1 (individual) personal his personal interests were at stake behind each repossession is a personal tragedy his son's death was a personal tragedy that he still could not bring himself to talk about the staff can usually provide personal assistance in selecting the right book for your needs the book was translated from the German under the personal supervision of the author an estimated personal fortune of almost seventy million dollars creating a new sense of citizenship and personal responsibility and civic obligation in the country coordination between health and personal social services departments the personal qualities that you can bring to the job four key areas of your life: career, children, home, personal development he never takes account of my personal feelings it is the prime minister's personal wish to remove the secrecy which veils too much of government business villagers want personal contact with a police officer they know the Prime Minister has established a personal contact with the President that may be vital in the coming weeks these students need more personal attention than it is possible for the staff to give them women are concerned about their personal safety he should cultivate /his own personal [style]/ rather than always imitating others do me a personal [favour] and... he asked me to do it as a personal favour to him
I will give it my personal attentionattention me encargaré personalmente
I know from personal experience that it's not easyexperience sé por experiencia personal que no es fácil
it's an attack on their personal freedomfreedom es un ataque contra su libertad personal they say it is an attack on their personal freedom liberty she enjoys a lot of personal freedom in this job some feel that the introduction of identity cards would take away personal liberty
he was a personal friendfriend era un amigo íntimo personal;or
to have/take a personal interest in sthinterest tener un interés personal en por algo;or interesarse personalmente en por algo;or the present Queen is taking a personal interest in the fate of the 43 letters written to her ancestor, Queen Elizabeth I I have a personal interest in her well-being do professors take a personal interest in the academic progress of their students? to have personal [knowledge] of sth I have no personal knowledge of it
my personal opinion is that ...opinion en mi opinión personal ...
it is a matter of personal preferencepreference es una cuestión de preferencia personal
are you willing to take personal responsibility for her?responsibility ¿estás dispuesto a responsabilizarte personalmente de ella?
if you continue with this investigation you do so at great personal riskrisk si continúa con esta investigación correrá usted un gran riesgo contra su persona
to give sth the personal touchtouch dar a algo el toque personal people do not mind paying a bit extra for the personal touch Anne Wyatt, the study skills counsellor at Exeter University, offers /personal tuition/
2 (private) personalpersonal (on letter) confidencial
among the already opened letters, he came across a sealed one marked personal
personal belongingsbelongings efectos cosas personales; (m)or (f) books, furniture, and other personal belongings the bag containing my few personal belongings we were advised to leave our personal belongings in the lockers provided
they don't allow personal calls on the office phonecalls no permiten que se hagan llamadas particulares en el teléfono de la oficina let me take your personal [details]
she refused to discuss her personal lifelife se negó a discutir su vida personal privada;or
this was a personal matter, something between us twomatter este era un asunto personal, algo entre nosotros dos
for personal reasonsreasons por razones personales Mr Knight said that he had resigned for personal reasons
personal spacespace espacio vital; (m) to invade sb's personal space acercarse demasiado a algn
I felt my body involuntarily stiffen against her invasion of my personal space self-confidence means being relaxed enough to allow your lover their personal space our personal space extends about 12 to 18 inches around us
two telephones, one for personal use and the other for businessuse dos teléfonos, uno para uso personal y el otro para los negocios I've been so busy I don't have a personal life the President arrived, followed by his personal bodyguard teaching young people about marriage and personal relationships you never allow personal problems to affect your performance we sacrifice our personal lives to our work Mr Gamsakhurdia said he had a good personal relationship with Boris Yeltsin his briefcase contained a number of important personal papers what I have to say is personal - do you mind? a personal letter from the President's secretary
3 (in person) [+visit, interview] en persona information given by telephone or post only, no personal callers the employers in this book do not require a personal interview (many conduct phone interviews) I make a personal visit to her at the hospital at least once a week a business that requires a great deal of personal contact politicians accepting money for such things as speeches, dinners and personal appearances television and sports personalities who are furious they have not been paid fees agreed for personal appearances
to make a personal appearanceappearance hacer acto de presencia the king disappointed the organizers of the conference by failing to make a personal appearance the professional athlete was required by contract to make personal appearances for publicity purposes to make a personal [application] for sth
4 (against the person) [+abuse, insult] de carácter personal can I ask you a personal question? newspapers resorted to personal abuse she seemed to take it as a personal insult it's nothing personal, you understand - just business any suggestion that their work is less than perfect is taken as a personal insult the debate degenerated into personal insults I don't think there was anything personal in it we had our disagreements but it never became personal Myra was attacking something I'd written, and her attack got a little personal former colleagues have launched a series of personal attacks against him am I being too personal? he has suffered a lifetime of personal remarks about his face, his weight, his appearance
there's no need to get personalget no hace falta llevar las cosas al terreno personal I'd like to change the subject because I think we're getting too personal
they are suing for personal injuryinjury van a denunciar por daños contra la persona
I have nothing personal against himnothing no tengo nada personal en contra suya
to ask personal questionsquestions hacer preguntas personales de carácter personal;or
to make personal remarks (about sb)remarks hacer comentarios de carácter personal acerca de sobre algn;or
5 (physical) personal no one would sail with him on account of his dirty personal habits - he never washed, and always wore a filthy old reefer jacket
personal appearanceappearance aspecto (físico); (m) his personal appearance left much to be desired the company's strict personal appearance code
personal cleanlinesscleanliness aseo personal; (m) homes where standards of personal cleanliness are low she was a stickler for personal cleanliness
personal hygienehygiene higiene personal; (f) lack of personal hygiene poor personal hygiene can spread infection you are advised to boil drinking water for at least 10 minutes and to be especially careful with personal hygiene the new breed of men who take as much time and trouble over personal hygiene as the women in their lives
