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1 nothing was found on/about his person

nothing was found on/about his person

er werd niets op hem gevonden

English-Dutch dictionary > nothing was found on/about his person
2 positive information about this person

• zuverlässige und brauchbare Information

English-German correspondence dictionary > positive information about this person
3 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

English-French dictionary > person
4 person

person n

1 ( human being) (pl people, persons sout) personne f ; there's room for one more person il y a de la place pour une autre personne ; you're just the person we're looking for! vous êtes exactement la personne qu'il nous faut ; the average person cannot afford to run three cars une personne ordinaire ne peut pas se permettre d'avoir trois voitures ; the English drink four cups of tea per person per day les Anglais boivent quatre tasses de thé par personne et par jour ; to do sth in person faire qch en personne ; he's not the kind of person to do ou who would do such a thing ce n'est pas le genre à faire ça ; help appeared in the person of passing motorist Jo Ware le secours s'est manifesté dans la personne de Jo Ware, une automobiliste qui passait ; single person célibataire mf ; the person concerned l'intéressé/-e m/f ; no such person as Sherlock Holmes ever existed Sherlock Holmes n'a jamais existé ; ‘any person who knows of his whereabouts is requested to contact the police’ ‘toute personne sachant où il se trouve est priée de contacter la police’ ; the accident killed one person and injured four more l'accident a fait un mort et quatre blessés ; a five-person crew is being sent to the scene on envoie une équipe de cinq personnes sur les lieux ; the very person I was looking for! c'est justement toi que je cherchais! ;

2 ( type) I didn't know she was a horsey person ○ ! je ne savais pas que c'était une passionnée de cheval! ; I'm not a wine person myself je ne suis pas amateur de vin ; what's she like as a person? en tant que femme, elle est comment? ; he's a very private/discreet person il est très réservé/discret ;

3 ( body) to have/carry sth about one's person avoir/porter qch sur soi ; with drugs concealed about his person avec de la drogue cachée sur lui ; Jur offences against the person atteintes à la personne ; her person was pleasing† elle était agréable de sa personne† ;

4 Ling personne f ; the first person singular la première personne du singulier.

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5 about

about [ə'baʊt]

à propos de ⇒ 1 (a) au sujet de ⇒ 1 (a) concernant ⇒ 1 (a) partout ⇒ 1 (d) autour de ⇒ 1 (e) environ ⇒ 2 (a) à peu près ⇒ 2 (a) dans les parages ⇒ 2 (b) par ici ⇒ 2 (b) sur le point de ⇒ 2 (e)

1 preposition

(a) (concerning, on the subject of) à propos de, au sujet de, concernant;

∎ she's had a letter about the loan elle a reçu une lettre concernant le prêt;

∎ I'm worried about her je suis inquiet à son sujet;

∎ what are they talking about? de quoi parlent-ils?;

∎ what are you talking about? of course I remembered! qu'est-ce que tu racontes? bien sûr que j'y ai pensé!;

∎ I don't know about you, but I fancy a drink toi, je ne sais pas, mais moi je boirais bien un verre;

∎ I'm not happy about her going ça ne me plaît pas qu'elle y aille;

∎ there's no doubt about it cela ne fait aucun doute, il n'y a aucun doute là-dessus;

∎ now, about your request for a salary increase... bon, en ce qui concerne votre demande d'augmentation...;

∎ OK, what's this all about? bon, qu'est-ce qui se passe?;

∎ what's the book about? c'est un livre sur quoi?;

∎ it's a book about the life of Mozart c'est un livre sur la vie de Mozart;

∎ I don't know what all the fuss is about je ne vois pas pourquoi tout le monde se met dans cet état;

∎ what do you want to see me about? vous voulez me voir à quel sujet?;

∎ that's what life's all about c'est ça la vie;

∎ he asked us about the war il nous a posé des questions sur la guerre;

∎ she asked me about my mother elle m'a demandé des nouvelles de ma mère;

∎ you should do something about your headaches vous devriez faire quelque chose pour vos maux de tête;

∎ I can't do anything about it je n'y peux rien;

∎ what do YOU know about it? qu'est-ce que vous en savez, vous?;

∎ I don't know much about Egyptian art je ne m'y connais pas beaucoup en art égyptien;

∎ I didn't know about your accident je ne savais pas que vous aviez eu un accident;

∎ she talked to them about her holidays elle leur a parlé de ses vacances;

∎ tell me about your holidays parle-moi de tes vacances;

∎ what do you think about modern art? que pensez-vous de l'art moderne?;

∎ I was thinking about my mother je pensais à ma mère;

∎ I'd like you to think about my offer j'aimerais que vous réfléchissiez à ma proposition;

∎ I warned them about the political situation je les ai mis en garde en ce qui concerne la situation politique;

∎ how or what about a game of bridge/going to Paris? si on faisait un bridge/allait à Paris?

(b) (in the character of)

∎ what I like about her is her generosity ce que j'aime en ou chez elle, c'est sa générosité;

∎ what I don't like about the house is all the stairs ce qui me déplaît dans cette maison, ce sont tous les escaliers;

∎ she found something amusing about the situation elle a trouvé que la situation avait quelque chose d'amusant;

∎ there's something about the house that I don't like il y a quelque chose que je n'aime pas dans cette maison;

∎ there's something about the place that reminds me of Rome il y a quelque chose ici qui me fait penser à Rome;

∎ there's something strange about her il y a quelque chose de bizarre chez elle

(c) (busy with)

∎ while I'm about it pendant que j'y suis;

∎ be quick about it! faites vite!, dépêchez-vous!

(d) (in phrasal verbs) partout;

∎ there were clothes lying all about the room il y avait des vêtements qui traînaient partout;

∎ you mustn't leave money lying about the house il ne faut pas laisser de l'argent traîner dans la maison;

∎ the children were running about the garden les enfants couraient dans le jardin

(e) (surrounding) autour de;

∎ the people about us les gens auprès de nous, les gens qui nous entourent;

∎ it's good to have a few new faces about the place c'est bien de voir de nouvelles têtes par ici;

∎ there is a high wall about the castle un rempart entoure le château

(f) formal (on)

∎ to have sth about one's person avoir qch sur soi;

∎ he had a dangerous weapon about his person il portait une arme dangereuse

2 adverb

(a) (more or less) environ, à peu près;

∎ about a year environ ou à peu près un an;

∎ about £50 50 livres environ;

∎ about five o'clock vers cinq heures;

∎ she's about my age elle a à peu près mon âge;

∎ that looks about right ça a l'air d'être à peu près ça;

∎ he's about as tall as you il est à peu près de ta taille;

∎ you've got about as much intelligence as a two-year-old! tu es à peu près aussi futé qu'un gamin de deux ans!;

∎ I've just about finished j'ai presque fini;

∎ I've had just about enough! j'en ai vraiment assez!;

∎ it's about time il serait ou est temps;

∎ it's about time you started il serait grand temps que vous vous y mettiez;

∎ that's about it for now c'est à peu près tout pour l'instant

(b) (somewhere near) dans les parages, par ici;

∎ is there anyone about? il y a quelqu'un?;

∎ is Jack about? est-ce que Jack est là?;

∎ there was no one about when I left the building il n'y avait personne dans les parages quand j'ai quitté l'immeuble;

∎ my keys must be about somewhere mes clés doivent être quelque part par ici;

∎ there's never a policeman about when you need one il n'y a jamais un seul agent de police dans les parages quand on en a besoin;

∎ there weren't many people about il n'y avait pas grand monde

(c) (in all directions, places)

∎ there's a lot of flu about il y a beaucoup de grippe en ce moment;

∎ watch out, there are pickpockets about méfie-toi, il y a beaucoup de pickpockets qui traînent;

∎ have you seen many of the new coins about? tu en as vu beaucoup de ces nouvelles pièces?;

∎ there are some terrible rumours going about il court des rumeurs terribles;

∎ to run about courir dans tous les sens;

∎ to follow sb about suivre qn partout;

∎ don't leave your money lying about ne laissez pas traîner votre argent;

∎ they've been sitting about all day ils ont passé toute la journée assis à ne rien faire;

∎ she was waving her arms about elle agitait les bras dans tous les sens

(d) (in opposite direction)

∎ to turn about se retourner;

∎ the other way about en sens inverse, dans le sens contraire

(e) (expressing imminent action)

∎ to be about to do sth être sur le point de faire qch;

∎ what were you about to say? qu'est-ce que vous alliez dire?;

∎ I was just about to leave j'allais partir, j'étais sur le point de partir

(f) (expressing reluctance)

∎ I'm not about to answer that kind of question je ne suis pas prêt à répondre à ce genre de question;

∎ he's not about to change his ways just because of that il n'y a pas de risque qu'il change ses manières de faire rien que pour ça

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person ['pɜ:sən] (pl people ['pi:pəl] or formal persons)

1 noun

(a) (individual) personne f;

∎ he's just the person we need c'est exactement la personne qu'il nous faut;

∎ a young person (female) une jeune personne; (male) un jeune homme;

∎ Law by a person or persons unknown par des personnes inconnues ou non identifiées;

∎ she is a nice/strange person c'est une personne gentille/étrange, c'est quelqu'un de gentil/d'étrange;

∎ I like him as a person je l'aime bien en tant que personne;

∎ he's a good worker, but I don't really like him as a person au travail il est bien, mais je n'aime pas trop sa personnalité ou mais sur le plan personnel je ne l'aime pas trop;

∎ he's not that sort of person ce n'est pas du tout son genre;

∎ familiar I'm not a great eating-out person je n'aime pas beaucoup manger au restaurant^□ ;

∎ familiar are you a cat person or a dog person? est-ce que tu préfères les chats ou chiens?^□ ;

∎ in the person of en la personne de

(b) formal (body) personne f;

∎ to have sth on or about one's person avoir qch sur soi;

∎ she had the wallet concealed about her person le portefeuille était caché sur elle

(c) Grammar personne f;

∎ in the first person plural à la première personne du pluriel

(d) Religion personne f

2 in person adverb

en personne;

∎ she came in person elle est venue en personne;

∎ this letter must be delivered to him in person cette lettre doit lui être remise en mains propres

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7 person

['pɜːsn]
nome

1) (human being) (pl. people, persons form.) persona f., individuo m.

the average person cannot afford it — una persona normale non può permetterselo

per person — a testa

to do sth. in person — fare qcs. di persona

single person — single

the person concerned — l'interessato

no such person as Sherlock Holmes ever existed — non è mai esistito nessun Sherlock Holmes

2) (type)

I didn't know he was a horsey person! — colloq. non sapevo che andasse matto per i cavalli!

