person

persona

Un essere umano considerato come singolo individuo.

In inglese semplice: A human being considered as one individual.

• She is a kind person.
• Only one person came to the meeting.
• Who was the person you met yesterday?

Sinonimi: human being, individual

Espressioni comuni: a nice person, one person, person next door

persona

Categoria grammaticale che distingue chi parla, chi ascolta e altre persone o cose.

In inglese semplice: A grammar category showing whether words refer to the speaker, the listener, or someone or something else.

• The story is written in the first person.
• This verb has different endings for each person.
• Which pronouns belong to the third person?

Espressioni comuni: first person, second person, third person

persona, soggetto di diritto

Individuo o organizzazione a cui la legge riconosce diritti e obblighi.

In inglese semplice: An individual or organization that the law recognizes as having rights and responsibilities.

• A company can be a legal person.
• The law treats each corporation as a separate person.
• The court considered whether the animal could be recognized as a person.

Sinonimi: legal entity

Espressioni comuni: legal person, natural person, artificial person

corpo

Il corpo di qualcuno, soprattutto parlando di oggetti portati addosso o di danni fisici.

In inglese semplice: Someone’s body, especially when talking about things carried or physical harm.

• He carried no money on his person.
• The guard searched her person for hidden weapons.
• The prisoner suffered injuries to his person.

Come si usa: on someone’s person (The officer found a knife on his person.); about someone’s person (She kept the keys about her person.)

Sinonimi: body

Espressioni comuni: on your person, search someone’s person