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generalize verb

  /ˈd͡ʒen.(ə.)ɹə.laɪz/ , /ˈd͡ʒen.(ə.)ɹə.lɑez/ , /ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹə.laɪz/ , [ˈd͡ʒen.(ə.)ɹə.lɑe̯z]
  • To speak in generalities, or in vague terms.
  • To infer or induce from specific cases to more general cases or principles.
 generalizar

generous adjective

  /ˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹəs/
  • Willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed. [from 17th c.]
 generoso, dadivoso, maniabierto, munificente
  • Large, more than ample, copious. [from 17th c.]
  • (obsolete) Of noble birth. [16th–19th c.]
 generoso

general noun

  /ˈd͡ʒen.(ə.)ɹəl/ , /ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹəl/
  • (military ranks) The holder of a senior military title, originally designating the commander of an army and now a specific rank falling under field marshal (in the British army) and below general of the army or general of the air force in the US army and air forces. [from 16th c.]
 general, serasquier

generally adverb

  /ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəli/ , /ˈd͡ʒen.ɹə.li/ , /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.ɹə.li/ , /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ɚ.li/ , /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ɚ.ə.li/ , /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ɹə.li/ , [dʒɛn̺d̺rɐli]
  • Popularly or widely.
  • As a rule; usually; typically; in most cases.
 generalmente, por lo general
  • Without reference to specific details.
 generalmente

general adjective

  /ˈd͡ʒen.(ə.)ɹəl/ , /ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹəl/
  • Including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole, etc.; common to all, universal. [from 13th c.]
  • (sometimes, _, postpositive) Applied to a person (as a postmodifier or a normal preceding adjective) to indicate supreme rank, in civil or military titles, and later in other terms; pre-eminent. [from 14th c.]
  • Prevalent or widespread among a given class or area; common, usual. [from 14th c.]
  • Not of a specific class; miscellaneous. [from 16th c.]
 general

generation noun

  /ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/
  • The act of creating something or bringing something into being; production, creation. [from 14th c.]
  • A single step or stage in the succession of natural descent; a rank or degree in genealogy, the members of a family from the same parents, considered as a single unit. [from 14th c.]
  • The average amount of time needed for children to grow up and have children of their own, generally considered to be a period of around thirty years, used as a measure of time. [from 17th c.]
  • (geometry) The formation or production of any geometrical magnitude, as a line, a surface, a solid, by the motion, in accordance with a mathematical law, of a point or a magnitude, by the motion of a point, of a surface by a line, a sphere by a semicircle, etc.
 generación
  • (now, US, dialectal) Race, family; breed. [from 14th c.]
 generación, linaje

generic adjective

  /dʒɪnəˈrɪk/ , /d͡ʒɪˈnɛɹɪk/ , /ˈdʒɛnərɪk/
  • Lacking in precision, often in an evasive fashion; vague; imprecise.
  • (of a product or drug) Not having a brand name; nonproprietary in design or contents; fungible with the rest of its class.
 genérico

generate verb

  /ˈd͡ʒen(a)reːʈ/ , /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.ɹeɪt/ , /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ɚ.eɪt/ , /ˈd͡ʒɛnəreːt/ , [ˈdʑɛnəɹɛ(ː)t]
  • (transitive) To bring into being; give rise to.
 generar
  • (transitive) To produce as a result of a chemical or physical process.
 generar, producir
  • (transitive) To procreate, beget.
 procrear

generalization noun

  • The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.
  • Inductive reasoning from detailed facts to general principles.
 generalización

generator noun

  /ˈdʒɛnəɹeɪtə(ɹ)/
  • Especially, a machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.
 generador, generador eléctrico
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