I'm not a wine person myself — non amo molto il vino, io

what's he like as a person? — che tipo è?

he's a very discreet person — è una persona molto discreta

3) (body)

to have sth. about one's person — avere qcs. su di sé o addosso

with drugs concealed about his person — con la droga nascosta addosso

offences against the person — dir. delitti contro la persona

her person was pleasing — ant. aveva un bel personale

4) ling. persona f.

the first person singular — la prima persona singolare

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['pə:sn]
plural - people; noun

1) (a human being: There's a person outside who wants to speak to you.) persona

2) (a person's body: He never carried money on his person (= with him; in his pockets etc).) sé, persona

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- personal
- personality
- personally
- personal computer
- personal pronoun
- personal stereo
- personal watercraft
- in person
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['pɜːsn]
nome

1) (human being) (pl. people, persons form.) persona f., individuo m.

the average person cannot afford it — una persona normale non può permetterselo

per person — a testa

to do sth. in person — fare qcs. di persona

single person — single

the person concerned — l'interessato

no such person as Sherlock Holmes ever existed — non è mai esistito nessun Sherlock Holmes

2) (type)

I didn't know he was a horsey person! — colloq. non sapevo che andasse matto per i cavalli!

I'm not a wine person myself — non amo molto il vino, io

what's he like as a person? — che tipo è?

he's a very discreet person — è una persona molto discreta

3) (body)

to have sth. about one's person — avere qcs. su di sé o addosso

with drugs concealed about his person — con la droga nascosta addosso

offences against the person — dir. delitti contro la persona

her person was pleasing — ant. aveva un bel personale

4) ling. persona f.

the first person singular — la prima persona singolare

English-Italian dictionary > person
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1. adverb
1) (all around) rings[her]um; (here and there) überall

all about — ringsumher

strewn/littered about all over the room — überall im Zimmer verstreut

2) (near)

be about — da sein; hier sein

is John about? — ist John da?

there was nobody about — es war niemand da

3)

be about to do something — gerade etwas tun wollen

4) (active)

be out and about — aktiv sein

be up and about — auf sein (ugs.)

5) (approximately) ungefähr

[at] about 5 p.m. — ungefähr um od. gegen 17 Uhr

6) (round) herum; rum (ugs.)

about turn!, (Amer.) about face! — (Mil.) kehrt!

7)

[turn and] turn about — (in rotation) abwechselnd
2. preposition
1) (all around) um [... herum]

there was litter lying about the park/streets — überall im Park/auf den Straßen lag der Abfall herum

2) (with)

have something about one — etwas [bei sich] haben

3) (concerning) über (+ Akk.)

an argument/a question about something — Streit wegen etwas/eine Frage zu etwas

talk/laugh about something — über etwas (Akk.) sprechen/lachen

cry about something — wegen etwas weinen

know about something — von etwas wissen

what was it about? — worum ging es?

4) (occupied with)

be quick/brief about it — beeil dich!; (in speaking) fasse dich kurz!

while you're about it — da Sie gerade dabei sind

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1. preposition
(on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) über
2. preposition, adverb
1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) ungefähr

2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) herum

3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) irgendwo in...

4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) um
3. adverb
((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) kehrt!

- academic.ru/115262/be_about_to">be about to

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about

[əˈbaʊt]

I. prep

1. (on the subject of, concerning) über + akk

she had some misgivings \about the talk sie hatte wegen des Gesprächs Bedenken

he often tells jokes \about dumb blonds er erzählt oft Blondinenwitze

be quick \about it! beeil dich [damit]!, mach schnell!

anxiety \about the future Angst f vor der Zukunft, Zukunftsangst f

a book/movie/programme \about sth/sb ein Buch/ein Film/eine Sendung über etw/jdn

what's that book \about? worum geht es in dem Buch?

the movie is \about the American Civil War der Film handelt vom Amerikanischen Bürgerkrieg

to have a discussion \about how/who/why... darüber diskutieren, wie/wer/warum...

to have a phobia \about spiders eine Spinnenphobie haben

to be happy \about sth sich akk über etw akk freuen

to be sure [or certain] /unsure [or uncertain] \about sth sich dat einer S. gen sicher/unsicher sein

he was still unsure \about what he should do er war sich noch immer nicht sicher, was er tun sollte

we are now certain \about our decision to move wir haben uns jetzt endgültig entschlossen umzuziehen

to ask sb \about sth/sb jdn nach etw/jdm fragen

to be on \about sth BRIT ( fam) sich akk über etw akk auslassen

to care \about sth/sb sich akk für etw/jdn interessieren

I don't care \about your opinion! deine Meinung interessiert mich nicht!

to dream \about sth/sb von etw/jdm träumen

she always dreams \about winning the lottery sie träumt immer davon, im Lotto zu gewinnen

to talk \about sth über etw akk sprechen

all \about sb/sth alles über jdn/etw

he taught us all \about biology wir haben von ihm alles über Biologie gelernt

it's all \about having fun es geht einfach nur darum, Spaß zu haben

2. (affecting) gegen + akk

to do something \about sth etwas gegen etw akk unternehmen

will you please do something \about the leaky tap? kümmerst du dich bitte mal um den tropfenden Wasserhahn?

I can't do anything \about it ich kann nichts dagegen machen

to do little/much/nothing \about sth wenig/viel/nichts gegen etw akk tun

there's nothing we can do \about it dagegen können wir nichts machen

to do nothing \about a problem ein Problem nicht anpacken, nicht gegen ein Problem vorgehen

3. (surrounding) um + akk

he takes little notice of the world \about him er nimmt von seiner Umgebung kaum Notiz

to put one's arms \about sb jdn umarmen

4. after vb (expressing movement)

to wander \about the house im Haus herumlaufen

to look \about the room sich akk im Zimmer umsehen

5. (expressing location)

she must be \about the place somewhere sie muss hier irgendwo sein; BRIT ( form)

do you have a pen \about you[r person]? haben Sie einen Kugelschreiber dabei?

6. (being a feature, characteristic of) an + dat

what exactly didn't you like \about the play? was genau hat dir an der Aufführung nicht gefallen?

there is a deep sadness \about him ihn umgibt eine tiefe Melancholie

he has a way \about him that I don't like er hat etwas an sich, das mir nicht gefällt

there's something strange \about him er hat etwas Merkwürdiges an sich

7. (aimed at)

▪ to be \about doing sth beabsichtigen [o darauf abzielen], etw zu tun

the takeover was not \about getting rid of competition die Übernahme sollte nicht die Konkurrenz ausschalten; BRIT ( fam)

8. BRIT ( fam: in the process of)

to be \about it gerade dabei sein

could you make me some coffee too while you're \about it? wo Sie gerade dabei sind, könnten Sie mir auch einen Kaffee machen?

9.

▶ to go \about sth (continue) mit etw dat fortfahren; (tackle) etw angehen

how shall go \about solving this problem? wie sollen wir dieses Problem angehen?

how do you go \about getting a fishing licence here? was muss man tun, wenn man hier einen Angelschein erwerben will?

▶ how \about sth/sb? wie wäre es mit jdm/etw?

how \about a cup of tea? wie wäre es mit einer Tasse Tee?

▶ to know what one is \about ( fam) wissen, was man tut

▶ what \about it? was ist damit?

is that your car? — yes, what \about it? ist das da Ihr Auto? — ja, was ist damit?

▶ and what \about us? und was ist mit uns?

▶ what \about your job? wie läuft es bei der Arbeit?

▶ what \about going [or a trip] to the zoo? wie wäre es mit einem Besuch im Zoo?

II. adv inv

1. (approximately) ungefähr

he's \about six feet tall er ist ungefähr 1,80 m groß

\about eight [o'clock] [so] gegen acht [Uhr]

\about two days/months ago vor etwa zwei Tagen/Monaten

2. (almost) fast

I've had just \about enough from you! ich habe allmählich genug von dir!

that's just \about the limit! das ist ja so ziemlich das Letzte!

