No. 2,203 in Russian
генерал
"General" - A high-ranking military officer.
In a sentence
Генерал приказал начать обучение.
The general ordered to start the training.
In this sentence, 'генерал' refers to a military rank or a person who holds such a rank.
В шахматах важна стратегия, а генерал — это ваш король.
In chess, strategy is important, and the general is your king.
Here, 'генерал' is metaphorically used to describe an important figure, comparing the role of a general to the king in chess.
На встрече профессионалов он взял на себя роль генерала, управляющего процессом.
At the professionals' meeting, he assumed the role of a general managing the process.
In this context, the term 'генерал' is used metaphorically to describe someone who leads or controls a situation.
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