major general in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for major general in the English»French Dictionary

major general [Brit, Am ˈˌmeɪdʒər ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl] N

major general MIL, MIL, NAUT

général m de division

Translations for major general in the French»English Dictionary

général de division aérienne MIL

≈ major general Am

général de division MIL

≈ major general

Translations for major general in the English»French Dictionary

I.major [Brit ˈmeɪdʒə, Am ˈmeɪdʒər] N

1. major MIL:

major

commandant m

2. major:

Major (in titles) Major Andrews

le commandant Andrews

3. major Am UNIV:

major (subject)

matière f principale

(student) I'm a physics major

ma matière principale est la physique

4. major LAW:

major

majeur/-e m/f

5. major MUS:

major

ton m majeur

II.major [Brit ˈmeɪdʒə, Am ˈmeɪdʒər] ADJ

1. major (important):

major change, championship, city, client, company, damage, decision, event, user

important

major crisis, contribution, difference, difficulty, effect, importance, role, work

majeur

major influence, significance

capital

a major operation, major surgery MED

une grosse opération

2. major (main):

major

principal

3. major MUS:

major

majeur

in a major key

en majeur

4. major Brit dated SCHOOL:

Jones major

Jones aîné

III.to major in VB intr Am UNIV

to major in

se spécialiser en

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

major general in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for major general in the English»French Dictionary

I.major [ˈmeɪdʒəʳ, Am -dʒɚ] ADJ

major

majeur(e)

A major MUS

la majeur

II.major [ˈmeɪdʒəʳ, Am -dʒɚ] N

1. major MIL:

major

major m

2. major Am, Aus (primary subject):

major

matière f principale

to be a history major

faire histoire comme matière principale

III.major [ˈmeɪdʒəʳ, Am -dʒɚ] VB intr Am, Aus

to major in history

faire histoire comme matière principale

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 became a colonel at the age of 16 and was promoted to major general at the age of 20.

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He was promoted to major general in 1923 and lieutenant general in 1927.

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Promoted to major general in 1950, he advanced to lieutenant general in 1956 and retired at that rank.

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The rank associated with the position is major general (2-star).

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It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries, usually sitting between the ranks of colonel and major general.

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