3. (barely)

we just \about made it wir haben es gerade noch [so] geschafft

he earns just \about enough to live on er verdient gerade mal genug zum Leben

4. esp BRIT (around) herum

don't leave things \about on the floor lass nichts auf dem Boden herumliegen

some people were standing \about ein paar Leute standen so herum

there's a lot of flu \about at the moment im Moment geht die Grippe um

to be up [or out] and \about auf den Beinen sein

to move \about herumlaufen, umherlaufen

stop moving \about! bleib doch mal [ruhig] stehen!

5. esp BRIT (in the area) hier, in der Nähe

is Cathy \about? ist Cathy hier irgendwo?

she must be \about somewhere sie muss hier irgendwo sein

have you seen Peter \about? hast du Peter irgendwo gesehen?

there was nobody \about es war keiner da

6. ( form: opposite) andersherum

to turn sth \about etw herumdrehen

\about turn [or AM face]! MIL [Abteilung] kehrt!

7. (intending)

▪ to be \about to do sth im Begriff sein [o gerade vorhaben], etw zu tun

she was [just] \about to leave when Mark arrived sie wollte gerade gehen, als Mark kam

he was \about to burst into tears er wäre fast in Tränen ausgebrochen

we're just \about to have supper wir wollen gerade zu Abend essen

I'm not \about to beg for his apology ich werde ihn bestimmt nicht um eine Entschuldigung bitten

8.

▶ that's \about all [or it] das wär's

anything else? — no, that's \about it for now wünschen Sie noch etwas? — nein, das wäre erst einmal alles [o das wär's fürs Erste]

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[ə'baʊt]
1. adv

1) (esp Brit) herum, umher; (= present) in der Nähe

to run/walk about — herum- or umherrennen/-gehen

I looked (all) about — ich sah ringsumher

to leave things (lying) about — Sachen herumliegen lassen

to be ( up and) about again —

we were about early — wir waren früh auf den Beinen

there's a thief about — ein Dieb geht um

there's plenty of money about — es ist Geld in Mengen vorhanden

there was nobody about who could help — es war niemand in der Nähe, der hätte helfen können

at night when there's nobody about — nachts, wenn niemand unterwegs ist

where is he/it? – he's/it's about somewhere — wo ist er/es? – (er/es ist) irgendwo in der Nähe

it's the other way about — es ist gerade umgekehrt

day and day about — (täglich) abwechselnd

See:

→ out, turn, up

2)

to be about to — im Begriff sein zu; ( esp US inf

I was about to go out — ich wollte gerade ausgehen

it's about to rain — es regnet gleich or demnächst

he's about to start school —

we are about to run out of coffee — uns geht demnächst der Kaffee aus, wir haben bald keinen Kaffee mehr

are you about to tell me...? — willst du mir etwa erzählen...?

3) (= approximately) ungefähr, (so) um... (herum)

he's about 40 —

about 2 o'clock — ungefähr or so um 2 Uhr

he is about the same, doctor — sein Zustand hat sich kaum geändert, Herr Doktor

that's about it — das ist so ziemlich alles, das wärs (so ziemlich) (inf)

that's about right — das stimmt (so) ungefähr

I've had about enough (of this nonsense) — jetzt reicht es mir aber allmählich (mit diesem Unsinn)

he was about dead from exhaustion — er war halb tot vor Erschöpfung

See:

→ just, round, time

2. prep

1) (esp Brit) um (... herum); (= in) in (+dat) (... herum)

the fields about the house — die Felder ums Haus (herum)

scattered about the room — im ganzen or über das ganze Zimmer verstreut

somewhere about here — irgendwo hierherum

all about the house — im ganzen Haus (herum)

to sit about the house —

to do jobs about the house — sich im Haus (herum) nützlich machen

he looked about him — er schaute sich um

there's something about him/about the way he speaks — er/seine Art zu reden hat so etwas an sich

while you're about it —

you've been a long time about it — du hast lange dazu gebraucht

and be quick about it! — und beeil dich damit!, aber ein bisschen dalli! (inf)

2) (= concerning) über (+acc)

tell me all about it — erzähl doch mal

he knows about it — er weiß darüber Bescheid, er weiß davon

what's it all about? — worum or um was (inf) handelt es sich or geht es (eigentlich)?

he knows what it's all about — er weiß Bescheid

he's promised to do something about it — er hat versprochen, (in der Sache) etwas zu unternehmen

they fell out about money — sie haben sich wegen Geld zerstritten

how or what about me? — und ich, was ist mit mir? (inf)

how or what about it/going to the cinema? —

what about that book? have you brought it back? — was ist mit dem Buch? hast du es zurückgebracht?

(yes,) what about it/him? —

he doesn't know what he's about — er weiß nicht, was er (eigentlich) tut

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about [əˈbaʊt]

A adv

1. umher, (rings-, rund)herum, in der Runde:

all about überall;

a long way about ein großer Umweg;

the wrong way about falsch herum;

three miles about drei Meilen im Umkreis

2. ungefähr, etwa, nahezu:

it’s about time that … es ist an der Zeit, dass …; es wird langsam Zeit, dass …;

and about time, about time too es wurde aber auch langsam Zeit;

it’s about right umg es kommt so ungefähr hin;

that’s about it, that’s about all das wärs; → just B 5

3. (halb) herum, in der entgegengesetzten Richtung:

be about SCHIFF klar zum Wenden sein; → face C 1, turn¹ A 27

4. be about to do sth im Begriff oder dabei oder auf dem Sprung sein, etwas zu tun;

he was about to go out, when … er wollte gerade ausgehen, als …;

not be about to do sth bes US umg nicht die Absicht haben oder nicht daran denken, etwas zu tun

5. in der Nähe, da:

there is no one about

6. be about umgehen (Krankheit):

there are a lot of colds about at the moment zurzeit sind viele erkältet

B präp

1. besonders Br um, um … herum

2. (irgendwo) herum in (dat):

wander about the streets in den Straßen herumwandern

3. bei, auf (dat), an (dat), um:

have you got any money about you? haben Sie Geld bei sich?;

there is nothing about him an ihm ist nichts Besonderes;

have sth about one etwas an sich haben;

he had a gun hidden about his person er hatte eine Pistole in seiner Kleidung versteckt

4. um, gegen, etwa:

about my height ungefähr meine Größe;

about this time (etwa oder ungefähr) um diese Zeit;

about noon um die Mittagszeit, gegen Mittag

5. über (akk):

talk about business;

what is it (all) about? worum handelt es sich (eigentlich)?

6. beschäftigt mit:

he knows what he is about er weiß, was er tut oder was er will;

what are you about?

a) was machst du da?,

b) was hast du vor?;

and while you’re about it und wenn du schon dabei bist

C v/t SCHIFF ein Schiff wenden

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1. adverb
1) (all around) rings[her]um; (here and there) überall

all about — ringsumher

strewn/littered about all over the room — überall im Zimmer verstreut

2) (near)

be about — da sein; hier sein

is John about? — ist John da?

there was nobody about — es war niemand da

3)

be about to do something — gerade etwas tun wollen

4) (active)

be out and about — aktiv sein

be up and about — auf sein (ugs.)

5) (approximately) ungefähr

[at] about 5 p.m. — ungefähr um od. gegen 17 Uhr

6) (round) herum; rum (ugs.)

about turn!, (Amer.) about face! — (Mil.) kehrt!

7)

[turn and] turn about — (in rotation) abwechselnd
2. preposition
1) (all around) um [... herum]

there was litter lying about the park/streets — überall im Park/auf den Straßen lag der Abfall herum

2) (with)

have something about one — etwas [bei sich] haben

3) (concerning) über (+ Akk.)

an argument/a question about something — Streit wegen etwas/eine Frage zu etwas

talk/laugh about something — über etwas (Akk.) sprechen/lachen

cry about something — wegen etwas weinen

know about something — von etwas wissen

what was it about? — worum ging es?

4) (occupied with)

be quick/brief about it — beeil dich!; (in speaking) fasse dich kurz!

while you're about it — da Sie gerade dabei sind

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adj.

etwa adj.

gegen adj.

um... adj.

ungefähr adj. prep.

über präp.

English-german dictionary > about
9 person

'pə:sn
plural - people; noun

1) (a human being: There's a person outside who wants to speak to you.) menneske, person

2) (a person's body: He never carried money on his person (= with him; in his pockets etc).) på/med seg

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- personal
- personality
- personally
- personal computer
- personal pronoun
- personal stereo
- personal watercraft
- in person

individ
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menneske
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person

subst. \/ˈpɜːsn\/

1) person, menneske (ofte nedsettende), personasje

• who is this person?

hvem er denne personasjen?

• I need a person

jeg trenger noen

• the only person who wasn't there

den eneste personen som ikke var der

• he did it without respect of persons

han gjorde det uten persons anseelse

• he had no money on his person

han hadde ingen penger på seg

2) ( litterært) ytre, fremtreden, figur

• he had a fine person

han hadde en pen fremtreden

• she was always neat about her person

hun var alltid nøye med sitt ytre

• he's tall of person

han er høy av vekst

3) (sørafrikansk, hverdagslig) man, en (om en selv eller mennesker generelt)

4) ( grammatikk) person

appear in person ( jus) møte i retten

call in person møte opp personlig

in one's own person i egen høye person

in person personlig, selv

in the person of personifisert i, i

English-Norwegian dictionary > person
10 person

n. mens; persoon

person

[ pə:sn]

I 〈 telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 persoon ⇒ individu, mens

2 lichaam ⇒ uiterlijk, voorkomen

3 persoonlijkheid ⇒ karakter, persoon

♦voorbeelden:

1   you are the person I am looking for • jij bent degene die ik zoek

     〈 eufemistisch〉 displaced person • ontheemde

     〈 pejoratief〉 some person or other has torn up my diary • een of ander individu heeft mijn dagboek verscheurd

2   in the person of • in de persoon/gedaante/figuur van

     nothing was found on/about his person • er werd niets op hem gevonden

II 〈 niet-telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 fysieke persoon

♦voorbeelden:

1   offence against the person • mishandeling

     in person • in eigen persoon

English-Dutch dictionary > person
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about [əˈbaʊt]

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► When about is an element in a phrasal verb, eg bring about, come about, look up the verb.

