governor general in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for governor general in the English»Spanish Dictionary

governor general <pl governors general> N

1. governor general (in British Commonwealth):

governor general

Gobernador m General / Gobernadora f General

2. governor general (chief administrator):

governor general Brit

director m general / directora f general

Translations for governor general in the English»Spanish Dictionary

governor [Am ˈɡəv(ə)nər, Brit ˈɡʌv(ə)nə] N

1. governor (of state, province, colony):

governor

gobernador m / gobernadora f

2. governor (of institution):

school governor Brit

miembro de un consejo escolar

a board of governors

un consejo directivo

3. governor MECH:

governor

regulador m

4. governor Brit inf (boss):

governor

jefe m

governor

patrón m

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

governor general in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for governor general in the English»Spanish Dictionary

governor [ˈgʌvənəʳ, Am -ɚnɚ] N

1. governor (of area):

governor

gobernador(a) m (f)

2. governor Brit (of organization):

governor

director(a) m (f)

the board of governors

el consejo de dirección

3. governor Brit inf:

governor (boss)

jefe(-a) m (f)

governor (father)

viejo m

4. governor TECH:

governor

regulador m

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