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per·son·al  (pûrs-nl)
adj.
1. Of or relating to a particular person; private: "Like their personal lives, women's history is fragmented, interrupted" (Elizabeth Janeway).
2.
a. Done, made, or performed in person: a personal appearance.
b. Done to or for or directed toward a particular person: a personal favor.
3. Concerning a particular person and his or her private business, interests, or activities; intimate: I have something personal to tell you.
4.
a. Aimed pointedly at the most intimate aspects of a person, especially in a critical or hostile manner: an uncalled-for, highly personal remark.
b. Tending to make remarks, or be unduly questioning, about another's affairs: As the student debate got heated, it got personal.
5. Of or relating to the body or physical being: personal cleanliness.
6. Relating to or having the nature of a person or self-conscious being: belief in a personal God.
7. Law Relating to a person's movable property: personal possessions.
8. Grammar Indicating grammatical person.
n.
1. A personal item or notice in a newspaper.
2. personals A column in a newspaper or magazine featuring personal notices.

personal [ˈpɜːsənəl]
adj
1. of or relating to the private aspects of a person's life personal letters a personal question
2. (prenominal) of or relating to a person's body, its care, or its appearance personal hygiene great personal beauty
3. belonging to or intended for a particular person and no-one else as a personal favour for your personal use
4. (prenominal) undertaken by an individual himself a personal appearance by a celebrity
5. referring to, concerning, or involving a person's individual personality, intimate affairs, etc., esp in an offensive way personal remarks don't be so personal
6. having the attributes of an individual conscious being a personal God
7. of or arising from the personality personal magnetism
8. (Linguistics / Grammar) of, relating to, or denoting grammatical person
9. (Law) Law of or relating to movable property, such as money Compare real1 [8]
n
(Law) Law an item of movable property
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.personal - a short newspaper article about a particular person or grouppersonal - a short newspaper article about a particular person or group
news article, news story, newspaper article - an article reporting news
Adj.1.personal - concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality; "a personal favor"; "for your personal use"; "personal papers"; "I have something personal to tell you"; "a personal God"; "he has his personal bank account and she has hers"
private - confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy; "a private place"; "private discussions"; "private lessons"; "a private club"; "a private secretary"; "private property"; "the former President is now a private citizen"; "public figures struggle to maintain a private life"
impersonal - not relating to or responsive to individual persons; "an impersonal corporation"; "an impersonal remark"
2.personal - particular to a given individual
subjective - taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias; "a subjective judgment"
3.personal - of or arising from personality; "personal magnetism"
4.personal - intimately concerning a person's body or physical being; "personal hygiene"
physical - involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit; "physical exercise"; "physical suffering"; "was sloppy about everything but her physical appearance"
5.personal - indicating grammatical person; "personal verb endings"

personal
adjective
1. own, special, private, individual, particular, peculiar, privy That's my personal property!
2. individual, special, particular, exclusive I'll give it my personal attention.
3. private, intimate, confidential prying into his personal life
4. offensive, critical, slighting, nasty, insulting, rude, belittling, disparaging, derogatory, disrespectful, pejorative a series of personal comments about my family
5. physical, intimate, bodily, corporal, corporeal personal hygiene
6. individual, original, unique, characteristic, distinctive, idiosyncratic, personalized They should cultivate their own personal style rather than always imitating others.
7. direct, immediate, first-hand, empirical, experiential I speak from deep personal knowledge.
8. in person, live, actual, in the flesh I try to keep away from TV interviews and personal appearances.
Translations
personal [ˈpɜːsnl]
A. ADJ
1. (= individual) → personal
I will give it my personal attentionme encargaré personalmente
I know from personal experience that it's not easysé por experiencia personal que no es fácil
it's an attack on their personal freedomes un ataque contra su libertad personal
he was a personal friendera un amigo íntimo or personal
to have/take a personal interest in sthtener un interés personal en or por algo, interesarse personalmente en or por algo
my personal opinion is thaten mi opinión personal ...
it is a matter of personal preferencees una cuestión de preferencia personal
are you willing to take personal responsibility for her?¿estás dispuesto a responsabilizarte personalmente de ella?
if you continue with this investigation you do so at great personal risksi continúa con esta investigación correrá usted un gran riesgo contra su persona
to give sth the personal touchdar a algo el toque personal
2. (= private) → personal
"personal" (on letter) → confidencial
personal belongingsefectos mpl or cosas fpl personales
they don't allow personal calls on the office phoneno permiten que se hagan llamadas particulares en el teléfono de la oficina
she refused to discuss her personal lifese negó a discutir su vida personal or privada
this was a personal matter, something between us twoeste era un asunto personal, algo entre nosotros dos
for personal reasonspor razones personales
personal spaceespacio m vital
to invade sb's personal spaceacercarse demasiado a algn
two telephones, one for personal use and the other for businessdos teléfonos, uno para uso personal y el otro para los negocios
3. (= in person) [visit, interview] → en persona
to make a personal appearancehacer acto de presencia
4. (= against the person) [abuse, insult] → de carácter personal
there's no need to get personalno hace falta llevar las cosas al terreno personal
they are suing for personal injuryvan a denunciar por daños contra la persona
I have nothing personal against himno tengo nada personal en contra suya
to ask personal questionshacer preguntas personales or de carácter personal
to make personal remarks (about sb)hacer comentarios de carácter personal acerca de or sobre algn
5. (= physical) → personal
personal appearanceaspecto m (físico)
personal cleanlinessaseo m personal
personal hygienehigiene f personal
B. N (US) (Journalism) (= advert) → anuncio m en la sección de citas
C. CPD personal account N (Fin) → cuenta f personal
personal allowance N (for tax) → desgravación f personal
personal assets NPLbienes mpl muebles
personal assistant Nayudante mf personal (to de) personal best N (Sport) → marca f personal
personal column N (Brit) (for births, deaths and marriages) → (páginas fpl) sociales fpl (y necrológicas); (for lonely hearts) → (sección f de) anuncios mpl personales
personal computer Nordenador m or (LAm) computadora f personal
personal effects NPLefectos mpl personales
personal foul Nfalta f personal
personal identification number Nnúmero m de identificación personal
personal income Ningresos mpl personales
personal income tax Nimpuesto m sobre la renta de las personas físicas
personal loan Npréstamo m personal
personal organizer N (paper) → agenda f personal; (electronic) → agenda f personal electrónica
personal pronoun Npronombre m personal
personal property N (Jur) → bienes mpl (muebles); (private) → cosas fpl personales
personal secretary Nsecretario/a m/f personal
personal security N (= safety) → seguridad f personal; (on loan) → garantía f personal
personal stereo NWalkman ® m, equipo m de música personal
personal trainer Npreparador(a) m/f