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1. adverb

   a. ( = approximately) à peu près, environ

• there were about 25 and now there are about 30 il y en avait environ or à peu près 25 et maintenant il y en a une trentaine

• it's about 11 o'clock il est environ or à peu près 11 heures

• at about 11 o'clock vers 11 heures

• it's about time! ce n'est pas trop tôt !

• it's about time to go il est presque temps de partir

• she's about as old as you elle a à peu près votre âge

• that's about it c'est à peu près tout

• I've had about enough! (inf) je commence à en avoir assez !

   b. ( = here and there) çà et là

• shoes lying about des chaussures qui traînent

   c. ( = near, in circulation) par ici

• he's somewhere about il est dans les parages

• is anyone about? il y a quelqu'un ?

• there was nobody about il n'y avait personne

• there's a lot of flu about il y a beaucoup de cas de grippe en ce moment

• she's up and about again elle est de nouveau sur pied

• you should be out and about! ne restez donc pas enfermé !

   d. ( = round) all about tout autour

• to glance about jeter un coup d'œil autour de soi

   e. ( = opposite direction) to turn sth the other way about retourner qch

• it's the other way about ( = the opposite) c'est le contraire

   f. ► to be about to do sth être sur le point de faire qch aller faire qch

• I was about to go out when... j'étais sur le point de sortir or j'allais sortir quand...

• the film is just about to start le film va commencer

2. preposition

   a. ( = concerning) I heard nothing about it je n'en ai pas entendu parler

• what is it about? de quoi s'agit-il ?

• I know what it's all about je sais de quoi il retourne

• to speak about sth parler de qch

• a film about India un film sur l'Inde

• well, what about it? (inf) ( = does it matter?) et alors ? (inf) ; ( = what do you think?) alors, qu'est-ce que tu en penses ?

• what about me? et moi alors ? (inf)

• how about going to the cinema? (inf) et si on allait au cinéma ?

• how about a coffee? (inf) et si on prenait un café ?

   b. ( = somewhere in) quelque part dans

• I dropped it about here je l'ai laissé tomber par ici

• somewhere about the house quelque part dans la maison

   c. ( = round) autour de

• the countryside about Edinburgh la campagne autour d'Édimbourg

   d. ( = with, on) I've got it about me somewhere je l'ai quelque part sur moi

• to have drugs about one's person avoir de la drogue sur soi

   e. (describing characteristics) there's something sinister about him il a quelque chose de sinistre

• there's something interesting about him il a un côté intéressant

• there's something odd about all this il y a quelque chose de bizarre là-dedans

   f. ( = occupied with) while we're about it pendant que nous y sommes

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Note: about is used after certain nouns, adjectives and verbs in English ( information about, a book about, curious about, worry about etc). For translations, consult the appropriate entries (information, book, curious, worry etc)

about often appears in British English as the second element of certain verb structures ( move about, jump about, lie about etc). For translations, consult the relevant verb entries (move, jump, lie etc)
[ə'baʊt] 1.
adjective

1) ( expressing future intention)

to be about to do — être sur le point de faire

2) ( awake)

up and about — debout
2.
adverb

1) ( approximately) environ, à peu près

it's about the same as yesterday — c'est à peu près pareil qu'hier

at about 6 pm — vers 18 h, à environ 18 h

2) ( almost) presque

that seems about right — ça a l'air d'aller

I've had just about enough of her! — j'en ai plus qu'assez d'elle!

3) ( in circulation)

there was no-one about — il n'y avait personne

there is a lot of flu about — il y a beaucoup de grippes en ce moment

4) ( in the vicinity)

to be somewhere about — être dans les parages
3.
preposition

1) ( concerning)

a book about — un livre sur

what's it about? — (of book, film etc) ça parle de quoi?

it's about... — il s'agit de...

it's about my son — c'est au sujet de mon fils

about your overdraft... — pour ce qui est de votre découvert...

2) ( in the nature of)

there's something weird about him — il a quelque chose de bizarre

what I like about her is — ce que j'aime chez elle c'est

3) ( bound up with)

business is about profit — ce qui compte dans les affaires, ce sont les bénéfices

4) ( occupied with)

to know what one is about — savoir ce qu'on fait

while you're about it... — tant que tu y es..., par la même occasion...

and be quick about it! — et fais vite!

5) ( around)

to wander about the streets — errer dans les rues

strewn about the floor — éparpillés sur le sol

6) (in invitations, suggestions)

how ou what about some tea? — et si on prenait un thé?

how about it? — ça te dit?

7) ( when soliciting opinions)

what about the legal costs? — et les frais de justice?

what about you? — et toi?

8) sout (on)

hidden about one's person — [drugs, arms] caché sur soi

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it's about time (that) — il serait temps que (+ subj)

about time too! — ce n'est pas trop tôt! (colloq)

that's about it — ( that's all) c'est tout

English-French dictionary > about
12 about

about

❢ About is used after certain nouns, adjectives and verbs in English ( information about, a book about, curious about, worry about etc). For translations, consult the appropriate entries (information, book, curious, worry etc). about often appears in British English as the second element of certain verb structures ( move about, rummage about, lie about etc). For translations, consult the relevant verb entries (move, rummage, lie etc).

A adj

1 ( expressing future intention) to be about to do être sur le point de faire ;

2 ( rejecting course of action) I'm not about to do je ne suis pas près de faire ;

3 ( awake) debout ; you were (up and) about early this morning tu étais debout tôt ce matin.

B adv

1 ( approximately) environ, à peu près ; it's about the same as yesterday c'est à peu près pareil qu'hier ; at about 6 pm à environ 18 h ; it's about as useful as an umbrella in a hurricane iron c'est aussi utile qu'un parapluie dans un ouragan ; ⇒ round ;

2 ( almost) presque ; to be (just) about ready être presque prêt ; that seems about right ça a l'air d'aller, ça devrait aller ; I've had just about enough of her! j'en ai plus qu'assez d'elle! ; I've had about as much as I can take! j'en ai plus qu'assez! ; ⇒ just ;

3 ( in circulation) there was no-one about il n'y avait personne ; there are few people about il y a peu de gens dans les parages ; there is a lot of food poisoning about il y a beaucoup d'intoxications alimentaires en ce moment, les intoxications alimentaires ne manquent pas en ce moment ; there's a lot of it about ça ne manque pas ;

4 ( in the vicinity) to be somewhere about être dans les parages ; she must be somewhere about elle doit être dans les parages, elle doit être quelque part par là ;

5 ( indicating reverse position) the other way about l'inverse, le contraire ; ⇒ put about (put), turn about (turn).

C prep

1 (concerning, regarding) a book/film about sb/sth un livre/film sur qn/qch ; to talk about parler de [problem, subject] ; what's it about? (of book, film etc) ça parle de quoi? ; it's about… il s'agit de… ; may I ask what it's about? pourriez-vous me dire de quoi il s'agit? ; I'm ringing about my results j'appelle pour mes résultats ; it's about my son's report c'est au sujet du bulletin scolaire de mon fils ; about your overdraft… pour ce qui est de votre découvert… ;

2 ( in the nature of) there's something weird/sad about him il a quelque chose de bizarre/triste ; there's something about the place that intrigues me l'endroit a quelque chose qui me fascine ; what I like about her is ce que j'aime chez elle c'est ;

3 ( bound up with) business is about profit ce qui compte dans les affaires, ce sont les bénéfices ; teaching is all about communication enseigner, c'est communiquer ; that's what life is all about c'est la vie ;

4 ( occupied with) to know what one is about savoir ce qu'on fait ; mind what you're about! GB fais attention or fais gaffe ○ à ce que tu fais! ; while you're about it… tant que tu y es…, par la même occasion… ; and be quick about it! et fais vite! ;

5 ( around) to wander/run about the streets errer/courir dans les rues ; strewn about the floor éparpillés sur le sol ;

6 (in invitations, suggestions) how ou what about some tea? et si on prenait un thé? ; how about going into town? et si on allait en ville? ; how about it?, how about you? ça te or vous dit? ;

7 ( when soliciting opinions) what about the transport GB ou transportation US costs? et les frais de transport? ; what about us? et nous alors? ; ‘what about the dinner?’-‘what about it?’ ‘et le repas alors?’-‘quoi, le repas?’ ; what about you? et toi? ; what about Natasha? et Natasha? ; how about it? qu'est-ce que tu en penses? ;

8 sout (on) hidden about one's person [drugs, arms] caché sur soi ; ⇒ wit ;

9 GB ( surrounding) autour de ; there were trees about the house il y avait des arbres autour de la maison.

Idioms

it's about time (that) il serait temps que (+ subj) ; about time too! il était temps!, ce n'est pas trop tôt ○ ! ; that's about it ( that's all) c'est tout ; ( that's the situation) en gros, oui, c'est à peu près ça.

