| Compound Forms: |
| Inglés | Español |
| artificial person n | (law: nonhuman entity) | persona jurídica loc nom f |
| persona de existencia ideal loc nom f |
| A corporation is considered an artificial person under the law. |
as the next man,
as the next woman,
as the next person expr | (just as much as anyone else) | como cualquiera expr |
| average person n | (person with typical characteristics) | persona promedio nf + adj |
| persona normal nf + adj |
| bad person n | (evil individual) | mala persona adj + nf |
| boat person n | usually plural (refugee fleeing by boat) | refugiado que huye en bote nm + loc adj |
| Many boat people from Vietnam went to Hong Kong after the Vietnam War. |
| Muchos refugiados que huían en bote desde Vietnam fueron a Hong Kong después de la Guerra de Vietnam. |
businessperson,
plural: businesspeople n | (commercial executive) | comerciante n común |
| (ES) | comercial n común |
| ejecutivo comercial, ejecutiva comercial loc nm, loc nf |
| caution to a detained person n | (law: reading rights) | aclaración a un detenido de los derechos que le asisten nf + loc adj |
| leer los derechos al detenido o arrestado loc verb |
caveperson,
cave person,
plural: cavepeople,
cave people n | (prehistoric human) | cavernícola n común |
| troglodita n común |
| damage to person n | (law: personal injury) | daño físico nm + adj |
| daño moral nm + adj |
| daño a la persona grupo nom |
| If you have suffered damage to person or property, it is advisable to consult a solicitor immediately. |
| dead person n | ([sb] no longer alive) | persona muerta nf + adj |
| The man was arrested for using the passport of a dead person to try to enter the country. |
| Arrestaron al hombre por usar el pasaporte de una persona muerta para intentar entrar al país. |
| muerto, muerta nm, nf |
| fallecido, fallecida nm, nf |
| difunto, difunta nm, nf |
| Arrestaron al hombre por usar el pasaporte de muerto para intentar entrar al país. |
| dead person n | (corpse) | persona muerta nf + adj |
| muerto, muerta nm, nf |
| After the accident, dead people were lying on the road. |
| Después del accidente había personas muertas en la carretera. |
| cuerpo nm |
| cadáver nm |
| Después del accidente había cuerpos en la carretera. |
| disabled person n | (individual with a disability) | persona con discapacidad nf + loc prep |
| persona con capacidades diferentes nf + loc prep |
| It is illegal for employers to discriminate against disabled people. |
| Es ilegal que los empleados discriminen a las personas con discapacidad. |
displaced person,
plural: displaced persons,
displaced people n | often plural (refugee, [sb] driven from homeland) | persona desplazada nf + adj |
| There are 60 million displaced people in the world. |
| Hay 60 millones de personas desplazadas en el mundo. |
| door person n | (doorkeeper, [sb] guarding an entrance) | portero, portera nm, nf |
| experienced person n | ([sb] practised) | experto adj |
| The company is seeking an experienced person to manage the finance department. |
| (figurado) | con muchas horas de vuelo loc adj |
| persona experimentada nf |
| persona de experiencia nf |
| famous person n | (celebrity) | persona famosa nf + adj |
| famoso, famosa nm, nf |
| first person n | (grammar: I, we) | primera persona loc nom f |
| The pronoun in that sentence is in the first person. |
| El pronombre de esa frase está en primera persona. |
| first person n as adj | (narrative: in the first person) | en primera persona loc adv |
| The writer uses first person narrative throughout the entire novel. |
| El escritor escribe en primera persona a lo largo de toda la novela. |
| good person n | ([sb] kind, honest) | buena persona loc nom f |
| Vivie is a good person who is always willing to help other people. |
| Vivie es una buena persona y siempre está dispuesta a ayudar a otros. |
| handicapped person n | dated, offensive (person who is physically disabled) | persona con discapacidad nf + loc adj |
| discapacitado, discapacitada nm, nf |
| persona con capacidades diferentes nf + loc adj |
| persona con movilidad reducida nf + loc adj |
| It's a home for mentally handicapped people. |
| Es un hogar para discapacitados mentales. |
| handicapped person n | dated, offensive ([sb] with learning difficulties) | persona con capacidades diferentes nf + loc adj |
| persona con dificultades de aprendizaje nf + loc adj |
| discapacitado, discapacitada nm, nf |
| (ofensivo) | minusválido, minusválida nm, nf |
