gen in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for gen in the English»French Dictionary

I.gen [Brit dʒɛn, Am dʒɛn] Brit inf N

gen

tuyaux inf

mpl to get the gen on sb/sth

obtenir tous les tuyaux sur qn/qc

what's the gen on this?

qu'est-ce qu'il faut savoir là-dessus?

II.gen [Brit dʒɛn, Am dʒɛn] Brit inf ADJ ADV abrév

gen → general, → generally

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

dans l'ensemble, en général

a generally accepted definition

une définition couramment acceptée

generally available

disponible pour le grand public

2. generally (usually):

generally

généralement, en général

it's generally best to wait

en général, il vaut mieux attendre

generally (speaking)…

en règle générale…

3. generally (overall):

the industry generally will be affected

l'ensemble de l'industrie sera touché

he's generally unwell at the moment

en ce moment il n'est vraiment pas en forme

the quality is generally good

dans l'ensemble la qualité est bonne

she was dancing, drinking and generally enjoying herself

elle dansait, elle buvait, en un mot elle s'amusait bien

4. generally (vaguely):

generally talk, discuss, refer

d'une manière générale

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

1. general MIL:

general

général m

general of the army/air force Am

général d'armée/d'armée aérienne

to make sb a general

nommer qn général

General Franco

le général Franco

yes, general

à vos ordres, mon général

Phrases:

the general and the particular

le général et le particulier

II.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

général

general reaction, response

répandu

to be a general favourite

être apprécié de tous

in general use word, term

d'usage courant

in general use equipment

d'utilisation courante

2. general (overall):

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

général

general attitude, behaviour

dans l'ensemble

to improve one's general fitness

améliorer sa forme

do you get the general idea?

tu vois?

that's the general idea

en gros, c'est ça l'idée

the general plan is to do

en gros, le plan c'est de faire

3. general (rough, usually applying):

general rule, principle, axiom, conclusion

général

as a general rule

en règle générale

4. general (not detailed or specific):

general description, statement, information

général

general promise, assurance

vague

to talk in general terms

parler en termes généraux

a general discussion about

une discussion d'ensemble sur

to keep the conversation general

maintenir la conversation sur des sujets d'intérêt général

to give sb a general idea of

donner à qn une idée d'ensemble de

to head in the general direction of

aller en direction de

5. general (not specialized):

general medicine, linguistics

général

general programme, magazine

d'intérêt général

general user, reader

moyen/-enne

general store, shop, dealer

qui vend de tout

general office duties

travail m de bureau

6. general (miscellaneous):

general category, index, enquiry, expenses

général

we sell general antiques

nous vendons toutes sortes d'antiquités

7. general (usual, normal):

general practice, method, routine

général

in the general way of things

en règle générale

the general run of people

le grand public

III.in general ADV

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

in general

en général

in general I like the theatre, but…

en général j'aime le théâtre, mais…

adults in general and parents in particular

les adultes en général et les parents en particulier

he is fed up with life in general

il en a assez de la vie en général

2. in general (overall, mostly):

in general

dans l'ensemble

in general it seems quite simple

dans l'ensemble cela paraît assez simple

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

gen up

se renseigner (on sur)

II.gen up VB [Brit dʒɛn -, Am dʒɛn -] inf Brit (gen [sb] up)

gen up

donner tous les tuyaux à (on sur)

to be genned up on or about sth

être au parfum de qc inf

Gen. abrév écrite

Gen. → general

See also general

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

1. general MIL:

general

général m

general of the army/air force Am

général d'armée/d'armée aérienne

to make sb a general

nommer qn général

General Franco

le général Franco

yes, general

à vos ordres, mon général

Phrases:

the general and the particular

le général et le particulier

II.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

général

general reaction, response

répandu

to be a general favourite

être apprécié de tous

in general use word, term

d'usage courant

in general use equipment

d'utilisation courante

2. general (overall):

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

général

general attitude, behaviour

dans l'ensemble

to improve one's general fitness

améliorer sa forme

do you get the general idea?

tu vois?

that's the general idea

en gros, c'est ça l'idée

the general plan is to do

en gros, le plan c'est de faire

3. general (rough, usually applying):

general rule, principle, axiom, conclusion

général

as a general rule

en règle générale

4. general (not detailed or specific):

general description, statement, information

général

general promise, assurance

vague

to talk in general terms

parler en termes généraux

a general discussion about

une discussion d'ensemble sur

to keep the conversation general

maintenir la conversation sur des sujets d'intérêt général

to give sb a general idea of

donner à qn une idée d'ensemble de

to head in the general direction of

aller en direction de

5. general (not specialized):

general medicine, linguistics

général

general programme, magazine

d'intérêt général

general user, reader

moyen/-enne

general store, shop, dealer

qui vend de tout

general office duties

travail m de bureau

6. general (miscellaneous):

general category, index, enquiry, expenses

général

we sell general antiques

nous vendons toutes sortes d'antiquités

7. general (usual, normal):

general practice, method, routine

général

in the general way of things

en règle générale

the general run of people

le grand public

III.in general ADV

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

in general

en général

in general I like the theatre, but…

en général j'aime le théâtre, mais…

adults in general and parents in particular

les adultes en général et les parents en particulier

he is fed up with life in general

il en a assez de la vie en général

2. in general (overall, mostly):

in general

dans l'ensemble

in general it seems quite simple

dans l'ensemble cela paraît assez simple

Lt. Gen abrév écrite

Lt. Gen → lieutenant general

See also lieutenant general

lieutenant general N

lieutenant general (army)

général m de corps d'armée

lieutenant general (airforce)

général m de corps aérien

gen in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for gen in the English»French Dictionary

I.gen [dʒen] N no pl Brit inf

gen

tuyaux mpl

II.gen <-nn-> [dʒen] VB intr Brit inf

to gen up on sth

se renseigner sur qc

gen Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to gen up on sth

se renseigner sur qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

www.extremetech.com

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

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

www.pushsquare.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

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

www.telegraph.co.uk

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