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adjective

1. Belonging to, relating to, or affecting a particular person: individual, private. See specific/general.
2. Belonging or confined to a particular person or group as opposed to the public or the government: private, privy. See specific/general.
3. Based on individual judgment or discretion: arbitrary, discretionary, judgmental, subjective. See opinion, surprise/expect.
4. Characterized by a close and thorough acquaintance: inside, intimate¹. See near/far/distance.
5. Of or relating to the human body: bodily, corporal, corporeal, fleshly, physical, somatic. See body/spirit.

adj

Definition: private, individual
Antonyms: general, public

IN BRIEF: Private; belonging to an individual.

My personal hobbies are reading, listening to music, and silence. — Dame Edith Sitwell (1887-1964)

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adj

Belonging to an individual; limited to the person; having the nature of the qualities of human beings or of movable property.

For a list of words related to personals, see:

• Journalism - personals: classified advertisements for those seeking personal relationships
• Flirtation, Dating, and Courting - personals: classified advertisements for sexual partners

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Common misspelling(s) of personal

• personel

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - personlig, privat
n. - personligt nyt

idioms:

• personal ad    kontaktannonce
• personal assistant    personlig assistent
• personal best    personligt bedste, personlig rekord
• personal column    personlig spalte
• personal communicator    personlig kommunikator
• personal computer    personlig computer
• personal equity plan    personlig aktieplan
• personal estate    løsøre
• personal identification number    personnummer
• personal information manager    PIM, elektronisk kalender
• personal organizer    kalender
• personal pronoun    personligt pronomen
• personal property    personlig ejendom
• personal service    personlig service
• personal space    intimsfære, privatliv
• personal stereo    stereoanlæg
• personal touch    personligt præg

Nederlands (Dutch)
persoonlijk, privé, lichamelijk, persoonlijke boodschap in mini-advertentie, roerend

Français (French)
adj. - personnel, privé, individuel, confidentiel
n. - (US) petite annonce personnelle

idioms:

• personal ad    petite annonce
• personal assistant    secrétaire de direction, assistant
• personal best    le meilleur (de qn)
• personal column    (Journ) annonces personnelles
• personal communicator    communicateur
• personal computer    ordinateur personnel
• personal equity plan    (GB, Fin) plan d'investissement en actions avec abattement fiscal plafonné sur les dividendes et plus-values
• personal estate    biens personnels, meubles, mobiliers
• personal identification number    numéro d'identification personnelle
• personal information manager    (Comput) gestionnaire personnel d'informations
• personal organizer    agenda personnel
• personal pronoun    (Ling) pronom personnel
• personal property    biens personnels, meubles, mobiliers
• personal service    service personnalisé
• personal space    (lit) environnement immédiat, (fig) espace de liberté
• personal stereo    (Audio) baladeur
• personal touch    touche personnelle

Deutsch (German)
adj. - persönlich, personal
n. - (Rechtsw.) persönliche Habe, Personalien (Zeitungssektion), persönliche Kleinanzeige

idioms:

• personal ad    private (Klein)anzeige
• personal assistant    persönlicher Assistent
• personal best    persönliche Bestleistung
• personal column    Rubrik für private Kleinanzeigen
• personal communicator    Personal Comunicator
• personal computer    Personal Computer
• personal equity plan    Plan für persönl. Investition in Aktien, Investmentfonds, etc.
• personal estate    persönliches Eigentum, bewegliches Vermögen
• personal identification number    persönliche Identifikationsnummer
• personal information manager    Palm-Organizer, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant)
• personal organizer    Terminplaner
• personal pronoun    Personalpronomen
• personal property    persönliches Eigentum, bewegliches Vermögen
• personal service    persönlicher Service
• personal space    Privatsphäre
• personal stereo    tragbares Stereogerät
• personal touch    individuelle Handhabung einer Situation

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (αυστηρά) προσωπικός, ατομικός, ιδιωτικός, ιδιαίτερος, αυτοπρόσωπος, σωματικός, αδιάκριτος

idioms:

• personal ad    προσωπική αγγελία
• personal assistant    προσωπική/-ός βοηθός
• personal best    το καλύτερό μου, το καλύτερο που μπορώ
• personal column    (τυπογρ.) στήλη προσωπικών αγγελιών
• personal communicator    φορητό σύστημα επικοινωνίας (για σύνδεση με το Διαδίκτυο)
• personal computer    προσωπικός υπολογιστής
• personal equity plan    επενδυτικό πλάνο για μικροεπενδυτές
• personal estate    προσωπική περιουσία, κινητά
• personal identification number    (τεχνολ.) προσωπικός αριθμός αναγνώρισης
• personal information manager    (Η/Υ) πρόγραμμα διαχείρισης προσωπικών πληροφοριών, ηλεκτρονική ατζέντα
• personal organizer    (Η/Υ) προσωπικός οργανωτής
• personal pronoun    (γραμμ.) προσωπική αντωνυμία
• personal property    προσωπική περιουσία, κινητά
• personal service    ατομική εξυπηρέτηση
• personal space    ατομικός χώρος
• personal stereo    φορητό μουσικό συγκρότημα
• personal touch    προσωπική χροιά, προσωπικός τόνος

