Category: Family & PeoplePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common
personne
/personne/Roman
English meaning: Person
Definition
A human being regarded as an individual.
Example
“C'est une personne tres intelligente.”
In English: “It is a very intelligent person.”
Another example: “Plusieurs personnes attendaient devant la porte.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Common noun 'person'; always feminine even for a man. Note that as the pronoun 'personne' it means 'nobody' ('Il n'y a personne'). 'Une personne âgée' = an elderly person.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
'Personne' comes from the Latin 'persona', which means a mask or character. Over time, it shifted to refer to an individual or human being.
Common Collocations
- une personne âgée
- par personne
- une grande personne
- une personne de confiance
- en personne
Word Forms
f.; pl. personnes
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Literary Heritage
“Aimer, c'est agir.”
“To love is to act.”
“Le mieux est l'ennemi du bien.”
“The perfect is the enemy of the good.”
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