Big English-French dictionary > about
13 ♦ about

♦ about /əˈbaʊt/
A prep.

1 riguardo a; circa; su; di; intorno a; sul conto di: Tell me about your holidays, raccontami delle tue vacanze; I've found out about their movements, ho scoperto quali sono stati i loro movimenti; I don't know anything about him, non so nulla di lui (o sul suo conto); a book about Japan, un libro sul Giappone; what I like about him, quello che mi piace di lui; I'm ringing about my TV set, telefono per sapere del mio televisore; DIALOGO → - Damaged goods- What are you going to do about it?, cosa pensi di fare al riguardo?; Do something about it!, fa' qualcosa ( per risolvere il problema)!; There's nothing I can do about it, non posso farci niente; I feel guilty about the whole thing, mi sento in colpa per tutta la faccenda; to be about st., riguardare qc.; avere a che fare con qc.; (di libro, film, ecc.) parlare di qc., trattare di qc.: Teaching is about transferring knowledge and skills, l'insegnamento riguarda il trasferimento di conoscenze e abilità; This book is about organic food, questo libro parla di cibi biologici NOTA D'USO: - to speak o to be about?-

2 (in giro) per; intorno a: Newspapers were strewn about the floor, c'erano giornali sparsi per pavimento

3 addosso a; su; con: I haven't any money about me, non ho denaro con me; about one's person, su di sé; addosso

4 in: There is something odd about that man, c'è qualcosa di strano in quell'uomo; quell'uomo ha un che di strano; something unpleasant about her voice, una nota sgradevole nella sua voce

B avv.

1 intorno; attorno; in giro; qua e là: to look about, guardarsi attorno; Don't leave your things lying about, non lasciare le tue cose in giro; There was nobody about, non c'era nessuno; il posto era deserto; There's a lot of flu about, c'è in giro (o circola) un sacco di influenza; to find one's way about, sapere dove andare; sapersi orizzontare

2 nei pressi; vicino: in giro: somewhere about here, qui intorno; qui in giro; qui da qualche parte

3 nella direzione opposta: to face (o to turn) about, girarsi; fare dietrofront

4 (naut.) con le mure opposte: to put a ship about, virare di bordo; cambiare le mure; Ready about!, pronti a virare!

5 quasi; circa; all'incirca; pressappoco: It's about two o'clock, sono le due circa; sono circa le due; DIALOGO → - Car problems 2- Give me a call about five, fammi uno squillo verso le cinque; about twenty, circa venti; una ventina; They're about the same age, hanno all'incirca la stessa età; That looks about right, direi che va bene; dovrebbe andar bene; ha l'aria di essere giusto

6 (nei verbi frasali) V. sotto il verbo NOTA D'USO: - around, round, o about?-

C a.

1 in moto; in attività: At 6 she's already up and about, alle sei è già alzata e in attività

2 prossimo (a); sul punto (di): about to start, che sta per comunciare; He is about to leave, sta per partire

● About ship!, pronti a virare! □ How about…? ► how □ just about ► just □ What about…? ► what □ while you are about it, già che ci sei □ to be about one's business, essere occupato dalla proprie faccende □ (fam. USA) not to be about to, non avere intenzione di; non intendere, non essere intenzionato a: He's not about to give up, non ha intenzione di (o non intende) rinunciare □ That's about it, è tutto; e questo è quanto.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ about
14 person

'pə:sn
plural - people; noun

1) (a human being: There's a person outside who wants to speak to you.) persona

2) (a person's body: He never carried money on his person (= with him; in his pockets etc).) encima (suyo)

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- personal
- personality
- personally
- personal computer
- personal pronoun
- personal stereo
- personal watercraft
- in person

person n persona

Para expresar el plural de person se suele emplear people

one person, two people, three people una persona, dos personas, tres personas

person

tr['pɜːsən]

noun

1 (gen) persona

■ who was the first person to fly a plane? ¿quién fue la primera persona que pilotó un avión?

■ he's a really nice person es una persona muy simpática

■ she was murdered by a person or persons unknown fue asesinada por una persona o personas no identificadas

2 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL persona

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

in person en persona, personalmente

person to person personalmente

to have on one's person / have about one's person llevar encima Table 1SMALLNOTA/SMALL El plural más usual es people, pero persons se emplea en el lenguaje jurídico /Table 1

person ['pərsən] n

1) human, individual: persona f, individuo m, ser m humano

2) : persona f (en gramática)

3)

in person : en persona

person

n.

(§ pl.: people) = persona s.f.

'pɜːrsṇ, 'pɜːsṇ
noun

1) (pl people) persona f

she's a charming person — es (una persona) encantadora

Sue's the person to ask — a quien hay que preguntarle es a Sue

who is this Davies person? — ¿quién es el tal Davies?

help arrived in the person of his father — su padre llegó en el momento más oportuno; see also people I 1) b)

2) (pl persons)

a) ( individual) (frml) persona f

b) ( body) persona f

to have a weapon on o about one's person — (BrE frml) ser* portador de arma

in person — en persona

3) ( Ling) (pl persons) persona f

['pɜːsn]
N
1) (pl people or (frm) persons) (=individual) persona f

who would be the best person to ask? — ¿quién es la persona más indicada para preguntarle?

she is a very caring person — es (una persona) muy comprensiva

Jane was the last person to see him — Jane fue la última (persona) que lo vio

I don't know of any such person — no conozco a tal persona

there is no such person as Father Christmas — no hay tal Papá Noel

who is this Ford person she keeps talking about? — ¿quién es este tal Ford del que habla constantemente?

the right of accused persons to remain silent — frm el derecho de los acusados a no declarar

two-person households — viviendas fpl de dos personas

• I like him as a person, but not as a politician — me gusta como persona, pero no como político

• a certain person, who shall be nameless... — hum cierta persona, a quien no voy a nombrar... hum

• to call sb person to person — (Telec) llamar a algn de persona a persona

• murder by person or persons unknown — (Jur) homicidio m a manos de persona or personas sin identificar
people, per, single 3., third 4., young 1., 1), person-to-person
2) (pl persons) (=body, physical presence) persona f

crimes or offences against the person — (Jur) crímenes mpl or ofensas fpl contra la persona

to have a weapon concealed on or about one's person — frm llevar encima una arma oculta

• in person — en persona

give it to him in person — dáselo a él en persona

• he found one new problem in the person of Max Steel — encontró un nuevo problema en la persona de Max Steel

3) (pl people)
* (=type)
I'm not much of a city person myself — no soy de los que les gusta la ciudad *

Steve is a cat person — Steve es un amante de los gatos

4) (pl persons) (Gram) persona f

• the first person singular — la primera persona del singular

• in the first/third person — en primera/tercera persona

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['pɜːrsṇ, 'pɜːsṇ]
noun

1) (pl people) persona f

she's a charming person — es (una persona) encantadora

Sue's the person to ask — a quien hay que preguntarle es a Sue

who is this Davies person? — ¿quién es el tal Davies?

help arrived in the person of his father — su padre llegó en el momento más oportuno; see also people I 1) b)

2) (pl persons)

a) ( individual) (frml) persona f

b) ( body) persona f

to have a weapon on o about one's person — (BrE frml) ser* portador de arma

in person — en persona

3) ( Ling) (pl persons) persona f

English-spanish dictionary > person
15 person

особа, індивід, людина; особистість; фізична особа; юридична особа

person about to commit an offence — = person about to commit an offense особа, яка має намір вчинити злочин

person about to commit an offense — = person about to commit an offence

person employed on collective agreement basis — особа, прийнята на роботою за колективною угодою

person having committed an offence — = person having committed an offense особа, яка вчинила злочин

person having committed an offense — = person having committed an offence

person irresponsible for his acts — = person irresponsible for her acts особа, яка не відповідає за свої дії

person irresponsible for her acts — = person irresponsible for his acts

person of no definite occupation — особа без певних занять

person on conditional discharge — особа, умовно звільнена від кримінальної відповідальності; умовно звільнений (субст.)

person receiving an individual pension — = person receiving an merit pension, person receiving an special pension персональний пенсіонер

person receiving an merit pension — = person receiving an individual pension

person receiving an special pension — = person receiving an individual pension

person responsible for his acts — = person responsible for her acts особа, відповідальна за свої дії

person responsible for her acts — = person responsible for his acts

person seeking the refugee status — особа, яка домагається статусу біженця

person serving a sentence in the form of confinement — = person serving a sentence in the form of imprisonment особа, яка відбуває покарання у вигляді позбавлення волі

person serving a sentence in the form of imprisonment — = person serving a sentence in the form of confinement

person subject to immigration control — особа, яка підлягає імміграційному контролю

person suffered to be at large on his parole — особа, якій дозволено під чесне слово перебувати на волі ( в порядку умовно-дострокового звільнення)

person susceptible to treatment — особа, яка піддається лікуванню (виправному впливу)

person suspected of criminal activity — особа, яка підозрюється у злочинній діяльності

person who has exhibited her full powers — = person who has exhibited his full powers особа, яка пред'явила свої повноваження

person who has exhibited his full powers — = person who has exhibited her full powers

person with criminal tendencies — особа, схильна до вчинення злочинів

person's duty towards an individual — обов'язок перед іншою особою

- person accused of crime
- person addicted to drug
- person addicted to drugs
- person affected
- person aided and abetted
- person already imprisoned
- person assaulted
- person being of high risk
- person engaged in a crime
- person entitled
- person for trial
- person held to labor
- person held to service
- person in authority
- person in custody
- person in dispute
- person in distress
- person in law
- person in possession
- person in power
- person in question
- person liable to actions
- person of defective intellect
- person of foreign birth
- person of foreign descent
- person of incidence
- person of law
- person of no fixed abode
- person of shady reputation
- person of sound mind
- person of unsound mind
- person of weak mind
- person on probation
- person on relief
- person on remand
- person on trial
- person on trial for a crime
- person pending trial
- person presenting a candidate
- person proceeded against
- person representing power
- person set in authority
- person threatened
- person under arrest
- person under investigation
- person under sentence
- person under sentence of death
- person under supervision
- person with a criminal past
- person with a criminal record
- person's dwelling place

