personally (redirected from taking personally)

per·son·al·ly  (pûrs-n-l)

adv.

1. Without the intervention of another; in person: I thanked them personally.

2. As far as oneself is concerned: Personally, I don't mind.

3. As a person: I admire his skill but dislike him personally.

4. In a personal manner: Don't take the disparaging remarks personally.

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personally [ˈpɜːsənəlɪ]

adv

1. without the help or intervention of others I'll attend to it personally

2. (sentence modifier) in one's own opinion or as regards oneself personally, I hate onions

3. as if referring to oneself to take the insults personally

4. as a person we like him personally, but professionally he's incompetent

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	personally - as yourself; "speaking personally, I would not want to go"
	2.	personally - as a person; "he is personally repulsive"
	3.	personally - in a personal way; "he took her comments personally" impersonally - without warmth; "he treated his patients impersonally"
	4.	personally - in the flesh; without involving anyone else; "I went there personally"; "he appeared in person" in person
	5.	personally - concerning the speaker; "personally, I find him stupid"

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personally

adverb

1. in your opinion, for yourself, in your book, for your part, from your own viewpoint, in your own view Personally, I think it's a waste of time.

2. by yourself, alone, independently, solely, on your own, in person, in the flesh The minister will answer the allegations personally.

3. individually, specially, subjectively, individualistically This topic interests me personally.

4. privately, in private, off the record Personally he was quiet, modest and unobtrusive.

take something personally be insulted by, be offended by, take offence at, take umbrage at, feel insulted by, feel hurt by, stake something as an insult Don't take this rejection personally.

Translations

personally [ˈpɜːsnəlɪ] ADV

1. (= individually) → personalmente
personally I think that → personalmente creo que ...
I wasn't referring to you personally → no me estaba refiriendo a ti personalmente
I know her personally → la conozco personalmente
I hold you personally responsible for what has happened/for her safety → lo declaro responsable personalmente de lo que ha ocurrido/de su seguridad

2. (= in person) → en persona, personalmente
the manager saw me personally → el gerente habló conmigo en persona or personalmente

3. (= unkindly) I didn't mean it personally → no pretendía ofenderte
don't take it too personally → no te lo tomes a mal

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personally [ˈpɜː^rs^ənəli] adv

[know, meet] → personnellement
I don't know him personally → Je ne le connais pas personnellement.

(in person) → personnellement

to take sth personally [+ attack, criticism] → se sentir personnellement visé par qch
Don't take everything so personally. It was only a joke → Ne te sens pas visé constamment. Ce n'était qu'une plaisanterie.

(used as a sentence adverb) → personnellement
Personally I don't agree → Personnellement, je ne suis pas d'accord.
personal organizer n → organiseur m personnel
personal pronoun n → pronom m personnel
personal property n → biens mpl personnels
personal relationships npl → relations fpl personnelles
personal shopper n personne que l'on emploie pour faire les magasins
personal space n → espace m vital
to invade sb's personal space → envahir l'espace vital de qn
personal stereo n → walkman® m, baladeur m
personal trainer n → entraîneur m personnel
personal tuition n → cours mpl particuliers

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personally

adv → persönlich; personally, I think that … → ich persönlich bin der Meinung, dass …; I like him personally, but not as an employer → ich mag ihn als Mensch, aber nicht als Arbeitgeber; to be personally responsible (for something) → persönlich (für etw) verantwortlich sein; to hold somebody personally responsible → jdn persönlich verantwortlich machen; to be personally involved → persönlich or selbst beteiligt sein; to take something personally → etw persönlich nehmen

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personally [ˈpɜːsn/əlɪ] adv

a. (for my part) → personalmente
I feel personally responsible → mi sento personalmente responsabile
personally I think that ... → personalmente penso che...
don't take it too personally → non prenderla come un'offesa or una critica personale

b. (in person) → personalmente, di persona
to hand sth over personally → consegnare qc di persona

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