person

person
per·son <pl people or (form) -s> [ʼpɜ:sən, Am ʼpɜ: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
PHRASES:
to be one's own \person seinen eigenen Weg gehen (fig)

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