person-to-person

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per·son-to-per·son

(pûr′sən-tə-pûr′sən)

adj.

1. Involving direct communication or contact between persons: a person-to-person interview.

2. Of or relating to a long-distance telephone call placed through an operator in which charges start when the appropriate party answers.

per′son-to-per′son adv.

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Adj.	1.	person-to-person - involving direct communication or contact between persons or parties; "a person-to-person interview"; "person-to-person telephone calls" 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"
Adv.	1.	person-to-person - (of two persons) in direct encounter; "preferred to settle the matter one-on-one"; "interviewed her person-to-person" one-on-one

Translations

person-to-person

[ˌpɜːsntəˈpɜːsn] ADJ person-to-person call (Telec) → llamada f (de) persona a persona

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