What does persona in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word persona in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use persona in Italian.

The word persona in Italian means person, individual, body, person, each, per person, per capita, good person, honest person, from person to person, from people to people, from one person to another, crimes against a person, in person, be an upright person, be a good person, in person, personally, represented by, first names, speak to in person, speak face to face, annoying person, bothersome person, a dear person,sbd dear to you, old-fashioned person, big-hearted person, trusted person, representative, natural person, legal person, legal entity, out-of-reach person, informed witness, non-self sufficient person, dependent, persona non grata, tidy person, neat person, decent person, respectable person, sociable person, happy person, cheerful person, humble person, price per person, price per head, first person, kidnapping, social services, you can trust, a trustworthy person, someone of note, over the top person, superficial person, to know, worth getting to know better. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word persona

person, individual

sostantivo femminile (essere umano)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Una persona stanca non dovrebbe continuare a lavorare.
A tired person should not continue working.

body

sostantivo femminile (fisico, aspetto)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Maria dovrebbe curare di più la sua persona.
Maria should take better care of her body.

person

sostantivo femminile (diritto (soggetto giuridico) (legal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le persone fisiche sono soggette all'imposta sul reddito.
Legal persons are subject to VAT.

each, per person, per capita

preposizione o locuzione preposizionale

La cena costa quaranta euro a persona.
The dinner is forty euros each.

good person, honest person

sostantivo femminile (onesta e rispettabile)

Mi fido di Giada: è una brava persona.
I trust Giada: she's an honest person.

from person to person, from people to people, from one person to another

preposizione o locuzione preposizionale (a seconda di chi)

crimes against a person

in person

locuzione avverbiale (personalmente)

be an upright person, be a good person

in person

locuzione aggettivale (proprio quella persona)

personally

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Non parlare in prima persona delle cose che non ti riguardano.
Don't speak personally about things that do not concern you.

represented by

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Trovò l'aiuto desiderato nella persona di suo padre.
In found help in his father,

first names

speak to in person, speak face to face

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

annoying person, bothersome person

sostantivo femminile (fastidioso)

a dear person,sbd dear to you

old-fashioned person

big-hearted person

(figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

trusted person

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ti conviene affidare il denaro a una persona di fiducia.
You're better off giving the money to a trusted person.

representative

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quante persone di riferimento ha la tua azienda in Asia?
How many representatives does your company have in Asia?

natural person

(legal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le persone fisiche sono diverse dalle persone giuridiche.
Natural persons are different from legal persons.

legal person, legal entity

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La nostra azienda era inquadrata come una persona giuridica.
Our company was registered as a legal entity.

out-of-reach person

informed witness

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

non-self sufficient person, dependent

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

persona non grata

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Fu cacciato dalla città come persona non grata.

tidy person, neat person

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

decent person, respectable person

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sociable person

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

happy person, cheerful person

sostantivo femminile (carattere gioioso, allegro)

humble person

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

price per person, price per head

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

first person

(grammar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ho deciso di scrivere il mio libro in prima persona.
I have decided to write the book using the first person.

kidnapping

social services

sostantivo plurale maschile (per il benessere del cittadino)

you can trust, a trustworthy person

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

someone of note

over the top person

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

superficial person

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

to know, worth getting to know better

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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