No. 279 in Portuguese
geral
"General" or "overall."
In a sentence
O público geral aprovou a proposta.
The general public approved the proposal.
In this sentence, 'geral' functions as an adjective describing 'public,' indicating that it refers to the entire group collectively.
Ele assumiu a responsabilidade geral pelo projeto.
He assumed overall responsibility for the project.
Here, 'geral' is used as an adjective to indicate comprehensive or inclusive responsibility.
No geral, o evento foi um sucesso.
Overall, the event was a success.
In this context, 'geral' is part of an adverbial phrase 'no geral,' meaning 'generally' or 'overall,' summarizing the outcome or opinion.
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