personal

personal

staff

personal(pehr-soh-nahl)

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

1. (particular)

a. personal

Cada uno tiene el derecho a su opinión personal de las nuevas reglas de la empresa.Everyone has the right to their personal opinion of the new company rules.

2. (private)

a. personal

¿Puedo hacerte una pregunta personal? No contestes si no quieres.Can I ask you a personal question? You don't need to answer if you don't want to.

3. (individual)

a. personal

Voy a pedir una pizza personal y una malteada.I'm going to order a personal pizza and a shake.

A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).

masculine noun

4. (employees)

a. staff

El personal decidió hacer huelga durante tres días para protestar por los bajos salarios.The staff decided to go on strike for three days to protest their low salaries.

b. personnel

Todo el personal debe asistir a cursos de actualización.All personnel must attend refresher courses.

5.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(persons in general)

Regionalism used in Spain

(Spain)

a. people

Se nota que el personal estuvo de juerga anoche.It's pretty obvious people were partying last night.

A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g. la mujer bonita, la luna llena).

feminine noun

6. (basketball)

a. personal foul

¡Árbitro, esa ha sido personal!Referee, that was a personal foul!

personal

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

1. (privado, íntimo)

a. personal

una opinión/pregunta personala personal opinion/question

personal e intransferiblenon-transferable

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

2. (trabajadores)

a. staff, personnel

personal de a bordocabin crew

personal docenteteaching staff

personal mínimoskeleton staff

personal en plantillain-house staff

personal sanitariohealth workers

personal de tierraground crew

3. (colloquial)

Regionalism used in Spain

(Spain)

a.

el personalpeople

4. (en baloncesto)

a. personal foul

personal

adjective

personal

1 (plantilla) staff; personnel; especialmente (Mil) force; (Náutica) crew; complement

estar falto de personal to be shorthanded o shortstaffed

personal de cabina cabin staff o crew

personal de exterior surface workers

plural

; (p)

personal de interior underground workers

plural

; (p)

personal de servicios maintenance staff

personal de tierra (Aeronáutica) ground crew; ground staff

2 (gente) people

había mucho personal en el cine there was a big crowd in the cinema

quedarse con el personal to be a hit with people

(Baloncesto) personal foul