Sentence examples of "general" in English

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Japanese people in general are polite. Los japoneses en general son educados.
I like Chinese food in general. Me gusta la comida china en general.
The general strike paralyzed the whole country. La huelga general paralizó todo el país.
General John Pope made a terrible mistake. El general John Pope cometió un terrible error.
In general, men run faster than women. En general, los hombres corren más rápido que las mujeres.
I speak of the Japanese in general. Hablo de los japoneses en general.
Ambiguous phrases in general lead to amusing interpretations. Las frases ambiguas por lo general dan lugar a divertidas interpretaciones.
I have a general idea of what he means. Tengo una idea general de lo que él quiere decir.
He was a general in the Second World War. Él fue General en la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
In general, young people today are not interested in politics. En general, los jóvenes de hoy no están interesados en la política.
In general, little is known about nonlinear second order differential equations. En general, poco se sabe acerca de las ecuaciones diferenciales no lineales de segundo orden.
The labor unions had been threatening the government with a general strike. Los sindicatos habían amenazado al gobierno con una huelga general.
I often say a great doctor kills more people than a great general. A menudo digo que un gran doctor mata a más gente que un gran general.
The squad was leaded by the general, who stood firm as the hours passed. El pelotón estaba encabezado por el general, que se mantenía firme según pasaban las horas.
The general had 20/20 hindsight about the defeat, but no foresight at all. El general supo explicar perfectamente la derrota a posteriori, pero no había previsto nada en absoluto.
As a general rule, it's simple to criticize, but difficult to produce alternative suggestions. Como regla general, es fácil criticar pero difícil ofrecer sugerencias alternativas.
We are referring to the most general principle in all classical physics, that of conservation of energy. Nos referimos al principio más general de toda la física clásica, el de la conservación de la energía.
The general never lost his presence of mind in the face of the large force of the enemy. El general nunca perdió su tranquilidad ante el gran ejército del enemigo.
BMI categories (underweight, overweight or obese) from general reading table are inappropriate for athletes, children, the elderly, and the infirm. Las categorías del IMC (por debajo del peso normal, sobrepeso o obeso) de la tabla de lectura general no son apropiadas para atletas, niños, ancianos y enfermos.
With the heirless king going crazy and royal family poisoned, the general of the army finally had his chance to usurp the throne. Con el rey sin heredero volviéndose loco y la familia real envenenada, el general del ejército finalmente tuvo su oportunidad de usurpar el trono.
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