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allg. ADJ

allg. abbreviation of allgemein

I. all·ge·mein [ˈalgəˈmain] ADJ

1. allgemein attr (alle betreffend):

allgemein
general
allgemeine Feiertage
national holidays
im allgemeinen Interesse liegen [o. sein]
to be in everyone's interests [or in the common interest]
von allgemeinem Interesse sein
to be of interest to everyone
allgemeine Vorschriften
universal regulations
allgemeine Vorschriften
regulations applying to everyone
das allgemeine Wahlrecht
universal suffrage
die allgemeine Wehrpflicht
military service

2. allgemein attr (allen gemeinsam):

allgemein
general
allgemein
public
zur allgemeinen Überraschung
to everyone's surprise
das allgemeine Wohl
the common good
allgemeine Zustimmung finden/auf allgemeine Ablehnung stoßen
to meet with general approval/disapproval

3. allgemein (nicht spezifisch):

allgemein
general
die Frage war allgemeiner Natur
the question was of a rather general nature

Phrases:

im Allgemeinen (normalerweise)
generally speaking
im Allgemeinen (insgesamt)
on the whole

II. all·ge·mein [ˈalgəˈmain] ADV

1. allgemein (allerseits, überall):

allgemein
generally
allgemein bekannt/üblich sein
to be common knowledge/practice
allgemein gültig [o. allgemeingültig]
general
allgemein gültig [o. allgemeingültig]
universally applicable
allgemein verbindlich [o. allgemeinverbindlich]
generally binding
allgemein verbreitet
widespread
allgemein verständlich [o. allgemeinverständlich]
intelligible to everybody
allgemein zugänglich sein
to be open to the general public

2. allgemein (nicht spezifisch):

allgemein
generally
der Vortrag war leider sehr allgemein gehalten
unfortunately the lecture was rather general [or lacked focus]
eine allgemein bildende [o. allgemeinbildene] Schule
a school providing a general rather than specialized education

i. Allg.

i. Allg. abbreviation of im Allgemeinen

i. Allg.
in general

PONS Specialized Dictionary "Verkehrswesen"

transport route
Transportweg (allg.)
stop
Haltestelle (allg.)

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Grundsätzlich sind staatliche Eingriffe in die Versammlungsfreiheit nur aufgrund des Versammlungsgesetzes und nicht über die allgemeinen Polizeigesetze (allg.
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Zufallskoinzidenzen nehmen jedoch mit zunehmender Aktivität stärker als linear (i. Allg.
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Er griff 1823 mit der Schrift Über den Ursprung, den Inhalt u. die allg.
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Neben einem schlüsselfertigen Stand im einheitlichen Design bekommen die bayerischen Aussteller u. a. einen allg.
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Nahe Begegnungen mit anderen Sternen, die zu i. Allg.
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