generalidad

f.

1 majority.

2 generalization.

generalidades basic principles (principios básicos)

3 generality, vague statement.

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generalidad

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) generality

2 (mayoría) majority

■ la generalidad de los comerciantes se opuso a la ley the majority of traders were against the law

3 (generalización) general statement

► nombre femenino plural generalidades

1 (nociones) basic knowledge sing

■ no está muy informado de este tema, sólo sabe generalidades he's not well informed on the subject, his knowledge is very general

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SF

1) generality; (=mayoría) mass, majority

la generalidad de los hombres — the majority of men, most men

2) (=vaguedad) vague answer, generalization

¡déjate de generalidades! — stop speaking in generalities!

3)

la Generalidad (Pol) —

= Generalitat

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femenino (vaguedad) general comment, generality; (mayoría) majority

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= generality, pervasiveness.

Ex. Ward's study is likely to remain a standard reference source for years to come, but trying to sort out the generalities from the particularities is a very difficult business.

Ex. New technologies are leading to a gradual recognition of the importance of information and of its pervasiveness throughout society and the economy.

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* generalidades = Generalities, generalia class.

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femenino (vaguedad) general comment, generality; (mayoría) majority

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= generality, pervasiveness.

Ex: Ward's study is likely to remain a standard reference source for years to come, but trying to sort out the generalities from the particularities is a very difficult business.

Ex: New technologies are leading to a gradual recognition of the importance of information and of its pervasiveness throughout society and the economy.

* generalidades = Generalities, generalia class.

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generalidad

feminine

1 (vaguedad) general comment, generality

dijo muchas generalidades pero no concretó nada he made a lot of general comments but said nothing definite

2 (mayoría) majority

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generalidad sustantivo femenino (vaguedad) general comment, generality;
(mayoría) majority

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Generalidad nf

la Generalidad = the autonomous government of the regions of Catalonia or Valencia or the Balearic Islands

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generalidad

f

1 (mayoría) majority

2 (vaguedad) general nature

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generalidad nf

1) : generality, generalization

2) : majority