No. 1,639 in Russian
генеральный
"Генеральный" means "general" or "chief" in English.
In a sentence
Генеральный директор компании представил новый проект.
The CEO of the company presented a new project.
Here, "генеральный" is used to denote the top executive authority in a corporate hierarchy, emphasizing the high-ranking and comprehensive nature of the position.
На генеральной уборке дома мы нашли много старых фотографий.
During the thorough house cleaning, we found many old photographs.
In this context, "генеральный" describes the thoroughness and completeness of the cleaning process, indicating a general, comprehensive action.
Они достигли генерального соглашения по основным вопросам договора.
They reached a general agreement on the main contract issues.
Here, "генеральный" is used to describe something overarching and pertaining broadly to the main or most important aspects of an agreement or context.
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