persons 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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Translations for persons in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

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person <-s [or people]> [ˈpɜr·s ə n] N

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huddle of persons
petit groupe m
migrate persons
émigrer
clump of persons
groupe m
person
calme
person behavior
plein(e) d'assurance
cluster of persons
groupe m
upward of 100 persons
plus de cent personnes

Translations for persons in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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

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The coracles are about 2.24 m in diameter, but still can take a load of eight persons at a time.
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In the hotel, there are 114 rooms and 7 suites, congress hall for 500 persons, restaurant and bar on the ground floor and wellness centre on the 7th floor.
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He wasn't alone; the unsettled state of fifteen thousand persons perished in one month.
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The ratio of persons above the age of 60 years (40.2%) is higher than the national average (21.6%) and the departmental average (28.1%).
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The company sold basic table service sets for four, six and eight persons, made up of the usual dinner plate, salad plate, soup bowl, and cup and saucer.
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Ideologically suspect persons were sent to remolding centers.
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Speeches given by the persons are extemporaneous or adlib.
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Do whatever you can to help your fluent English-speaking students see all students as knowledgeable persons from a respected culture.
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But our poseur buyer was surprised when he saw several persons gathered around a small table in the living room, sniffing suspected shabu.
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One exigency obviating the requirement of a warrant is the need to assist persons who are seriously injured or threatened with such injury...
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