Gen abbr
(Mil) ( General ) Gen., Gral.
General correspondence →
Correspondencia de carácter general
Para comenzar una carta
Para escribir a alguien que se conoce
* Thank you o Thanks for your letter which arrived yesterday gracias por tu carta
* It was good o nice o lovely to hear from you me alegró recibir noticias tuyas
* It's such a long time since we were last in touch that I felt I must write a few lines just to say hello pensé que tenía que escribirte unas líneas
* I'm sorry I haven't written for so long, and hope you'll forgive me; I've had a lot of work recently and ... perdona que no te haya escrito desde hace tanto tiempo
Para escribir a una organización
* I am writing to ask whether you have in stock a book entitled ... el motivo de mi carta es preguntarles si
* Please send me ... I enclose a cheque for ... les ruego me envíen
* When I left your hotel last week, I think I may have left a red coat in my room. Would you be so kind as to let me know whether it has been found? si fueran tan amables, ¿podrían ...?
* I have seen the details of your summer courses, and wish to know whether you still have any vacancies on the Beginners' Swedish course desearía saber si
Para terminar el cuerpo de la carta (antes de la despedida)
A un conocido
* Gerald joins me in sending very best wishes to you all Gerald y yo os deseamos lo mejor a todos
* Please remember me to your wife - I hope she is well dele mis recuerdos a
* I look forward to hearing from you quedo a la espera de tu respuesta
A un amigo
* Say hello to Martin for me saluda a Martin de mi parte
* Give my warmest regards to Vincent un abrazo para Vincent
* Do write when you have a minute escríbeme
* Hoping to hear from you before too long esperando recibir noticias tuyas pronto
A amigos íntimos
* Rhona sends her love/Ray sends his love abrazos/besos de parte de
* Give my love to Daniel and Laura, and tell them how much I miss them abrazos/besos a
* Jodie and Carla send you a big hug te mandan un muy fuerte abrazo
Preparativos de viaje
Para reservar una habitación
* Please send me details of your prices sírvanse enviarme información detallada sobre
* Please let me know by return of post if you have one single room with bath, half board, for the week commencing 3 October sírvanse informarme a vuelta de correo si
* I would like to book bed-and-breakfast accommodation with you desearía reservar
Para confirmar o anular una reserva
* Please consider this a firm booking and hold the room until I arrive, however late in the evening le ruego considere esta como una reserva en firme
* Please confirm the following by fax: one single room with shower for the nights of 20-23 April 2000 sírvanse confirmarme por fax los siguientes datos
* We expect to arrive in the early evening, unless something unforeseen happens esperamos llegar
* I am afraid I must ask you to alter my booking from 25 August to 3 September. I hope this will not cause too much inconvenience me veo obligado a solicitarle que cambie mi reserva del ... al
* Owing to unforseen circumstances, I am afraid (that) I must cancel the booking made with you for the week beginning 5 September lamento tener que anular la reserva
general
1
(=overall)
[appearance, decline, attitude] general
→ the general standard of education is very high el nivel general de educación es muy alto
2
(=widespread)
[view, interest] general
→ there was general agreement on this question hubo un consenso general con respecto a esta cuestión
→ contrary to general belief contrariamente a or en contra de lo que comúnmente se cree
→ there was general opposition to the proposal la oposición a la propuesta fue general or generalizada
→ for general use para el uso general
in general use de uso general
3
(=vague, non-specific) general
beware of making statements which are too general ten cuidado de hacer afirmaciones que sean demasiado generales
the report was too general el informe era poco específico
try to be more general intenta no entrar tanto en detalles
→ we drove in the general direction of Aberdeen fuimos conduciendo en dirección aproximada a Aberdeen
→ please direct any general enquiries you may have to my secretary le ruego solicite a mi secretaria cualquier información de carácter general
→ I've got the general idea tengo más o menos una idea
→ I'm beginning to get the general picture estoy empezando a hacerme una idea
→ a general term un término genérico
→ in general terms en líneas or términos generales
4
(=usual)
→ as a general rule por regla general
5
(=not specialized)
[reader, public] no especializado
→ we employ two general labourers empleamos a dos obreros no especializados
→ an introduction to psychology for the general reader una introducción a la psicología para el lector no especializado
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general
secretary general secretario (-a) m/f general
1 → in general en general
we discussed work in general hablamos sobre el trabajo en general
in general this kind of situation can be controlled
(=normally) en general or por lo general este tipo de situaciones pueden controlarse
2 the particular and the general lo particular y lo general
3 (Mil)
(=officer) general mf
General Croft arrived late el general Croft llegó tarde
good morning, General Croft buenos días, General Croft
c cpd
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general anaesthetic, general anesthetic (US) n anestesia f general
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general assembly n asamblea f general
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general audit n auditoría f general
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general cargo n cargamento m mixto
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General Certificate of Secondary Education n (Brit, Educ)
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GCSE
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the General Confession n (Church of England) la oración de confesión colectiva
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general costs npl gastos mpl generales
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general dealer n (US) tienda f , almacén m (S. Cone)
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general delivery n (US, Canada) lista f de correos
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general election n elecciones fpl or comicios mpl generales
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general headquarters n (Mil) cuartel msing general
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general holiday n día m festivo
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general hospital n hospital m
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general knowledge n cultura f general
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general manager n director (a) m/f general
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general medicine n medicina f general
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general meeting n asamblea f general
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General Officer Commanding n (Mil) Comandante mf en Jefe
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general partnership n (Jur) sociedad f regular colectiva
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General Post Office n (Brit, Govt, formerly) Correos m
(=main post office) oficina f de correos
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general practice n (Brit, Med)
(=work) medicina f general
(=group) consultorio m médico
I am currently working in general practice actualmente estoy trabajando como médico de medicina general
to go into general practice entrar a trabajar en medicina general
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general practitioner n médico (-a) m/f de medicina general frm , médico (-a) m/f de cabecera
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the general public n el público en general, el gran público
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general science n (Scol) Ciencias fpl
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general science teacher n profesor (a) m/f de Ciencias
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General Secretary n Secretario (a) m/f General
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general staff n estado m mayor (general)
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general store n (US) tienda f , almacén m (S. Cone)
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general strike n huelga f general
general-purpose adj
[tool, dictionary] de uso general
secretary-general n ( secretaries-general pl ) secretario-general/secretaria-general m/f
vicar-general n ( vicars-general pl )
vicario m general