gen in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for gen in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.gen¹ [Brit dʒɛn, Am dʒɛn] N Brit inf

gen

informazioni fpl

to get the gen on sb, sth

ottenere informazioni su qn, qc

what's the gen on this?

che informazioni ci sono su questo?

II.gen¹ <forma in -ing genning, pt, pp genned> [Brit dʒɛn, Am dʒɛn] VB trans, intr

gen → gen up

See also gen up

I.gen up VB [dʒɛn -] Brit inf (gen up)

gen up

informarsi (on su)

II.gen up VB [dʒɛn -] (gen [sb] up)

gen up

dare istruzioni a (on su)

to be genned up on or about sth

essere informato su qc

I.gen² [Brit dʒɛn, Am dʒɛn] ADJ

gen short for general Brit inf

gen

generale

II.gen² [Brit dʒɛn, Am dʒɛn] ADV

gen short for generally Brit inf

gen

generalmente

See also generally, general

generally [Brit ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəli, Am ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəli] ADV

1. generally (widely):

generally accepted, agreed, believed, denounced, recognized, regarded, welcomed

generalmente

a generally accepted definition

una definizione ampiamente accettata

generally available

disponibile su vasta scala

2. generally (usually):

generally

generalmente, di solito

it's generally best to wait

in genere è meglio aspettare

generally (speaking)…

generalmente…

3. generally (overall):

the industry generally will be affected

il mondo dell'industria in generale ne subirà le conseguenze

he's generally unwell at the moment

al momento non è proprio in forma

the quality is generally good

nell'insieme la qualità è buona

she was dancing, drinking and generally enjoying herself

ballava, beveva, in sostanza si divertiva

4. generally (vaguely):

generally talk, discuss, refer

in modo generico

I.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, reaction, response

generale

to be a general favourite

essere apprezzato da tutti

in general use word, term, equipment

di uso comune

2. general (overall):

general condition, appearance, standard, rise, fall, decline, impression

generale

general attitude, behaviour

generale, comune

to improve one's general fitness

migliorare la propria forma

do you get the general idea?

ti è chiaro in generale?

that's the general idea

questa è l'idea generale

the general plan is to do

il progetto generale prevede di fare

3. general (rough, usually applying):

general rule, principle, axiom, conclusion

generale

as a general rule

in genere or di solito

4. general (not detailed or specific):

general description, statement, information

generico

general promise, assurance

vago

to talk in general terms

parlare in termini generali

a general discussion about

una discussione generale su

to keep the conversation general

mantenere la conversazione su argomenti generali

to give sb a general idea of

dare a qn un'idea generale di

to head in the general direction of

andare nella direzione di

5. general (not specialized):

general medicine, linguistics

generale

general programme, magazine

di interesse generale

general user, reader

medio

general store, shop, dealer

che vende di tutto

general office duties

lavori d'ufficio

6. general (miscellaneous):

general category, index, enquiry, expenses

generale

we sell general antiques

vendiamo antichità varie

7. general (usual, normal):

general practice, method, routine

abituale

in the general way of things

di solito

the general run of people

il grande pubblico

II.general [Brit ˈdʒɛn(ə)r(ə)l, Am ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl] N

1. general MIL:

general

generale m

general of the army, air force Am

generale dell'esercito, dell'aereonautica

to make sb a general

nominare qn generale

General Franco

il generale Franco

yes, general

agli ordini, generale

Phrases:

the general and the particular

il generale e il particolare

III.in general ADV

1. in general (usually or non-specifically):

in general

in genere

in general I like the theatre, but…

in genere mi piace il teatro, ma…

adults in general and parents in particular

gli adulti in generale e i genitori in particolare

he is fed up with life in general

ne ha abbastanza della vita in generale

2. in general (overall, mostly):

in general

nell'insieme

in general it seems quite simple

nell'insieme sembra abbastanza semplice

I.gen up VB [dʒɛn -] Brit inf (gen up)

gen up

informarsi (on su)

II.gen up VB [dʒɛn -] (gen [sb] up)

gen up

dare istruzioni a (on su)

to be genned up on or about sth

essere informato su qc

Gen. N

Gen. → General

Gen.

Gen. (generale)

Lt. Gen. N

Lt. Gen. → Lieutenant General (army)

Lt. Gen. (formerly)

generale di corpo d'armata

Lt. Gen. (now)

tenente generale

Lt. Gen. (air force)

generale di squadra aerea

gen in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for gen in the English»Italian Dictionary

gen. [dʒen] N

gen. abbreviation of general

gen.

gener.

Att. Gen. [ˌæt·ˈdʒen] N

Att. Gen. abbreviation of Attorney General

Att. Gen.

Procuratore m Generale

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The comedian decides she will gen up on the government, in order to criticise them more effectively, and then pulls off the tricky feat of balancing policy points with punchlines.

www.independent.co.uk

Phew, is that enough new content to tide you over until the title's next-gen re-release?

www.pushsquare.com

Trust me, you don't have to be a rocket scientist to gen up on it.

www.telegraph.co.uk

This relative obscurity is unwarranted, however, given both the complementarity of these two next-gen technologies and the imminence of important standards-based decisions.

www.digitaljournal.com

They are working on the next gen 5-10 gigapixel models.

www.extremetech.com

But the dangers inherent in making this next-gen hash oil have done nothing to inhibit its explosive rise in popularity over the past few years.

gizmodo.com