What does générale in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word générale in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use générale in French.

The word générale in French means general's wife, full dress rehearsal, call to arms, general, general, by popular demand, , grocery shop, grocer's shop, corner shop, village shop, general anaesthetic, general meeting, extraordinary general meeting, special meeting, general surgery, general accounting, departmental councillor, general knowledge, in a general way, amidst general indifference, generally, generally speaking, managing director, general management, Directorate General of Armaments, Collector General of Taxes, as a general rule, general stream, general study pathway, general strike, multi-sector strike, inspector general, general inspectorate, General Inspectorate of Finance, general education, general instruction, machining, mechanics, general medicine, conscription, call to arms, overall average, general philosophy, general director, dress rehearsal, general meeting, first year of lycée, secretary-general, chief administrative officer, general semantics, round, Drinks all round!, local finance office, local tax office, general view, overall view. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word générale

general's wife

nom féminin (femme du général)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Madame la générale accompagnera son mari.
The general's wife will accompany her husband.

full dress rehearsal

nom féminin (répétition générale) (theatrical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La générale du spectacle aura lieu vendredi soir.
The full dress rehearsal for the show will take place on Friday evening.

call to arms

nom féminin (sonnerie de rassemblement) (military)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les militaires se hâtent, on vient de sonner la générale !
The soldiers are hurrying; the call to arms has just sounded!

general

adjectif (complet, intégral)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
C'est la panique générale.
It's general panic.

general

(haut gradé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce général commande toute l'armée de terre.
The general commands the whole army.

by popular demand

locution adverbiale (selon le vœu de tout le monde)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

locution adverbiale (avec l'agrément de tous)

Apprécié de tous, il a été promu à la tête du service à la satisfaction générale.

grocery shop, grocer's shop, corner shop, village shop

nom féminin (épicerie) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Heureusement, il reste un petit magasin d'alimentation générale dans le village.

general anaesthetic

nom féminin (sommeil médicalisé) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les opérations chirurgicales lourdes sont faites sous anesthésie générale.

general meeting

nom féminin (réunion plénière)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Notre association réunit son assemblée générale pour présenter son bilan et élire le nouveau président.
Our organization holds its general meeting in order to present its financial position and to elect the new president.

extraordinary general meeting, special meeting

nom féminin (assemblée générale spéciale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Suite à la démission du président, les actionnaires doivent organiser une assemblée générale extraordinaire.

general surgery

nom féminin (acte médical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

general accounting

nom féminin (comptabilité des flux financiers)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

departmental councillor

(France (élu départemental)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

general knowledge

nom féminin (somme des connaissances d'un individu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le Trivial Pursuit ® est un jeu qui fait appel à la culture générale.
Trivial Pursuit is a game that calls for general knowledge.

in a general way

locution adverbiale (généralement)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

amidst general indifference

locution adverbiale (sans intéresser personne)

generally, generally speaking

locution adverbiale (généralement)

managing director

(entreprise : coordinateur des directions) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le directeur général supervise toutes les opérations de la société.
The managing director oversees all the company's operations.

general management

nom féminin (entreprise : organisation générale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce dossier est suivi directement par la direction générale.
This document is directly overseen by general management.

Directorate General of Armaments

nom féminin (service du ministère de la défense)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La direction générale de l'armement conçoit, achète et évalue les systèmes d'armement pour les armées.

Collector General of Taxes

nom féminin (vieilli (direction générale des Finances publiques)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

as a general rule

locution adverbiale (généralement, d'habitude)

general stream, general study pathway

nom féminin (lycée : filière non professionnelle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

general strike, multi-sector strike

nom féminin (arrêt de travail tout azimut) (protest action)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

inspector general

(administration : grade d'inspecteur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

general inspectorate

nom féminin (service de contrôle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'inspection générale est une administration chargée du contrôle du respect des règles.

General Inspectorate of Finance

nom féminin (administration)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La mission de l'inspection générale des finances est la gestion des finances publiques et la modernisation de l'administration.

general education

nom féminin (culture générale) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'instruction générale regroupe l'ensemble des connaissances d'une personne.

general instruction

nom féminin (information générale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les instructions générales fournissent des indications aux participants.

machining

nom féminin (usinage) (industry)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce tour est une superbe pièce de mécanique générale.

mechanics

nom féminin (sciences : étude des mouvements) (physics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cet expert en balistique a suivi des études de mécanique générale.

general medicine

nom féminin (médecine non spécialisée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

conscription

nom féminin (préparation à la guerre) (military)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En France, la dernière mobilisation générale eut lieu le 1er septembre 1939.

call to arms

nom féminin (figuré (préparation collective en vue de [qch]) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette association caritative décrète une mobilisation générale à chaque fin d'automne.

overall average

nom féminin (moyenne de toutes les notes) (grades)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour avoir un examen, il faut une moyenne générale de 10/20.

general philosophy

nom féminin (façon d'être)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La philosophie générale aborde tout domaine non spécifique.

general director

(spectacle : responsable logistique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

dress rehearsal

nom féminin (dernière répétition avant la première)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

general meeting

nom féminin (réunion avec tout le monde)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

first year of lycée

nom féminin (France (Scolaire : classe de lycée) (school year 15-16 year olds)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En France, la seconde générale est la première année d’enseignement des lycées généraux.

secretary-general, chief administrative officer

(sorte de directeur adjoint)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Notre nouvelle secrétaire générale vient du ministère de la santé.
Our new secretary general is from the ministry of health.

general semantics

nom masculin (philosophie opposée à Aristote) (philosophy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

round

nom féminin (boissons pour tout le monde) (drinks)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le jeune homme, ivre de joie, est rentré dans le bar et a payé une tournée générale.

Drinks all round!

interjection (je paie les boissons à tout le monde)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
En rentrant dans le bar, l'habitué a crié « Tournée générale ! », ce qui lui valu des cris de joie des autres clients.

local finance office, local tax office

nom féminin (France (service percevant les impôts)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai rendez-vous avec un conseiller à la trésorerie générale.

general view, overall view

nom féminin (vision d'ensemble)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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