brigadier general in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for brigadier general in the English»Spanish Dictionary

brigadier general N (in US)

brigadier general

general mf de brigada

Translations for brigadier general in the Spanish»English Dictionary

comodoro AVIAT

brigadier general Am

brigadier (en el ejército)

brigadier general Am

brigadier

brigadier general Am

general de brigada (en el ejército)

brigadier general (in US)

general de brigada (en las fuerzas aéreas)

≈ brigadier general (in US)

Translations for brigadier general in the English»Spanish Dictionary

brigadier [Am ˌbrɪɡəˈdɪr, Brit brɪɡəˈdɪə] N (in UK)

brigadier

general mf de brigada

I.general [Am ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl, Brit ˈdʒɛn(ə)r(ə)l] ADJ

1.1. general (not detailed or specific):

general

general

I get the general picture

me hago una idea (general)

be more general

no des tantos detalles

speaking in general terms, you are right

hablando en general or en líneas generales, tienes razón

he threw it in her general direction

la lanzó aproximadamente en su dirección

it's his general attitude I object to

lo que me molesta es su actitud en general

a general term

un término genérico or general

in general

en general

his work is good in general

en general or por lo general or generalmente su trabajo es bueno

we discussed life in general

hablamos de la vida en general

1.2. general (not specialized):

general information

general

general clerk/laborer

no especializado

a guide book for the general reader

una guía para el gran público

he's been a general nuisance all morning

se ha pasado la mañana molestando

2.1. general (applicable to all, involving everyone):

general

general

topics of general interest

temas mpl de interés general

the general good

el bien general or de todos

2.2. general (widespread):

general

generalizado

there's a general tendency to …

existe una tendencia generalizada a …

the rain will become (more) general

la lluvia irá generalizándose or extendiéndose

3. general (usual):

general

general

in the general way or as a general rule we don't allow it

por lo general or por regla general no lo permitimos

4. general (supreme):

general manager/secretary

general

General Assembly

Asamblea f General

5. general MED:

general anesthesia/paralysis

general

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

general

general mf

brigadier general in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for brigadier general in the English»Spanish Dictionary

brigadier [ˌbrɪgəˈdɪəʳ] N Brit, brigadier general [Am ˌbrɪgədɪrˈdʒenərəl] N Am MIL

brigadier

general m de brigada

I.general [ˈdʒenrəl] ADJ

general

general

to be of general interest

ser de interés general

as a general rule

por regla general

to talk in general terms

hablar en términos generales

II.general [ˈdʒenrəl] N

1. general MIL:

general

general mf

general lieutenant

teniente mf general

2. general (servant):

general

chica f para todo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He had command responsibilities and progressed in rank from 2nd lieutenant to brigadier general.

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Most western militaries tend to equate a senior colonel as a brigadier general in disguise; however, this is not necessarily so.

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In 1696 his fortunes improved; he was made brigadier general, and then in 1704 rose to the rank of major-general.

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The bravery and intelligence he showed on this occasion deservedly earned him the rank of brigadier general.

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In 1865, he was made a brigadier general but was soon again accused of disobedience.

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Battalions continued to follow a lieutenant colonel while the command itself was led by a brigadier general and later a major general.

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