Italiano (Italian)
personale, confidenziale

idioms:

• personal ad    annuncio personale
• personal assistant    assistente personale
• personal best    il meglio di sé
• personal column    colonna di avvisi personali
• personal computer    computer
• personal equity plan    programma di investimenti
• personal identification number    numero di identità personale
• personal organizer    agenda
• personal pronoun    pronome personale
• personal property/estate    patrimonio personale
• personal service    servizio individuale
• personal space    spazio personale
• personal stereo    impianto stereo
• personal touch    tocco personale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - pessoal, particular

idioms:

• personal ad    correio sentimental, classificados pessoais
• personal assistant    assistente
• personal best    o melhor que se pode fazer
• personal column    coluna do leitor
• personal computer    computador pessoal
• personal equity plan    plano pessoal de investimentos em ações
• personal identification number    senha
• personal organizer    agenda, agenda eletrônica
• personal pronoun    pronome pessoal
• personal property/estate    bens móveis
• personal service    serviço pessoal
• personal space    espaço vital
• personal stereo    walkman
• personal touch    toque pessoal

Русский (Russian)
собственный, личный, частный

idioms:

• personal ad    частное объявление
• personal assistant    личный помощник
• personal best    личный рекорд
• personal column    авторская колонка
• personal computer    персональный компьютер
• personal equity plan    лично для себя инвестиционный план
• personal identification number    номер удостоверения личности
• personal organizer    записная книжка и личный дневник
• personal pronoun    личное местоимение
• personal property/estate    движимое имущество
• personal service    личное обслуживание
• personal space    неприкосновенное пространство вокруг себя
• personal stereo    портативный магнитофон
• personal touch    неформальное отношение

Español (Spanish)
adj. - personal, individual, privado, íntimo, particular
n. - nota de sociedad, noticia breve de interés personal

idioms:

• personal ad    anuncio personal, nota particular
• personal assistant    secretario personal, ayudante personal
• personal best    el puntaje más alto o el mejor tiempo logrado por un deportista
• personal column    sección de anuncios personales, sociales y necrológicos
• personal communicator    comunicador personal
• personal computer    computadora personal, ordenador personal
• personal equity plan    plan de ahorro personal con acciones
• personal estate    bienes muebles, propiedad personal
• personal identification number    número de identificación, código personal (para cajero automático, etc.)
• personal information manager    agenda electrónica
• personal organizer    agenda de uso múltiple
• personal pronoun    pronombre personal
• personal property    bienes muebles, propiedad personal
• personal service    servicio personal
• personal space    espacio personal, intimidad
• personal stereo    minicasete, casete de bolsillo, walkman
• personal touch    toque personal

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - personlig, privat, yttre, kroppslig, egen, person-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
私人的, 身体的, 亲自的, 人事消息栏, 人称代名词

idioms:

• personal ad    个人广告
• personal assistant    私人助手, 私人秘书
• personal best    个人最高记录
• personal column    报上的人事栏
• personal communicator    个人通讯器
• personal computer    个人计算机
• personal equity plan    个人股票投资计划
• personal estate    动产
• personal identification number    标识用户代码
• personal information manager    私人信息管理者
• personal organizer    备忘记事本
• personal pronoun    人称代名词
• personal property    个人财产
• personal service    劳务, 直接送达当事人
• personal space    个人空间
• personal stereo    随身听
• personal touch    个人风格

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 私人的, 身體的, 親自的
n. - 人事消息欄, 人稱代名詞

idioms:

• personal ad    個人廣告
• personal assistant    私人助手, 私人秘書
• personal best    個人最高記錄
• personal column    報上的人事欄
• personal communicator    個人通訊器
• personal computer    個人電腦
• personal equity plan    個人股票投資計劃
• personal estate    動產
• personal identification number    標識用戶代碼
• personal information manager    私人信息管理者
• personal organizer    備忘記事本
• personal pronoun    人稱代名詞
• personal property    個人財產
• personal service    勞務, 直接送達當事人
• personal space    個人空間
• personal stereo    隨身聽
• personal touch    個人風格

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 개인의, 개인 앞으로의, 본인이 직접하는
n. - (법) 동산, 개인광고, 인물 비평

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 個人消息, 人物批評, 動産
adj. - 個人の, 私の, 個人に関する, 特定の人にあてた, 人身攻撃の, 人の, 対人の, 本人の, 人称の, 個人的な

idioms:

• personal ad    個人広告
• personal advert    個人広告
• personal assistant    個人秘書
• personal best    個人最高記録
• personal column    個人消息欄
• personal computer    パソコン
• personal equity plan    個人株式計画
• personal identification number    個人身元証明番号
• personal organizer    個人企画者
• personal pronoun    人称代名詞
• personal property/estate    動産
• personal service    交付送達
• personal space    私有地
• personal stereo    自分だけのステレオ
• personal touch    心のこもった

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) شخصي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮אישי, פרטי, בכבודו ובעצמו, של הגוף, מיוחד, גופני‬
n. - ‮הודעה או פרסומת בטורים מיוחדים לכך בעיתון‬

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