Spanish Conversation · Level 9
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Spanish word
general
Pronunciation
IPA/xeneˈɾal/
Meaning
- adjectivegeneral
Example
Es una regla general.
It is a general rule.
More examples
Se alcanzó un acuerdo general entre los países.
A general agreement was reached among the countries.
Core concept
A broad trait shared across a whole class.
Common phrases
a nivel general
in general terms
acuerdo general
general agreement
situación general
general situation
Similar words
común: Present across many examples or people, occurring in a large portion of cases.
normal: Conforming to the usual standard or expectation within a context.
típico: Characteristic of a particular group or situation, serving as a representative example.
corriente: Commonplace and unremarkable, lacking distinctive or notable features.
Definition in Spanish
Que expresa una cualidad amplia o común de algo sin entrar en pormenores.
Word origin
From Latin generalis, from genus 'kind' or 'group', originally meaning 'belonging to the whole' and later 'broad' or 'nonspecific'.
Usage tips
- In conversation, en general commonly opens a remark about a tendency and is often followed by a specific example or an exception.
Other meanings
- commonadjective
Opposites
- específicospecificadjective
- detalladodetailedadjective
Related words
- generalizacióngeneralizationnoun
- generalmentegenerallyadverb