person in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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person [Brit ˈpəːs(ə)n, Am ˈpərs(ə)n] N

1. person (human being):

person pl people, persons form
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 qc en personne
he's not the kind of person to do or 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!

displaced person [Brit ˌdɪspleɪst ˈpəːs(ə)n, Am dɪsˈpleɪst ˈpərsn] N

non-person [Brit, Am ˌnɑnˈpərsən] N

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person <-s [or people]> [ˈpɜ:sən, Am ˈpɜ:r-] N

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person Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to hang on like grim death person
se cramponner de toutes ses forces
person with a bushy mane of hair
chevelu(e)
person who has the right of way
prioritaire AUTO
the person to whom I am referring
la personne à laquelle je fais allusion
failure to assist a person in danger
non-assistance à personne en danger
to stitch sth back onto an injured person
recoudre qc à un blessé
a person of high/low moral standards
une personne de bonnes/mauvaises mœurs
this person/smell makes me feel sick
cette personne/cette odeur me donne la nausée
to come out of sth a better person
sortir grandi de qc
to set a sick person up again
retaper un malade

person Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

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One situation where starch may be less effective than glucose or sucrose is when a person is taking acarbose.
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The person decides what to let in and what to keep out, is resistant to emotional contagion and psychological manipulation, and is difficult to exploit.
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For example, when a person is feeling guilty about something he did earlier, he will perceive the people around him as also feeling guilty.
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For example, a corporation has the personal right to bring a lawsuit (as well as the capacity to be sued) and, like a natural person, a corporation can be libeled.
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Like chicken pox, it is a disease that tends to be severe the later in life a person contracts the disease.
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The conceptual difference was between immovable property, which would transfer title along with the land, and movable property, which a person would retain title to.
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The person who can withhold the water pressure for the longest time, wins the task.
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Three people were also charged with supplying a prohibited drug, and one person was charged after being found in possession of a laser pointer.
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No private jet to whizz around the world and watch every race in person?
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Many of these related styles (animation, liquid, tutting, etc.) can not be traced to one person or group.
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