| He may have had learning difficulties, but he resented being called a "handicapped person.". |
| Puede que haya tenido algunas dificultades de aprendizaje, pero le molesta que lo llamen "persona con capacidades diferentes". |
important person,
plural: important people n | (prominent individual) | celebridad nf |
| personalidad nf |
| personaje importante nm + adj |
| When I asked why the street was blocked off the officer explained that some "important person" was due to arrive. |
| Cuando pregunté por qué estaba cerrada la calle el oficial me dijo que una "celebridad" estaba por llegar. |
| in person adv | (in real life, in the flesh) | en persona loc adv |
| personalmente adv |
| presencialmente adv |
| cara a cara loc adv |
| He was incredibly excited to see his favorite musician in person. |
| Estaba muy emocionado de ver a su músico favorito en persona. |
| in-person adj | (face to face) | presencial adj mf |
| en persona loc adj |
| cara a cara loc adj |
| It was their first in-person meeting after years of getting to know each other on social networking sites. |
| Fue su primer encuentro presencial después de años de conocerse en redes sociales. |
| incapacitated person n | (law: needs guardian) | persona incapacitada loc nom f |
| Legal guardians make decisions for incapacitated people about personal care, meals, and transportation. |
| influential person n | ([sb] powerful or important) | persona influyente nf + adj mf |
| Chomsky is an influential person in the field of linguistics. |
| influential person n | ([sb] who inspires and motivates) | persona influyente nf + adj mf |
| Note: May also be a person who can exert power |
| My maths teacher was a very influential person in my intellectual development. |
| Mi maestra de matemática fue una persona muy influyente en mi desarrollo intelectual. |
| mentor, mentora nm, nf |
| innocent person n | ([sb] who is not guilty of an offence) | inocente adj mf |
| The jury was able to tell from the evidence that the man on trial was an innocent person. |
| El jurado pudo determinar por la evidencia que el acusado era inocente. |
| irritable person n | ([sb] who is habitually grumpy) | persona irritable nf + adj |
| I wish I could talk to my boss about this, but he is such an irritable person that it puts me off. |
| ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Es una persona irritable, hay que tener mucho cuidado al tratar con él. |
| irascible adj |
| ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. No se puede comentar este asunto con una persona tan irascible y esperar que la conversación sea educada. |
| (coloquial) | persona de pocas pulgas nf |
| ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El personaje es un tipo de pocas pulgas, peleado con la vida, se queja de todo, no aguanta a los vecinos ni tolera a sus propios hijos. |
| large person n | ([sb] fat or ample) | persona grande nf + adj |
| He's a large person and has difficulty finding clothes to fit him. |
| Es una persona grande y le cuesta encontrar ropa que le entre. |
| (AR, coloquial) | urso nm |
| (coloquial, figurado) | armario, ropero nm |
| Es un urso y le cuesta encontrar ropa que le entre. |
| Es un armario y le cuesta encontrar ropa que le entre. |
| lazy person n | ([sb] who is idle) | perezoso, perezosa nm, nf |
| vago, vaga nm, nf |
| haragán, haragana nm, nf |
| (CL) | flojo, floja nm, nf |
| Clive's teachers often described him as a lazy person. |
| Los profesores de Clive lo definen como un perezoso. |
| little person n | (short due to genetic condition) (estatura) | persona pequeña nf + adj |
| little person n | figurative (lacking money, power) (coloquial) | pobre diablo, pobre diabla loc nm, loc nf |
| (peyorativo) | persona insignificante nf + adj mf |
man of principle,
person of principle,
woman of principle n | (always follows moral beliefs) | hombre de principios nm + loc adj |
| mujer de principios nf + loc adj |
matchstick man,
matchstick figure,
matchstick person n | UK (figure drawn with straight lines) | hombre de palitos loc nom m |
| figura de palitos loc nom f |
| monigote nm |
| I'm no artist; I can barely draw matchstick men! |
| missing person n | ([sb] who has disappeared) | persona desaparecida nf + adj |
| desaparecido, desaparecida nm, nf |
| My husband hasn't been seen for three days and the police have recorded him as a missing person. |
| If you see this missing person, please call the police. |
| Nadie ha visto a mi esposo en estos días y la policía lo ha catalogado como persona desaparecida. |
