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person n1 ( 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† ;
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