What does persona in Spanish mean?

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

The word persona in Spanish means person, person, in personam lawsuit, lawsuit in personam, stun a person, crush a person, grow as a person, in person, in person, colored person, person of color, natural person, legal entity, persona non grata, third person. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word persona

person

nombre femenino (individuo) (individual human)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ninguna persona tiene derecho a maltratar a los animales.
No person has a right to abuse animals.

person

nombre femenino (gramática (accidente del verbo) (grammar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
"Yo escribo" está en primera persona.
"I write" is in first person.

in personam lawsuit, lawsuit in personam

locución nominal femenina (der: contra acusado personalmente)

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

stun a person

locución verbal (desautorizar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Has dejado anulada a Aurora con tu comentario grosero.
You have left Aurora stunned with your rude comment.

crush a person

locución verbal (oprimir, derrotar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Los reyes absolutistas aplastaban al pueblo a base de impuestos.
The absolutist monarchs crushed the people with high taxes.

grow as a person

locución verbal (madurar, ser mejor)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Martín creció como persona en estos últimos años.
Martin has grown as a person in the last few years.

in person

locución adverbial (personalmente)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Pedro vino a mi casa porque quería hablar conmigo en persona.
Pedro came to my house because he wanted to speak with me personally.

in person

locución adverbial (discurso: emisor)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Preferí hablar en primera persona por temor a que alguien se ofendiera.
I preferred to speak with them in person for fear of offending somebody.

colored person, person of color

locución nominal femenina (anticuado (persona de raza negra) (dated, offensive, US)

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

natural person

locución nominal femenina (der: persona de carne y hueso)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Solamente las personas físicas pueden acceder a este subsidio.
Only natural persons can access this subsidy.

legal entity

locución nominal femenina (legal: organización)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un doctor es una persona física y un hospital es una persona jurídica.
A doctor is a natural person and a hospital is a legal entity.

persona non grata

locución nominal femenina (der: persona no bienvenida)

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

third person

locución nominal femenina (gramática: pronombres) (grammar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Siempre olvido cómo conjugar este verbo en tercera persona en francés.
I always forget how to conjugate this verb in the third person in French.

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