lieutenant general in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for lieutenant general in the English»Italian Dictionary

lieutenant general [Brit, Am luˈˌtɛnənt ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl] N (army)

lieutenant general (formerly)

generale m di corpo d'armata

lieutenant general (now)

tenente m generale

lieutenant general (air force)

generale m di squadra aerea

Translations for lieutenant general in the Italian»English Dictionary

generale di corpo d'armata, generale d'armata MIL

lieutenant general

tenente generale

lieutenant general

Translations for lieutenant general in the English»Italian Dictionary

lieutenant [Brit lɛfˈtɛnənt, Am luˈtɛnənt] N

1. lieutenant MIL:

lieutenant (in GB army)

tenente m

lieutenant (in GB, US navy)

sottotenente m di vascello

2. lieutenant (in US police):

lieutenant

tenente m

3. lieutenant (assistant):

lieutenant

luogotenente m

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

lieutenant general in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lieutenant general in the English»Italian Dictionary

lieutenant general

generale di corpo d'armata

Translations for lieutenant general in the Italian»English Dictionary

generale di corpo d'armata

lieutenant general

Translations for lieutenant general in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.general [ˈdʒen·rəl] ADJ

general

generale

of general interest

di interesse generale

as a general rule

di regola

to talk in general terms

parlare in termini generali

II.general [ˈdʒen·rəl] N MIL

general

generale m

major general

generale di divisione

lieutenant general

generale di corpo d'armata

four-star general

generale d'armata

lieutenant [lu:·ˈte·nənt] N

1. lieutenant MIL:

lieutenant

tenente m

2. lieutenant (assistant):

lieutenant

luogotenente m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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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