personal

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.

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personal [ˈpɜːsən^əl]

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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	personal - 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"

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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 attention → me encargaré personalmente
I know from personal experience that it's not easy → sé por experiencia personal que no es fácil
it's an attack on their personal freedom → es un ataque contra su libertad personal
he was a personal friend → era un amigo íntimo or personal
to have/take a personal interest in sth → tener un interés personal en or por algo, interesarse personalmente en or por algo
my personal opinion is that → en mi opinión personal ...
it is a matter of personal preference → es 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 risk → si continúa con esta investigación correrá usted un gran riesgo contra su persona
to give sth the personal touch → dar a algo el toque personal

2. (= private) → personal
"personal" (on letter) → confidencial
personal belongings → efectos mpl or cosas fpl personales
they don't allow personal calls on the office phone → no permiten que se hagan llamadas particulares en el teléfono de la oficina
she refused to discuss her personal life → se negó a discutir su vida personal or privada
this was a personal matter, something between us two → este era un asunto personal, algo entre nosotros dos
for personal reasons → por razones personales
personal space → espacio m vital
to invade sb's personal space → acercarse demasiado a algn
two telephones, one for personal use and the other for business → dos teléfonos, uno para uso personal y el otro para los negocios

3. (= in person) [visit, interview] → en persona
to make a personal appearance → hacer acto de presencia

4. (= against the person) [abuse, insult] → de carácter personal
there's no need to get personal → no hace falta llevar las cosas al terreno personal
they are suing for personal injury → van a denunciar por daños contra la persona
I have nothing personal against him → no tengo nada personal en contra suya
to ask personal questions → hacer 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 appearance → aspecto m (físico)
personal cleanliness → aseo m personal
personal hygiene → higiene 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 NPL → bienes mpl muebles
personal assistant N → ayudante 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 N → ordenador m or (LAm) computadora f personal
personal effects NPL → efectos mpl personales
personal foul N → falta f personal
personal identification number N → número m de identificación personal
personal income N → ingresos mpl personales
personal income tax N → impuesto m sobre la renta de las personas físicas
personal loan N → préstamo m personal
personal organizer N (paper) → agenda f personal; (electronic) → agenda f personal electrónica
personal pronoun N → pronombre m personal
personal property N (Jur) → bienes mpl (muebles); (private) → cosas fpl personales
personal secretary N → secretario/a m/f personal
personal security N (= safety) → seguridad f personal; (on loan) → garantía f personal
personal stereo N → Walkman ® m, equipo m de música personal
personal trainer N → preparador(a) m/f

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personal [ˈpɜː^rs^ənəl] 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 n → petite annonce f personnelle
personal assistant n → assistant(e) m/f de direction
personal belongings npl → effets mpl personnels
personal best n → record m personnel
personal bodyguard n → garde 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 n → hygiène f personnelle, propreté f personnelle
personal column n → annonces fpl personnelles
personal computer n → ordinateur m personnel
personal details npl (= name, address) → coordonnées fpl
personal digital assistant n → assistant m personnel
personal friend n → ami(e) m/f personnel
personal growth n → développement m personnel
personal hygiene n → hygiène f personnelle
personal identification number n → code m personnel
personal insurance n → assurance f personnelle

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personal

adj

→ persönlich; he gave several personal performances to promote his new record → er trat mehrmals persönlich auf, um für seine neue Platte zu werben; to make a personal appearance → persönlich erscheinen; the personal touch → der persönliche Touch; personal freshness or cleanliness/hygiene → Körperfrische f → /-pflege f; it’s nothing personal, I just don’t think you’re the right person → nicht, dass ich etwas gegen Sie persönlich hätte, Sie sind nur nicht der/die Richtige; I have no personal knowledge of it → mir (persönlich) ist nichts davon bekannt; personal call → Privatgespräch nt; personal effects → persönliches Eigentum; personal friend → persönlicher Freund, persönliche Freundin; personal identification number → persönliche Identifikationsnummer, Geheimzahl f (inf); personal stationery → Briefpapier nt → mit persönlichem Briefkopf

(= private) problems → persönlich; her personal life → ihr Privatleben nt; “personal” (on letter) → „privat“

(= rude) insult, remark → persönlich; don’t get personal → nun werden Sie mal nicht persönlich

n (US Press: = advert) → Privatanzeige f

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personal:

personal ad

n (inf) → private Kleinanzeige

personal allowance

n (for tax purposes) → persönlicher Freibetrag

personal assistant

n → persönlicher Assistent, persönliche Assistentin; (= secretary) → Chefsekretär(in) m(f)

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

n → Familienanzeigen pl

personal computer

n → Personal Computer m, → PC m

personal digital assistant

n (Comput) → PDA m, → Taschencomputer m

personal hygiene

n → Körperpflege f

personal insurance

n → Privatversicherung f

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personal:

personal organizer

n → Terminplaner m, → Zeitplaner m; (electronic also) → elektronisches Notizbuch

personal pronoun

n (Gram) → Personalpronomen nt, → persönliches Fürwort

personal property

n → persönliches Eigentum, Privateigentum nt

personal space

n → persönlicher Freiraum; to invade somebody’s personal → jdm zu nahe kommen

personal stereo

n → Walkman® m

personal trainer

n → privater Fitnesstrainer, private Fitnesstrainerin

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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"

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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