English-Ukrainian law dictionary > person
16 person

noun

1) Mensch, der; Person, die (oft abwertend)

a rich/sick/unemployed person — ein Reicher / Kranker / Arbeitsloser / eine Reiche usw.

the first person to leave was... — der/die erste, der/die wegging, war...

what sort of person do you think I am? — wofür halten Sie mich eigentlich?

in the person of somebody — in jemandem od. jemandes Person

in person — (personally) persönlich; selbst

2) (living body) Körper, der; (appearance) [äußere] Erscheinung; Äußere, das

3) (Ling.) Person, die

first/second/third person — erste/zweite/dritte Person

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['pə:sn]
plural - people; noun

1) (a human being: There's a person outside who wants to speak to you.) die Person

2) (a person's body: He never carried money on his person (= with him; in his pockets etc).) der Körper

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- academic.ru/54742/personal">personal
- personality
- personally
- personal computer
- personal pronoun
- personal stereo
- personal watercraft
- in person
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per·son

<pl people or ( form) -s>

[ˈpɜ:s^ən, AM ˈpɜ:r-]

n

1. (human) Person f, Mensch m

not a single \person came kein Mensch kam

what is a \person to do? was soll man da machen?

\person of great ability sehr begabte Person

book \person Bücherwurm m

cat/dog \person Katzen-/Hundeliebhaber(in) m(f)

morning/night \person Morgen-/Nachtmensch m

people \person geselliger Mensch

\person of principle Mensch m mit Prinzipien

homeless \person Obdachlose(r) f(m)

\persons unknown Unbekannte pl

about [or on] one's \person am Körper

as a \person als Mensch

in \person persönlich

in the \person of sb in der Gestalt einer Person gen

per [or a] \person pro Person

2. LING (verb form) Person f

first/second \person erste/zweite Person

the third \person plural die dritte Person Plural

3. LAW

legal [or artificial] \person juristische Person

4.

▶ to be one's own \person seinen eigenen Weg gehen fig

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['pɜːsn]
n

1) pl people or ( form) -s (= human being) Mensch m; (in official contexts) Person f

I like him as a person, but not as a teacher — ich mag ihn als Mensch, aber nicht als Lehrer

no person — kein Mensch, niemand

I know no such person — so jemanden kenne ich nicht

any person — jeder

a certain person — ein gewisser Jemand

person to person call — Gespräch nt mit Voranmeldung

30 p per person — 30 Pence pro Person

the murder was committed by person or persons unknown — der Mord wurde von einem oder mehreren unbekannten Tätern verübt

I'm more of an outdoor/cat person — ich bin mehr ein Typ m für draußen/ein Katzentyp m

2) pl -s (GRAM, JUR: legal person) Person f

first person singular/plural — erste Person Singular/Plural

3) pl -s (= body, physical presence) Körper m; (= appearance) Äußere(s) nt

in person — persönlich

in the person of — in Gestalt

crime against the person — Vergehen nt gegen die Person

on or about one's person — bei sich

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person [ˈpɜːsn; US ˈpɜrsn] s

1. Person f (auch pej), (Einzel)Wesen n, Individuum n:

in person in (eigener) Person, persönlich;

in the person of in Person (gen);

juristic (natural) person JUR juristische (natürliche) Person;

no person niemand;

I like him as a person ich mag ihn als Mensch; → AIDS

2. (das) Äußere, Körper m, Leib m:

carry sth on ( oder about) one’s person etwas bei sich tragen

3. → persona 1

per. abk

1. period

2. person Pers.

pers. abk

1. person Pers.

2. personal (personally) pers(önl).

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noun

1) Mensch, der; Person, die (oft abwertend)

a rich/sick/unemployed person — ein Reicher / Kranker / Arbeitsloser / eine Reiche usw.

the first person to leave was... — der/die erste, der/die wegging, war...

what sort of person do you think I am? — wofür halten Sie mich eigentlich?

in the person of somebody — in jemandem od. jemandes Person

in person — (personally) persönlich; selbst

2) (living body) Körper, der; (appearance) [äußere] Erscheinung; Äußere, das

3) (Ling.) Person, die

first/second/third person — erste/zweite/dritte Person

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n.

(§ pl.: people)

= Person -en f.

English-german dictionary > person
17 person

{pə:sn}
1. лице (и грам.), човек, пренебр. тип, индивид, субект
young PERSON млад човек (обик. жена)
three PERSONs are missing изчезнали са/липсват трима души
some PERSON said някoй (си) каза (л)
any PERSON всеки
what is a PERSON to do? какво да прави човек? without respect of PERSONs безпристрастно, без оглед на личностите
in PERSON лично
appearing in one's own/proper PERSON явил се лично
2. външен вид, външност, тяло, фигура
to have a commanding PERSON имам величествена осанка/внушителен вид
to be neat about one's PERSON спретнат съм
offences against the PERSON юр. телесни повреди
3. личност, моето аз
4. юр. личност
artiftcial/juridical/fictitious/legal PERSON юридическа лич ност
natural PERSON физическо лице
5. лит. действуващо лице

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{pъ:sn} n 1. лице (и грам.), човек; пренебр. тип, индивид, суб

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човек; субект; тяло; външност; индивид; лице; личност;

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1. any person всеки 2. appearing in one's own/proper person явил се лично 3. artiftcial/juridical/fictitious/legal person юридическа лич ност 4. in person лично 5. natural person физическо лице 6. offences against the person юр. телесни повреди 7. some person said някoй (си) каза (л) 8. three persons are missing изчезнали са/липсват трима души 9. to be neat about one's person спретнат съм 10. to have a commanding person имам величествена осанка/внушителен вид 11. what is a person to do? какво да прави човек? without respect of persons безпристрастно, без оглед на личностите 12. young person млад човек (обик. жена) 13. външен вид, външност, тяло, фигура 14. лит. действуващо лице 15. лице (и грам.), човек, пренебр. тип, индивид, субект 16. личност, моето аз 17. юр. личност
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person[pə:sn] n 1. лице (и ез.), човек; пренебр. тип, индивид, персона, субект; young \person младеж, млад човек (обикн. млада жена); three \persons are missing липсват (изчезнали са) трима души; what is a \person to do? какво да прави човек? without exception of \persons безпристрастно, без оглед на личността; 2. външен вид, външност; тяло; to have a commanding \person имам величествена осанка; to be neat about o.'s \person спретнат съм; offences against the \person юрид. телесни повреди; 3. личност; моето "Аз"; 4. юрид. личност; artificial ( judicial) \person юридическа личност, юридическо лице; natural \person физическо лице; 5. лит. персонаж, действащо лице; • in \person персонално, лично.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > person
18 Person

f; -, -en

1. person; einzelne auch: individual; Personen people; 10 Euro pro Person 10 euros each ( oder a head); wir sind vier Personen there are four of us; eine aus zehn Personen bestehende Gruppe a group of ten; für vier Personen Kochrezept: serves four, makes four servings; keine einzige Person not one person, not a single person; ich für meine Person I for my part; as for me, I...; in ( eigener) Person in person, himself ( weiblich: herself); Angaben zur Person personal data; jemanden zur Person vernehmen question s.o. concerning his ( oder her) identity and particulars; sich in der Person irren mistake s.o. for s.o. else; man muss die Person von der Sache trennen you’ve got to keep personal factors out of it; so eine freche Person! umg. cheeky so-and-so; er ist die Geduld in Person he’s the epitome of patience

2. THEAT. character, person; die Personen und ihre Darsteller the characters and performers, the cast Sg.; die Personen des Stücks fachspr. dramatis personae

3. GRAM.: erste Person first person

4. JUR.: natürliche Person natural person; juristische Person juristic person, corporation, body corporate

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die Person

person; character

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Per|son [pɛr'zoːn]
f -, -en

1) (= Einzelperson) person, individual; (= Charakter) character

Persónen — people, persons (form)

jede Persón bezahlt... — each person or everybody pays...

eine aus 6 Persónen bestehende Familie — a family of 6

ein Vier-Persónen-Haushalt — a four-person household

pro Persón — per person

die eigene Persón — oneself

was seine (eigene) Persón betrifft — as for himself

ich für meine Persón... — I myself..., as for myself I..., I for my part...