| morning person n | (energetic in the morning) | madrugador, madrugadora nm, nf |
| mañanero, mañanera nm, nf |
| Marie is a morning person; she jogs 2 miles before work every day. |
| natural person n | (law: real human) | persona física loc nom f |
| In law, a natural person is a real living individual rather than an artificial legal entity such as a company. |
nonperson,
non-person n | (person regarded as having no rights, person whose existence is not acknowledged) (derecho) | no persona loc nom f |
| persona inexistente loc nom f |
| not a single person pron | (nobody, not anyone) | ni un alma loc pron |
| Not a single person was in favour of the price increases. |
| Ni un alma está a favor de la suba de precios. |
| nadie pron |
| Nadie está a favor de la suba de precios. |
| ningún alma loc pron |
| Ningún alma está a favor de la suba de precios. |
| (ES, coloquial) | ni Dios loc pron |
| Ni Dios está a favor de la suba de precios. |
| old person n | (senior citizen, elderly individual) | anciano, anciana nm, nf |
| Note: Puede usarse como sinónimo (más suave) de viejo en sentido puramente descriptivo (ver debajo). |
| She was rather spry for an old person. |
| Era bastante dinámica para ser una anciana. |
| (eufemismo) | persona de la tercera edad grupo nom |
| Era bastante dinámica para ser una persona de la tercera edad. |
| viejo, vieja nm, nf |
| Era bastante dinámica para ser una vieja. |
| (coloquial) | viejito, viejita nm, nf |
| Era bastante dinámica para ser una viejita. |
| (eufemismo) | persona mayor grupo nom |
| Era bastante dinámica para ser una persona mayor. |
| (eufemismo) | adulto mayor, adulta mayor grupo nom |
| Era bastante dinámica para ser una adulta mayor. |
| one's own person n | ([sb] independent) | persona independiente, persona que no se deja influenciar loc nom f |
| ser uno mismo loc verb |
| Mike is very much his own person and does not like being told what to do. |
| people person n | informal ([sb] who gets on well with others) (MX, informal) | amiguero nm |
| John's a real people person: he can chat to anyone. |
| John es muy amiguero, puede conversar con todo el mundo. |
| persona sociable nf + adj |
| Juan es una persona muy sociable, puede conversar con todo el mundo. |
| person in charge n | (manager) | encargado nm |
| The store clerk was rude to me, so I complained to the person in charge. |
| El empleado fue grosero conmigo así que me quejé al encargado. |
| person in charge of [sth] n | (manager of [sth]) | persona a cargo nf + loc adv |
| To get access, you'll have to speak with the person in charge of security. |
| Para entrar tendrás que hablar con la persona a cargo de la seguridad. |
person of color (US),
person of colour (UK) n | mainly US, often plural ([sb] of non-white descent) | persona de color loc nom f |
| persona racializada nf + adj |
| person of interest n | (wanted for by police) | persona posiblemente implicada en un caso criminal nf + loc adj |
| person specification n | UK (required qualifications/experience) | perfil del candidato loc nom m |
| perfil del postulante loc nom m |
| When you request a job application form, the company usually also sends you a job description, detailing the duties of the job, and a person specification, detailing the qualifications and experience they are looking for in an applicant. |
person unknown,
person or persons unknown n | often plural (law: unstated party) | persona desconocida nf + adj |
| The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter by person or persons unknown. |
| person-to-person adv | (directly between two people) | personalmente adv |
| cara a cara loc adv |
| frente a frente loc adv |
| They cleared up the misunderstanding when they spoke person-to-person. |
| person-to-person adj | (directly between two people) | de persona a persona loc adj |
| The disease is transmitted by person-to-person contact. |
| POC n | mainly US, initialism (person of color) | persona de color loc nom f |
| persona racializada nf + adj |
| poor person n | ([sb] living in poverty) | persona pobre nf + adj mf |
| private person n | ([sb] who values their privacy) | persona reservada nf + adj |
| Fred doesn't share many details of his life with his co-workers; he is a private person. |
| private person n | (law: not a public figure) | particular n común |
| persona privada nf + adj |
| persona particular nf + adj |
| The right of a private person to make an arrest is called “Citizen's Arrest.” |
