person

person
person [ˈpɜ:sn]
noun
personne f
• I like him as a person je l'aime bien en tant que personne
• in person [go, meet, appear] en personne
• in the first person singular à la première personne du singulier
• I'm not the kind of person to ... je ne suis pas du genre à ...
• I'm not much of a city person je n'aime pas beaucoup la ville
• he had a knife concealed about his person il avait un couteau caché sur lui
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['pɜːsn]
noun
1) (human being) (pl people, persons sout) personne f

the average person cannot afford — une personne ordinaire ne peut pas se permettre

to do something in person — faire quelque chose en personne

he's not the kind of person who would do such a thing — ce n'est pas le genre à faire ça

single person — célibataire mf

the person concerned — l'interessé/-e m/f

there's no such person — cette personne n'a jamais existé

the very person I was looking for! — c'est justement toi que je cherchais!

2) (type)

I didn't know he was a horsey person! — (colloq) je ne savais pas que c'était un passionné de cheval!

what's she like as a person? — en tant que femme, elle est comment?

he's a very discreet person — il est très discret

3) (body)

with drugs concealed about his person — avec de la drogue cachée sur lui

offences against the person — Law atteintes à la personne

4) Linguistics personne f

the first person singular — la première personne du singulier


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