in (eigener) Persón erscheinen — to appear in person or personally

er ist Vorsitzender und Schatzmeister in einer Persón — he's the chairman and treasurer rolled into one

jdn zur Persón vernehmen (Jur) — to question sb concerning his identity

Angaben zur Persón machen — to give one's personal details

von Persón bekannt (Jur) — of known identity

natürliche/juristische Persón (Jur) — natural/juristic or artificial person

die drei göttlichen Persónen — the Holy Trinity, God in three persons

eine hochgestellte Persón — a high-ranking personage or person

2) (= Mensch) person; (pej = Frau) female

sie ist die Geduld in Persón — she's patience personified

Tiere treten in Fabeln als Persónen auf — animals figure in fables as human beings or as people

die Persón des Königs ist unantastbar — (the person of) the king is inviolable

es geht um die Persón des Kanzlers, nicht um das Amt — it concerns the chancellor as a person, not the office

lassen wir seine Persón aus dem Spiel — let's leave personalities out of it

wir müssen die Persón von der Sache trennen — we must keep the personal and the factual aspects separate

3) (LITER, THEAT) character

die Persónen der Handlung — the characters (in the action); (Theat auch) the dramatis personae

eine stumme Persón — a nonspeaking part

4) (GRAM) person

das Verb steht in der ersten Persón Plural — the verb is in the first person plural

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die

1) (a person: He's an untidy individual.) individual

2) (a human being: There's a person outside who wants to speak to you.) person

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Per·son

<-, -en>

[pɛrˈzo:n]

f

1. (einzelner Mensch) person, individual

eine hoch gestellte \Person a high-ranking person [or form personage]

eine männliche/weibliche \Person a male/female

eine öffentliche/politische \Person a public/political figure

eine seltsam aussehende \Person an odd-looking individual

eine mir unbekannte \Person an person unknown to me

er ist eine führende \Person in der Musikbranche he's a leading figure in the music industry

sie ist genau die \Person, die wir für die Stelle brauchen she's just the person we need for the job

wir müssen die \Person von der Sache trennen we must keep the personal and the factual aspects apart

es geht um die \Person des Präsidenten, nicht um das Amt it concerns the President as a person, not the office

die \Person des Königs ist unantastbar [the person of] the king is inviolable

du nimmst deine eigene \Person zu wichtig you take yourself too seriously

deine \Person soll in dem Bericht nicht erwähnt werden you shall not be mentioned in the report

sie ist unschuldig, sie haben sich in der \Person geirrt she is innocent, it was a case of mistaken identity

ich/du etc. für meine/deine etc. \Person I/you [or as for] myself/yourself

ich für meine \Person stimme zu for my part [or as for myself] I agree

pro \Person per person

der Eintritt kostet 3 Euro pro \Person the entrance fee is 3 euros per person

2. (Leute)

▪ \Personen pl people pl, persons pl form

es waren ungefähr zehn \Personen da there were about ten people

Paella kostet 30 Euro für zwei \Personen paella costs 30 euros for two people

\Personen sind bei dem Brand nicht umgekommen there was no loss of life in the fire

die Familie besteht aus vier \Personen it is a family of four

das Fahrzeug ist für 4 \Personen zugelassen the vehicle is licensed to carry 4 persons

3. (Frau) person, female

sie ist eine faszinierende/ausgesprochen nette \Person she's a fascinating/an extremely kind person

sie mag eine nette \Person sein, aber sie ist nicht die Richtige für diese Arbeit she's nice enough as a person, but he's not the right woman for this job

eine gewisse \Person hat mir das gesagt a certain person told me about it

4. JUR (Rechtsperson) person, [contract] party

in eigener \Person (ohne Anwalt) in person

beschränkt geschäftsfähige \Person person of restricted capacity to contract

juristische \Person legal entity, juristic person; (Körperschaft) corporate body

natürliche \Person natural person

von \Person bekannt of known identity

zur \Person concerning a person's identity

Angaben zur \Person machen to give one's personal details

jdn zur \Person befragen to question sb concerning his identity

Fragen zur \Person questions to sb on his/her identity

5. LIT, THEAT (Handelnde) character

die \Personen der Handlung the characters [in the action], the dramatis personae

lustige \Person (veraltet) [stock] comic figure

eine stumme \Person a non-speaking part

6. kein pl LING (grammatische Form) person

der Roman ist in der ersten \Person geschrieben the novel is written in the first person

das Verb steht in der 3. \Person Singular the verb is in the third person singular

7. REL

die drei göttlichen \Personen the Holy Trinity, God in three persons

8. (selten: Persönlichkeit)

lassen wir ihre \Person aus dem Spiel let's leave personalities out of it

9.

▶ ... in \Person personified

er ist die Geduld/Güte in \Person he's patience/kindness personified

▶ in [eigener] \Person personally

in [eigener] \Person erscheinen to appear personally [or in person]

der Kanzler in eigener \Person the chancellor in person

▶ in einer \Person rolled into one

er ist Politiker und Schauspieler in einer \Person he's a politician and an actor rolled into one

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die; Person, Personen

1) person

eine männliche/weibliche Person — a male/female

Personen — (als Gruppe) people

die Familie besteht aus fünf Personen — it is a family of five

ich für meine Person... — I for my part...

der Minister in [eigener] Person — the minister in person

sie ist die Güte/Geduld in Person — she is kindness/patience personified or itself

Angaben zur Person machen — give one's personal details

2) (in der Dichtung, im Film) character

3) (emotional): (Frau) female (derog./joc.)

4) o. Pl. (Sprachw.) person

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Person f; -, -en

1. person; einzelne auch: individual;

Personen people;

10 Euro pro Person 10 euros each ( oder a head);

wir sind vier Personen there are four of us;

eine aus zehn Personen bestehende Gruppe a group of ten;

für vier Personen Kochrezept: serves four, makes four servings;

keine einzige Person not one person, not a single person;

ich für meine Person I for my part; as for me, I …;

in (eigener) Person in person, himself ( weiblich: herself);

Angaben zur Person personal data;

jemanden zur Person vernehmen question sb concerning his ( oder her) identity and particulars;

sich in der Person irren mistake sb for sb else;

man muss die Person von der Sache trennen you’ve got to keep personal factors out of it;

so eine freche Person! umg cheeky so-and-so;

er ist die Geduld in Person he’s the epitome of patience

2. THEAT character, person;

die Personen und ihre Darsteller the characters and performers, the cast sg;

die Personen des Stücks fachspr dramatis personae

3. GRAM:

erste Person first person

4. JUR:

natürliche Person natural person;

juristische Person juristic person, corporation, body corporate

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die; Person, Personen

1) person

eine männliche/weibliche Person — a male/female

Personen — (als Gruppe) people

die Familie besteht aus fünf Personen — it is a family of five

ich für meine Person... — I for my part...

der Minister in [eigener] Person — the minister in person

sie ist die Güte/Geduld in Person — she is kindness/patience personified or itself

Angaben zur Person machen — give one's personal details

2) (in der Dichtung, im Film) character

3) (emotional): (Frau) female (derog./joc.)

4) o. Pl. (Sprachw.) person

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-en (Theater) f.

character n. -en f.

character n.

person n.

(§ pl.: people)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Person
19 about

[əʼbaʊt] prep

1) after n ( on subject of) über +akk;

prediction \about the weather Wettervorhersage f;

what's that book \about? worum geht es in dem Buch?;

the movie is \about the American Civil War der Film handelt vom Amerikanischen Bürgerkrieg;

they had a discussion \about how to improve the situation sie diskutierten darüber, wie sie ihre Lage verbessern könnten;

he has a phobia \about spiders er hat eine Spinnenphobie;

she had some misgivings \about the talk sie hatte wegen des Gesprächs Bedenken;

anxiety \about the future Angst f vor der Zukunft after vb über +akk;

she talked \about business all night sie sprach den ganzen Abend über das Geschäft;

he often tells jokes \about dumb blonds er erzählt oft Blondinenwitze;

I asked him \about his beliefs ich fragte ihn nach seinen Überzeugungen;

she doesn't care much \about politics sie interessiert sich kaum für Politik;

she always dreams \about winning the lottery sie träumt immer davon, im Lotto zu gewinnen; after adj über +akk;

they were happy \about the pregnancy sie freuten sich über ihre Schwangerschaft;

he was still unsure \about what he should do er war sich noch nicht sicher, was er tun sollte;

we are now certain \about our decision to move wir sind fest entschlossen, umzuziehen;

all \about sb/ sth alles über jdn/etw;

he taught us all \about parliament wir haben von ihm alles über das Parlament gelernt;

to go [or be] on \about sth stundenlang von etw dat erzählen

2) ( affecting) gegen +akk;

to do something \about sth etw gegen etw akk unternehmen;

will you please do something \about the leaky tap? kümmerst du dich bitte mal um den tropfenden Wasserhahn?;

I can't do anything \about it ich kann nichts dagegen machen;

to do much/ little/nothing \about sth viel/wenig/nichts gegen etw akk tun;

they did nothing \about the problem sie haben das Problem nicht angepackt;

there's nothing we can do \about it dagegen können wir nichts machen;

be quick \about it! beeil dich [damit]!, mach schnell!;

while sb is \about sth wo jd gerade dabei ist ( fam)

( Brit) ( fam);

could you make me some coffee too while you're \about it? wo Sie gerade dabei sind: könnten Sie mir auch einen Kaffee machen?

