgrown with trees, hiding the tower from general view.

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The prey base is mostly made up of large predatory fish, challenging the general view by the locals complaining about the crocodile hunting local fish to very low numbers.

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