| resource person n | (facilities manager) | gerente de servicios generales nm |
| The company is recruiting a resource person to manage their facilities. |
| resource person n | (consultant: special knowledge) | experto, experta nm, nf |
| You should consult a resource person for advice because this project requires specialized knowledge. |
| Deberías consultar a un experto porque este proyecto necesita conocimiento especializado. |
| responsible person n | ([sb] sensible and trustworthy) | persona de confianza nf |
| The company sought to hire a responsible person to guard the offices in the evening. |
| ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Deja las llaves del departamento con el conserje. Es una persona de confianza. |
| persona responsable nf |
| La compañía buscaba a una persona responsable para que vigilara las oficinas por las noches. |
| persona seria nf |
| ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Si Mario te lo ha dicho no hay nada que dudar, es una persona seria. |
| right person n | (most suitable individual) | persona adecuada nf + adj |
| The hiring process is going slowly because we want to be sure we hire the right person. |
| El proceso de contratación está yendo lento porque queremos asegurarnos de contratar a la persona adecuada. |
| persona indicada nf + adj |
| El proceso de contratación está yendo lento porque queremos asegurarnos de contratar a la persona indicada. |
right-hand person,
right-hand man,
right-hand woman n | (trusted aide or advisor) (figurado) | mano derecha loc nom f |
| Mary was my right-hand woman on this assignment. |
| The president's right-hand man ensured that his day would go smoothly. |
| Mary ha sido mi mano derecha en esta tarea. |
| right-handed person n | ([sb] whose right hand is dominant) | diestro, diestra nm, nf |
| Right-handed people outnumber left-handed by around eight to one. |
| Los diestros son más que los zurdos, 8 de cada 1. |
| sad person n | ([sb] who feels unhappy) | persona triste nf + adj |
| She's such a sad person because she has nothing in her life to make her happy. |
| Es una persona triste porque no tiene nada en la vida que la haga feliz. |
| sad person n | ([sb] to be pitied) | persona digna de lástima grupo nom |
| George was one of those sad people who never have much luck in life. |
| second person n | (grammar: you) | segunda persona adj + nf |
| The ending of the verb tells you that it is in the second person. |
| second person n as adj | (narrative: in the second person) | en segunda persona loc adv |
| The author uses a second-person narrative in this story. |
| selfish person n | ([sb] self-interested) | egoísta nm |
| Gilbert is a selfish person who's only interested in getting what he wants out of other people. |
| Gilbert es un egoísta al que solo le interesa obtener lo que desea de los demás. |
| shy person n | ([sb] timid or reserved) | persona tímida loc nom f |
| She was such a shy person, she could not talk to strangers. |
| Era una persona tímida y no podía hablar con extraños. |
| (ES, coloquial) | cortado, cortada nm, nf |
| Era una cortada y no podía hablar con extraños. |
| (CL, coloquial) | corto, corta nm |
| Era una corta y no podía hablar con extraños. |
| sick person n | (patient, [sb] who is unwell) | enfermo, enferma nm, nf |
| (en hospital) | paciente n común |
| It is a nurse's job to look after sick people. |
| El trabajo de una enfermera es cuidar a los enfermos. |
| silly person n | ([sb] foolish or childish) | tonto, tonta nm, nf |
| Some silly person forgot to close the gate, and the dog got out. |
| single person n | ([sb] without a partner) | soltero, soltera nm, nf |
| Sarah created a dating site for single people who are looking for a relationship. |
| (anglicismo) | single n común |
| spiteful person n | ([sb] malicious) | mala persona adj + nf |
| She made up a story about me because she is a spiteful person and was jealous that I won. |
| persona malintencionada nf + adj |
| Inventó una historia sobre mí porque es una persona malintencionada y estaba celosa de que yo hubiera ganado. |
| persona despreciable nf + adj |
street person,
plural: street people n | (homeless individual) | persona de la calle grupo nom |
| They didn't choose to be street people: they just don't have a home to go to. |
| gente sin techo loc nom f |
| gente sin hogar loc nom f |
| No eligieron ser gente sin techo, sencillamente no tienen un lugar a dónde ir. |
| stunt person n | (person performing stunts) | doble n común |
| doble de riesgo loc nom mf |
