Usage examples of "general" in English with translation to French

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The general inspected the troops. Le général passa les troupes en revue.
The general strike paralyzed the whole country. La grève généralisée a paralysé tout le pays.
In general, consumers prefer quantity to quality. En général les consommateurs préfèrent la quantité à la qualité.
In general, little girls are fond of dolls. En général, les petites filles adorent les poupées.
A general election will be held in May. L'élection générale se tiendra en mai.
The general ordered the deployment of two battalions. Le général ordonna le déploiement de deux bataillons.
The general participated in the plot with his men. Le général prit part au complot avec ses hommes.
He was a general in the Second World War. Il était général pendant la Seconde Guerre Mondiale.
He asked the general to take back his order. Il demanda au général de retirer son ordre.
The general ordered the massacre of all war prisoners. Le général ordonna le massacre de tous les prisonniers de guerre.
Tom gave them a general idea of what he wanted. Tom donna une idée générale de ce qu'il voulait.
The city dedicated a monument in honor of the general. La ville a dédié un monument en l'honneur du général.
A two-legged donkey can become general and remain a donkey. Un âne à deux pieds peut devenir général et rester âne.
In general, little is known about nonlinear second order differential equations. En général, on en sait peu sur les équations différentielles non linéaires du second ordre.
There's a general sense that something should be done about unemployment. Il y a un sentiment général selon lequel il faut faire quelque chose contre le chômage.
There was a suggestion that the general meeting should take place in October. Il y a eu une proposition selon laquelle l'assemblée générale devrait être tenue en octobre.
I wanted to know what our general stance is on adding machine translations? Je voulais savoir quelle est notre position générale concernant l'addition de traductions automatiques ?
Due to the lack of attendees, we have to postpone the general assembly. En raison du peu de présents, on doit remettre l'assemblée générale.
Participating in the general meeting raised my awareness of the new technologies in data transportation. Ma participation à l'assemblée générale m'a sensibilisé aux nouvelles technologies de transport de l'information.
Oh! you are a great deal too apt, you know, to like people in general. Ah ! vous êtes beaucoup trop encline à aimer tout le monde en général.
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