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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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generally [Brit ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəli, Am ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəli] ADV

1. generally (widely):

generally accepted, agreed, believed, denounced, recognized, regarded, welcomed
dans l'ensemble, en général
a generally accepted definition
une définition couramment acceptée
generally available
disponible pour le grand public

2. generally (usually):

generally
généralement, en général
it's generally best to wait
en général, il vaut mieux attendre
generally (speaking)…
en règle générale…

3. generally (overall):

the industry generally will be affected
l'ensemble de l'industrie sera touché
he's generally unwell at the moment
en ce moment il n'est vraiment pas en forme
the quality is generally good
dans l'ensemble la qualité est bonne
she was dancing, drinking and generally enjoying herself
elle dansait, elle buvait, en un mot elle s'amusait bien

4. generally (vaguely):

generally talk, discuss, refer
d'une manière générale
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French
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English
habituellement
usually, generally
communément
generally
une fleur communément appelée
a flower commonly ou generally known as
généralement
generally
plus généralement
more generally
elle se lève tôt généralement
she generally gets up early
octobre est généralement doux
October is generally mild
doxa
generally accepted presuppositions
être dans la mouvance d'un parti
to be generally affiliated with a party
selon une idée/thèse généralement admise
according to a generally accepted idea/theory
il est généralement admis que …
it is generally accepted ou admitted that …
se vulgariser technologie:
to become generally accessible
couramment admis
widely ou generally accepted
Musée national
A museum directly under the control of the ministre de la Culture, for example the Louvre or Musée d'Orsay in Paris. These museums are generally closed on Tuesdays.

in the PONS Dictionary

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English
French
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generally [ˈdʒenrəli] ADV

1. generally (usually):

generally
généralement

2. generally (mostly):

generally
dans l'ensemble

3. generally (in a general sense):

generally speaking ...
d'une manière générale ...

4. generally (widely, extensively):

generally
généralement
to be generally available
être disponible pour tout le monde
it is generally believed that ...
il est courant de croire que ...
to be generally reputed to be sth
avoir la réputation générale d'être qc
in the PONS Dictionary
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generally [ˈdʒen· ə r· ə l·i] ADV

1. generally (usually):

generally
généralement

2. generally (mostly):

generally
dans l'ensemble

3. generally (in a general sense):

generally speaking ...
d'une manière générale ...

4. generally (widely, extensively):

generally
généralement
to be generally available
être disponible pour tout le monde
it is generally believed that ...
il est courant de croire que ...
to be generally reputed to be sth
avoir la réputation générale d'être qc
French
French
English
English
généralement
generally
en règle générale
generally (speaking)
d'une façon générale
generally
les interprètes se recrutent généralement dans les milieux multilingues
interpreters generally come from multilingual backgrounds
d'une manière générale
generally
généralement/légalement parlant
generally/legally speaking
dev
dev
dev
dev