personally

personalmente

Se usa para expresar lo que uno mismo piensa o siente.

En inglés sencillo: Used to say what you yourself think or feel.

• Personally, I like the blue one.
• I personally think we should wait.
• Personally, she would rather stay home than go out.

Sinónimos: in my opinion

Expresiones frecuentes: personally think, personally prefer, personally believe

personalmente, en persona

Por uno mismo, sin que lo haga otra persona, o con participación directa.

En inglés sencillo: By you yourself, or involving you directly, rather than another person.

• I will deliver the letter personally.
• The director personally thanked each volunteer.
• Are you personally involved in the project?

Cómo se usa: personally responsible for something (The manager is personally responsible for every payment.)

Sinónimos: in person, directly

Expresiones frecuentes: personally responsible, personally involved, personally deliver something

como algo personal

Interpretando un comentario o una acción como una crítica u ofensa dirigida a uno mismo.

En inglés sencillo: As if a comment or action were meant to hurt or criticize you.

• Do not take it personally.
• She took his silence personally and felt upset.
• Why did you take that joke so personally?

Cómo se usa: take something personally (Please do not take my criticism personally.)

Expresiones frecuentes: take something personally, take it personally

personalmente

Por haber conocido y tratado directamente a alguien.

En inglés sencillo: Through actually meeting and having contact with someone.

• I know her personally.
• None of us knew the writer personally.
• Do you know the owner personally, or only through work?

Expresiones frecuentes: know someone personally, personally know someone

en lo personal, personalmente

En la vida privada de alguien, fuera del trabajo o de sus actividades públicas.

En inglés sencillo: In your private life, rather than your work or public activities.

• The move helped her personally and professionally.
• He was successful at work but struggled personally.
• How has the divorce affected you personally?

Sinónimos: in private life

Expresiones frecuentes: personally and professionally, suffer personally

como persona

En cuanto al carácter y la conducta de alguien como individuo.

En inglés sencillo: In your character and behavior as an individual.

• She is personally warm and friendly.
• Although his speeches were aggressive, he was personally gentle.
• I found him personally charming despite his harsh public image.

Sinónimos: as a person

Expresiones frecuentes: personally charming, personally honest, personally reserved