personal [ˈpɜːrsənəl] adj
(= one's own) [opinion, reason, number] → personnel(le)
He had resigned for personal reasons → Il avait démissionné pour raisons personnelles.
I'll give you my personal telephone number as well as my work one → Je vais vous donner mon numéro de téléphone personnel ainsi que celui de mon travail. personal belongings, personal bodyguard, personal growth, personal relationships
[attention] → personnel(le)
[abuse, attack, criticism] → personnel(le)
nothing personal! → n'y voyez rien de personnel !, ça n'a rien de personnel !
(= in person) [contact, visit] → personnel(le)
a personal interview → un entretien
[life] → personnel(le) personal care
personal ad npetite annonce f personnelle
personal assistant nassistant(e) m/f de direction
personal belongings npleffets mpl personnels
personal best nrecord m personnel
personal bodyguard ngarde m/f du corps personnel
personal call n (British) (= private) → appel m personnel
personal care n (for the elderly)aide f aux personnes âgées; (for the infirm)aide f aux personnes handicapées
personal chair n (British) to have a personal chair → être titulaire d'une chaire
personal cleanliness nhygiène f personnelle, propreté f personnelle
personal column nannonces fpl personnelles
personal computer nordinateur m personnel
personal details npl (= name, address) → coordonnées fpl
personal digital assistant nassistant m personnel
personal friend nami(e) m/f personnel
personal growth ndéveloppement m personnel
personal hygiene nhygiène f personnelle
personal identification number ncode m personnel
personal insurance nassurance f personnelle

personal
adj
persönlich; he gave several personal performances to promote his new recorder trat mehrmals persönlich auf, um für seine neue Platte zu werben; to make a personal appearancepersönlich erscheinen; the personal touchder persönliche Touch; personal freshness or cleanliness/hygieneKörperfrische f/-pflege f; it’s nothing personal, I just don’t think you’re the right personnicht, dass ich etwas gegen Sie persönlich hätte, Sie sind nur nicht der/die Richtige; I have no personal knowledge of itmir (persönlich) ist nichts davon bekannt; personal callPrivatgespräch nt; personal effectspersönliches Eigentum; personal friendpersönlicher Freund, persönliche Freundin; personal identification numberpersönliche Identifikationsnummer, Geheimzahl f (inf); personal stationeryBriefpapier ntmit persönlichem Briefkopf
(= private) problemspersönlich; her personal lifeihr Privatleben nt; “personal” (on letter) → „privat“
(= rude) insult, remarkpersönlich; don’t get personalnun werden Sie mal nicht persönlich
n (US Press: = advert) → Privatanzeige f

personal:
personal ad
n (inf)private Kleinanzeige
personal allowance
n (for tax purposes) → persönlicher Freibetrag
personal assistant
personal best
n (Sport) → persönliche Bestleistung; to set a new personal (Sport) → eine neue persönliche Bestleistung aufstellen
personal chair
n (Brit Univ) Lehrstelle, die aufgrund außergewöhnlicher Leistungen des Inhabers eingerichtet wurde
personal column
nFamilienanzeigen pl
personal computer
nPersonal Computer m, → PC m
personal digital assistant
n (Comput) → PDA m, → Taschencomputer m
personal hygiene
personal insurance
nPrivatversicherung f

personal:
personal organizer
nTerminplaner m, → Zeitplaner m; (electronic also) → elektronisches Notizbuch
personal pronoun
personal property
personal space
npersönlicher Freiraum; to invade somebody’s personaljdm zu nahe kommen
personal stereo
nWalkman® m
personal trainer
nprivater Fitnesstrainer, private Fitnesstrainerin

personal [ˈpɜːsnl] adj (gen, Gram) → personale, personale; (application) → (fatto/a) di persona
personal belongings → oggetti d'uso personale
a personal question → una domanda indiscreta
a personal interview → un incontro privato
for personal reasons → per motivi personali
to make a personal appearance → apparire di persona
to have personal knowledge of sth → conoscere qc per esperienza personale
don't get personal! → non entriamo nel personale!
one's personal habits → le proprie piccole manie
"personal" (on letter) → "riservata", "personale"

personal شخصي osobní personlig persönlich προσωπικός personal henkilökohtainen personnel osoban personale 個人的な 개인의 persoonlijk personlig osobisty pessoal личный personlig ส่วนบุคคล kişisel riêng tư 私人的


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Starting from these plain facts, the idea is that we should all write the story of the Moonstone in turn-- as far as our own personal experience extends, and no farther.
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