| Samengestelde woorden: |
| Engels | Nederlands |
| AG n | US, initialism (law: Attorney General) | procureur-generaal nw de |
| Attorney General n | US (head: US legal system) | procureur-generaal nw de |
| Attorney General n | US (head: state legal system) | minister van Justitie nw de |
| DG n | mainly UK, initialism (Director General) | directeur-generaal nw de |
| The DG of the enterprise is out of the country this week. |
| general agreement n | (opinion of most people) | algemene consensus, algemene overeenkomst bn + nw |
| Scientists are in general agreement that the Big Bang took place about 17 billion years ago. |
general anesthesia (US),
general anaesthesia (UK) n | (induced unconsciousness) | algehele anesthesie nw de |
| narcose nw de |
| The patient will be under general anesthesia during his surgery. |
| general belief n | ([sth] commonly considered true) | algemene overtuiging bn + nw |
| Contrary to general belief, penguins do not just live in extremely cold conditions. |
| general idea n | (approximately the thought) (figuurlijk) | grote lijn bn + nw |
| She did not understand the essay completely but she got the general idea. |
| Ze had het essay niet helemaal begrepen, maar ze had de grote lijnen wel door. |
| general ledger n | (records, accounts) | grootboek nw het |
| You will need to enter the totals in the general ledger. |
| general manager n | (supervisor) | algemeen directeur nw de |
| The general manager of a baseball team approves all of the hiring decisions. |
| general post office n | US (main post office branch) | hoofdpostkantoor nw het |
| The general post office is located in the neighborhood of Chelsea. |
| general practitioner n | UK, formal (family doctor) | huisarts nw de |
| Everyone should see a general practitioner for regular checkups. |
| general public n | (people in general) | algemeen publiek nw het |
| The park is closed to the general public. |
| GP n | UK, colloquial, initialism (doctor: general practitioner) | huisarts nw de |
| When is the last time you saw your GP for a physical exam? |
handyman,
general handyman n | (man employed to do odd jobs) | klusjesman nw de |
| Mrs. Winters hired a handyman to clean her gutters. |
| in general adv | (generally, as a rule) | over het algemeen woordgr |
| In general I prefer milk chocolate to dark chocolate. |