3) ( surrounding) um +akk;

she put her arms \about him sie legte ihre Arme um ihn;

the world \about sb die Welt um jdn herum;

he takes little notice of the world \about him er nimmt von seiner Umgebung kaum Notiz

4) after vb ( expressing movement)

he wandered \about the house, wondering what to do er lief im Haus herum und überlegte, was zu tun sei;

she looked \about the room sie sah sich in dem Zimmer um

5) ( characteristic of) an +dat;

what exactly didn't you like \about the play? was genau hat dir an der Aufführung nicht gefallen?;

there is a deep sadness \about him ihn umgibt eine tiefe Melancholie;

to have a way \about one etwas [o eine Art] an sich dat haben;

he has a way \about him that I don't like er hat etwas an sich, das mir nicht gefällt;

there's something... \about sb/ sth etwas... an sich dat haben;

there's something strange \about him er hat etwas Merkwürdiges an sich

6) ( expressing location)

she must be \about the place somewhere sie muss hier irgendwo sein;

\about one['s person] ( Brit) ( form) bei sich dat;

do you have a pen \about you[r person]? hast du einen Federhalter bei dir?

7) ( involved with)

to be \about doing sth etw beabsichtigen [o vorhaben];

the takeover was not \about getting rid of competition die Übernahme sollte nicht die Konkurrenz ausschalten;

it's all \about having fun alle wollen nur Spaß haben

PHRASES:

to go \about [doing] sth mit etw dat umgehen;

how do you go \about getting a fishing licence here? wie geht man vor, wenn man hier einen Angelschein machen will?;

what \about your job? was ist mit deiner Arbeit?;

( as suggestion)

what \about a trip to the zoo? wie wäre es mit einem Besuch im Zoo?;

( inviting information)

is that your car? - yes, what \about it? ist das da Ihr Auto? - ja, was ist damit?;

what \about us? was ist mit uns?;

what \about going to the zoo? wie wäre es mit einem Besuch im Zoo? adv

inv

1) ( approx) ungefähr;

he's \about six feet tall er ist ungefähr 1,80 m groß;

we met them \about two months ago wir trafen sie vor etwa zwei Monaten;

if you turn up \about eight, that should be OK es reicht, wenn du so gegen acht Uhr kommst

2) ( almost) fast;

I've had just \about enough from you! ich habe allmählich genug von dir!;

that's just \about the limit! das ist ja so ziemlich der Gipfel!

3) ( esp Brit) ( around) herum;

don't leave things \about on the floor lass keine Sachen auf dem Boden herumliegen;

stop moving \about bleib doch mal ruhig stehen

4) ( esp Brit) ( in the area) hier;

have you seen Sally \about? hast du Sally irgendwo gesehen?

5) ( opposite) andersherum;

to turn sth \about etw herumdrehen;

\about turn! [or (Am) face!] mil kehrt! adj

pred, inv

1) ( in the area)

to be \about in der Nähe sein;

he's \about somewhere er ist hier irgendwo;

there's a lot of flu \about at the moment im Moment geht die Grippe um

2) ( intending)

to be \about to do sth dabei sein, etw zu tun;

she was \about to leave when Mark arrived sie wollte gerade gehen, als Mark ankam;

he's \about to burst into tears er bricht gleich in Tränen aus;

we're just \about to have supper wir sind gerade beim Abendessen;

I'm not \about to beg for his apology ich werde ihn bestimmt nicht um eine Entschuldigung bitten

PHRASES:

to be up [or out] and \about auf den Beinen sein

English-German students dictionary > about
20 person

1) лицо ( физическое или юридическое)

2) человек

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person about to commit an offence — лицо, намеревающееся совершить преступление;

person affected — потерпевший;

person aided and abetted — лицо, которому оказано пособничество ( в совершении преступления);

person already imprisoned — лицо, отбывающее тюремное заключение;

person assaulted — лицо, подвергшееся нападению;

person being of high risk — лицо, представляющее большую опасность;

person engaged in a crime — лицо, принимающее участие в совершении преступления;

person entitled — лицо, получившее право, уполномоченное лицо;

person for trial — лицо, преданное суду;

person having committed an offence — лицо, совершившее преступление;

person held to labor [to service] — амер. истор. лицо, приговорённое к каторжным работам;

in person — лично;

person in authority — лицо, облечённое властью;

person in custody — лицо, содержащееся под стражей;

person in question — лицо с сомнительной репутацией;

person liable to do smth. — лицо, обязанное совершить что-л. ;

person liable to smth. — лицо, подлежащее применению к нему какой-л. меры (напр. ареста);

person on probation — лицо, находящееся на пробации;

person on relief — лицо, получающее пособие;

person on remand — подследственный;

person on trial — ответчик; подсудимый;

person on trial for a crime — подсудимый;

person suffered to be at large on his parole — лицо, которому разрешено под честное слово находиться на свободе ( в порядке условно-досрочного освобождения);

person proceeded against — лицо, против которого возбуждено (судебное) преследование;

person responsible for his acts — лицо, ответственное за свои действия;

person susceptible to treatment — лицо, способное поддаться лечению или исправительному воздействию;

person under arrest — арестованный;

person under investigation — подследственный;

person under sentence — лицо, приговорённое к наказанию;

person under sentence of death — приговорённый к смертной казни, смертник

- person of defective intellect
- person of foreign descent
- person of law
- person of ordinary prudence
- person of sound mind
- person of unsound mind
- person of weak mind
- accident-prone person
- accused person
- acquitted person
- adjudicated person
- afflicted person
- apprehended person
- arraigned person
- arrested person
- arrested-minded person
- arrested-mind person
- artificial person
- assisted person
- authorized person
- average person
- average person versed in the art
- burglarized person
- committed person
- condemned person
- convicted person
- corporate person
- dangerous person
- deceased person
- delinquency-prone person
- designated person
- detected person
- disorderly person
- displaced person
- disruptive person
- drunken person
- elected person
- ennobled person
- ficticious person
- foreign person
- foreign born person
- framed person
- handicapped person
- high risk person
- identified person
- idle and disorderly person
- impeached person
- imprisoned person
- incorporated person
- indicted person
- individual person
- informed person
- injured person
- insane person
- international person
- internationally protected person
- irresponsible person
- juridical person
- law-abiding person
- legal person
- libelled person
- low risk person
- mentally abnormal person
- missing person
- mob-connected person
- native person
- natural person
- negligent person
- not responsible person
- offending person
- ordinarily reasonable person
- physical person
- politique person
- poor person
- poor person in receipt of relief
- private person
- privileged person
- protected person
- public person
- qualified person
- rational person
- reputable person
- responsible person
- restricted person
- sane person
- self-employed person
- sentenced person
- single person
- sober person
- stateless person
- subversive person
- sued person
- suspected person
- third person
- tried person
- unauthorized person
- United States person
- unqualified person
- violent person
- violently dangerous person
- wronged person
- wrongful person
- juristic person
- reasonable person
- law-complying person
- lawful person
- law obedient person

Англо-русский юридический словарь > person

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about your person — about/on (your) person formal if you have something about your person, you are carrying it with you, often hidden in your clothing. She had a small tape recorder concealed about her person … New idioms dictionary
about your person — about/on your ˈperson idiom if you have or carry sth about/on your person, you carry it about with you, for example in your pocket • Relatives of the dead man were traced through an address found on his person. Main entry: ↑personidiom … Useful english dictionary
on or about the person — A phrase familiar in statements of the offense of carrying a concealed weapon. As used in a statute making it an offense to carry weapons concealed on or about the person, the courts have interpreted the expression in two ways. Some courts have… … Ballentine's law dictionary
on or about the person — As used in statutes making it an offense to carry a weapon on or about the person, it is generally held that the word on means connected with or attached to, and that about is a comprehensive term having a broader meaning than on, and conveying… … Black's law dictionary
about person — about/on (your) person formal if you have something about your person, you are carrying it with you, often hidden in your clothing. She had a small tape recorder concealed about her person … New idioms dictionary
about — 1 preposition 1 on or dealing with a particular subject: a book about politics | She said something about leaving town. | all about (=all the details of a particular subject): Naturally, my mother wanted to know all about it. 2 in many different… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
person — per|son W1S2 [ˈpə:sən US ˈpə:r ] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: persone, from Latin persona actor s mask, character in a play, person , probably from Etruscan phersu mask ] 1.) plural people [ˈpi:pəl] a human being, especially… … Dictionary of contemporary English
person — noun 1 (C) plural people a human being, especially considered as someone with their own particular character: Tessa s a very intense person. | Hank s not the sort of person I find easy to talk to. | I like her as a person, but not as a boss. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
person */*/*/ — UK [ˈpɜː(r)s(ə)n] / US [ˈpɜrs(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms person : singular person plural people Get it right: person: The usual plural form of person is people (not persons), and this is used in all ordinary contexts: Wrong: Children… … English dictionary
about — [[t]əba͟ʊt[/t]] ♦ (In addition to the uses shown below, about is used after some verbs, nouns, and adjectives to introduce extra information. About is also often used after verbs of movement, such as walk and drive , and in phrasal verbs such as… … English dictionary
Person from Porlock — Porlock village, Somerset, England The Person from Porlock was an unwelcome visitor to Samuel Taylor Coleridge during his composition of the poem Kubla Khan. Coleridge claimed to have perceived the entire course of the poem in a dream (possibly… … Wikipedia

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