Was heißt »General« auf Englisch?

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Er wurde zum General befördert.

He was advanced to the rank of general.

Ein General ist ein hochrangiger Militäroffizier.

A general is a high-ranking military officer.

General Montcalm griff 1757 mehrere britische Festungen an.

General Montcalm attacked several British forts in 1757.

Ich sage oft, dass ein großartiger Arzt mehr Leute tötet als ein großartiger General.

I often say a great doctor kills more people than a great general.

Der General inspizierte die Truppe.

The general inspected the troops.

Ohne Hose sieht der General weniger imposant aus.

Without his pants, the general looks less impressive.

General John Pope beging einen entsetzlichen Fehler.

General John Pope made a terrible mistake.

General Motors hat 76000 Arbeiter entlassen.

General Motors laid off 76,000 workers.

„Frieden ist vermeidbar“, sagte der alte General.

"Peace is evitable", said the old general.

Der General gab Befehl zum Rückzug.

The general gave the order to retreat.

Man gab General Grant die Schuld.

People blamed General Grant.

Er erreichte den Dienstgrad eines Generals.

He reached the rank of general.

Er war ein weitaus besserer General denn Politiker.

He was a much better general than politician.

An diesem Punkt wurde der General vom Geräusch der sich öffnenden Tür aus seinen Träumereien gerissen.

At this point in his reverie, the general was interrupted by the sound of the door opening.

Der Soldat ist ein schlechter, der nicht davon träumt, General zu werden.

A soldier who doesn't dream of becoming a general is a bad one.

Der General befahl die Entsendung zweier Bataillone.

The general ordered the deployment of two battalions.

Ich fragte, wie viele Kriege der General geführt habe.

I asked how many wars the general had fought.

Er wurde General.

He became a general.

Synonyme

Ad­mi­ral:

admiral

Englische Beispielsätze

• The general principles of this programme are still valid today.

• The general meeting began at 9 am on the dot.

• In 1916 Einstein published his general theory of relativity. This theory linked gravitation, acceleration and the four dimensional space-time.

• In general, women live longer than men.

• Tom submitted a list of topics for possible inclusion on the agenda for the annual general meeting.

• In September 1972, a general statement between Japan and China was signed, and diplomatic relations were normalized.

• There was also a general paucity of trained operatives.

• It was the general opinion.

• He's a general practitioner.

• The general theory of relativity predicted the deflection of starlight by the Sun.

• The general theory of relativity explains the anomalous perihelion precession of the planet Mercury.

• In general, kids like ice cream.

• The youngest siblings are in general the most beautiful ones.

• Tom is the new secretary general of the United Nations.

• In general, women tend to live ten years longer than men.

• In general, men are taller than women.

• BMI categories (underweight, overweight or obese) from general reading table are inappropriate for athletes, children, the elderly, and the infirm.

• The result is calculated according to the general table created by the World Health Organization (WHO), and is the same for males and females, regardless of age.

• I don't like tea, in general I have coffee with my breakfast.

• My professor sneers at science books for the general public.

Übergeordnete Begriffe

Ge­ne­ra­li­tät:

generality

Of­fi­zier:

commissioned officer

mate

officer

Untergeordnete Begriffe

Bri­ga­de­ge­ne­ral:

brigadier general

Ge­ne­ral­leut­nant:

lieutenant general

Ge­ne­ral­ma­jor:

major general

Ge­ne­ral­oberst:

colonel general

colonel-general