general meeting in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for general meeting in the English»French Dictionary

general meeting N

general meeting

assemblée f générale

extraordinary general meeting N

extraordinary general meeting

assemblée f générale extraordinaire

annual general meeting, AGM N

annual general meeting

assemblée f générale annuelle

Translations for general meeting in the French»English Dictionary

assemblée générale ordinaire

ordinary general meeting

assemblée générale, AG

general meeting

assemblée générale extraordinaire

extraordinary general meeting

convoquer une assemblée générale/extraordinaire

to call a general/an extraordinary meeting

Translations for general meeting in the English»French Dictionary

meeting [Brit ˈmiːtɪŋ, Am ˈmidɪŋ] N

1. meeting (official assembly):

meeting

réunion f

cabinet/staff meeting

réunion du conseil des ministres/des membres du personnel

to call a meeting

convoquer une réunion

to be in a meeting

être en réunion

2. meeting (coming together):

meeting (between individuals, groups)

rencontre f

a meeting of minds fig

une profonde entente

3. meeting Brit SPORTS:

meeting

rencontre f (sportive)

4. meeting REL (of Quakers):

meeting

service m

meeting

culte m (des quakers)

to go to meeting

aller au culte

See also race meeting

race meeting N Brit

race meeting

réunion f de courses

I.meet [Brit miːt, Am mit] N

1. meet SPORTS:

meet

rencontre f (sportive)

2. meet Brit HUNT:

meet

rendez-vous m de chasseurs

II.meet [Brit miːt, Am mit] ADJ archaic

meet

séant dated

meet

convenable

it is meet that …

il est convenable que …

it is meet that … + subj

il sied que … dated

III.meet <pret, pp met> [Brit miːt, Am mit] VB trans

1. meet (encounter):

meet person

rencontrer

meet team, opponent, enemy

rencontrer, affronter

to meet each other

se rencontrer

to meet one's death fig

trouver la mort

2. meet (make acquaintance of):

meet person

faire la connaissance de

‘pleased to meet you!’

‘enchanté (de faire votre connaissance)!’

Paul, meet my boss, Janet (as introduction)

Paul, je vous présente ma patronne, Janet

have you met Mr Roberts? (at gathering)

est-ce que vous avez été présenté à M. Roberts?

3. meet (greet):

meet (await)

attendre

meet (fetch) person

chercher

she went to the airport to meet them

elle est allée à l'aéroport les attendre or chercher

I'll be there to meet you

je viendrai te chercher

to meet sb off Brit or at Am the bus/plane

attendre qn à l'arrêt de bus/à l'aéroport

4. meet (come into contact with):

meet hand: hand

rencontrer, toucher

meet line: line

rencontrer, croiser

his eyes met hers

son regard a rencontré or a croisé le sien

he couldn't meet her eye

il ne pouvait pas la regarder en face

an incredible sight met her eye

un spectacle incroyable s'est offert à ses yeux

5. meet (fulfil):

meet demand, order

satisfaire

meet demand, order

répondre à

meet criteria, standards, needs

satisfaire à

meet bills, costs

payer

meet debts, overheads

couvrir

meet loss

compenser

meet obligations, commitments

faire face à

meet conditions

remplir

6. meet (rise to):

meet challenge

se montrer à la hauteur de

7. meet (respond to):

meet criticism, accusation, objection

répondre à

IV.meet <pret, pp met> [Brit miːt, Am mit] VB intr

1. meet:

meet (come together) people:

se rencontrer

meet (come together) people:

se voir

meet teams, armies:

se rencontrer

meet teams, armies:

s'affronter

meet committee, group, parliament: (for discussion)

se réunir (to do pour faire)

meet cars:

se croiser

the two cars/trains met head-on

les deux véhicules/trains se sont heurtés de front or de plein fouet inf

to meet again people:

se revoir

goodbye, till we meet again!

au revoir! à la prochaine fois!

2. meet (make acquaintance):

meet people:

faire connaissance

3. meet (come into contact):

meet hands, lips:

se rencontrer, se toucher

meet roads, lines:

se rencontrer, se croiser

their eyes met

leurs regards se croisèrent

V.meet [Brit miːt, Am mit]

there's more to this than meets the eye

ce n'est pas aussi clair que cela en a l'air

there's more to him than meets the eye

il cache bien son jeu

to make ends meet

joindre les deux bouts

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

general meeting in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for general meeting in the English»French Dictionary

meeting N

1. meeting (organized gathering):

meeting

réunion f

meeting

épluchette f Quebec

to have a meeting with sb

avoir une réunion avec qn

2. meeting (act of coming together):

meeting

rencontre f

a meeting of minds

une entente profonde

I.meet <met, met> [mit] VB trans

1. meet (encounter):

meet

rencontrer

meet an enemy

affronter

to meet sb face to face

se trouver nez à nez avec qn

to meet sb's glance

croiser le regard de qn

2. meet (by arrangement):

meet

retrouver

3. meet (make the acquaintance of):

meet

faire la connaissance de

4. meet (fulfill):

meet standard, need

répondre à

meet costs

prendre en charge

meet deadline

respecter

meet obligation

remplir

meet challenge

relever

5. meet (counter):

meet accusation

recevoir

Phrases:

to meet one's death

trouver la mort

there's more to this than meets the eye

c'est moins simple que ça en a l'air

to make ends meet

joindre les deux bouts

to meet one's Waterloo

essuyer une défaite irréversible

to meet sb halfway

couper la poire en deux

II.meet <met, met> [mit] VB intr

1. meet (encounter):

meet

se rencontrer

2. meet (assemble):

meet

se réunir

3. meet sports, MIL:

meet

s'affronter

4. meet (get acquainted):

meet

faire connaissance

5. meet (join):

meet

se rejoindre

meet eyes

se rencontrer

we met in Paris

on s'est connus à Paris

III.meet <met, met> [mit] N

meet

rencontre f

I.general [ˈdʒen· ə r· ə l] ADJ

general

général(e)

in general

en général

II.general [ˈdʒen· ə r· ə l] N MIL

general

général m

major general

général m de division

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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In 1947 the general meeting decided to build a new club house at the current location.

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The lecturers are chosen for their outstanding scientific contributions with the lecture taking place at the society's annual general meeting.

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The division representatives on the board appoint the chairman and national directors after each annual general meeting.

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In the evening prior to the start of the ride, the riders are briefed in a general meeting.

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The ultimate control of the organisation is vested in the members in an annual general meeting where an executive of twelve members is elected.

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It holds an annual general meeting which is open to all members of the union.

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In the case of alleged misbehaviour, a special general meeting could be called by a committee of twelve partners who audited the accounts.

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At the same general meeting, overall policies and priority activities are agreed.

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A general meeting is held annually to deal with board elections and the appointment of an auditor (or waiving of audit).

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Its company officers are residents of the building, and all shareholders are invited to an annual general meeting.

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