general

/xeneˈɾal/, [xe.neˈɾal]

general

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Hubo un vitoreo general.

Everyone cheered.

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Las frases ambiguas por lo general dan lugar a divertidas interpretaciones.

Ambiguous phrases in general lead to amusing interpretations.

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En general se va a casa a las cinco.

He generally goes home at five o'clock.

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Por lo general, nosotros los japoneses somos demasiado tímidos cuando hablamos idiomas extranjeros.

Generally speaking, we Japanese are a little too timid in speaking foreign languages.

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Por lo general, los occidentales no comen pescado crudo.

Generally speaking, Westerners don't eat fish raw.

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Por lo general, la gente de esta ciudad es amistosa con las visitas.

The people in this town, generally speaking, are kind to visitors.

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El general dio el mando de retirarse.

The general gave the order to retreat.

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Le encanta jugar, pero por lo general pierde.

He loves to gamble but generally loses.

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Por lo general, ella es madrugadora.

As a rule, she is an early riser.

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El general nunca perdió su tranquilidad ante el gran ejército del enemigo.

The general never lost his presence of mind in the face of the large force of the enemy.

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En general los alumnos de esta clase son muy buenos.

Generally speaking, the students of this class are very good.

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Como regla general, es fácil criticar pero difícil ofrecer sugerencias alternativas.

As a general rule, it's simple to criticize, but difficult to produce alternative suggestions.

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Me pregunto cuál es la expectativa de vida normal de una cucaracha, y si por lo general mueren de viejas.

I wonder what the normal life span of a cockroach is and if they ever die of old age.

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Por lo general llegan a casa más tarde que nosotros.

They usually get home later than us.

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La obra de teatro salió muy bien en general.

The play went very well on the whole.

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El agua mineral es, por lo general, más cara que el agua del grifo.

Generally, mineral water is more expensive than tap water.

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En general, el arte de gobernar consiste en tomar la mayor parte del dinero de una parte de los ciudadanos para dársela a otra parte.

Generally speaking, the art of governing consists in taking the most money from one part of the citizens, in order to give it to another part.

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En general, los hombres son más altos que las mujeres.

Generally, men are taller than women.

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En general, poco se sabe acerca de las ecuaciones diferenciales no lineales de segundo orden.

In general, little is known about nonlinear second order differential equations.

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A los niños en general les gusta el helado.

Most children love ice cream.

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