Formes composées
person | -person |
| Anglais | Français |
| artificial person n | (law: nonhuman entity) | personne morale nf |
| 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) | que n'importe qui expr |
| average person n | (person with typical characteristics) | personne moyenne nf |
| individu moyen nm |
| (équivalent) | Français moyen nm |
| bad person n | (evil individual) | mauvaise personne nf |
| méchant, méchante nm, nf |
| boat person n | usually plural (refugee fleeing by boat) (Can) | réfugié de la mer, réfugiée de la mer nm, nf |
| (anglicisme) | boat people : boat people nmpl |
| Many boat people from Vietnam went to Hong Kong after the Vietnam War. |
| De nombreux réfugiés de la mer du Vietnam sont allés à Hong Kong après la guerre du Vietnam. |
businessperson,
plural: businesspeople n | (commercial executive) | homme d'affaires, femme d'affaires nm, nf |
| caution to a detained person n | (law: reading rights) (Droit) | avertissement au détenu, avertissement à la détenue nm |
caveperson,
cave person,
plural: cavepeople,
cave people n | (prehistoric human) | homme des cavernes, femme des cavernes nm, nf |
| homme préhistorique, femme préhistorique nm, nf |
crime against the person,
plural: crimes against the person n | often plural (law: bodily harm offense) (Droit) | crime contre la personne nm |
| Homicide is considered to be a crime against the person. |
| damage to person n | (law: personal injury) | dommages corporels nmpl |
| If you have suffered damage to person or property, it is advisable to consult a solicitor immediately. |
| dead person n | ([sb] no longer alive) | défunt, défunte nm, nf |
| mort, morte nm, nf |
| The man was arrested for using the passport of a dead person to try to enter the country. |
| dead person n | (corpse) | mort nm |
| After the accident, dead people were lying on the road. |
| disabled person n | (individual with a disability) | personne handicapée nf |
| handicapé, handicapée nm, nf |
| It is illegal for employers to discriminate against disabled people. |
displaced person,
plural: displaced persons,
displaced people n | often plural (refugee, [sb] driven from homeland) | personne déplacée nf |
| There are 60 million displaced people in the world. |
| door person n | (doorkeeper, [sb] guarding an entrance) | portier nm |
| experienced person n | ([sb] practised) | personne expérimentée nf |
| The company is seeking an experienced person to manage the finance department. |
| famous person n | (celebrity) | personne célèbre, personne connue nf |
| célébrité nf |
| first person n | (grammar: I, we) (Grammaire) | première personne nf |
| The pronoun in that sentence is in the first person. |
| first person n as adj | (narrative: in the first person) (récit) | à la première personne |
| The writer uses first person narrative throughout the entire novel. |
| L'écrivain utilise la narration à la première personne tout le long de son roman. |
| good person n | ([sb] kind, honest) | quelqu'un de bien |
| Vivie is a good person who is always willing to help other people. |
| Vivie est quelqu'un de bien qui est toujours prête à aider les autres. |
| handicapped person n | dated, offensive (person who is physically disabled) | handicapé, handicapée nm, nf |
| It's a home for mentally handicapped people. |
| C'est une résidence pour les handicapés mentaux. |
| handicapped person n | dated, offensive ([sb] with learning difficulties) | handicapé mental, handicapée mentale nm, nf |
| (vieilli, très péjoratif) | débile mental, débile mentale nm, nf |
| He may have had learning difficulties, but he resented being called a "handicapped person.". |
important person,
plural: important people n | (prominent individual) | quelqu'un d'important |
| When I asked why the street was blocked off the officer explained that some "important person" was due to arrive. |
| Quand j'ai demandé pourquoi la rue était barrée, l'agent m'a dit que "quelqu'un d'important" devait arriver. |
| (familier) | grosse légume nf |
| (familier) | ponte nm |
| in person adv | (in real life, in the flesh) | en personne loc adv |
| He was incredibly excited to see his favorite musician in person. |
| Il était complètement surexcité de voir son chanteur préféré en personne. |
| en chair et en os loc adv |
| Il était complètement surexcité de voir son chanteur préféré en chair et en os. |
| in-person adj | (face to face) | en personne loc adv |
| It was their first in-person meeting after years of getting to know each other on social networking sites. |
| C'était la première fois qu'ils se voyaient en personne après des années à communiquer sur des réseaux sociaux. |
| incapacitated person n | (law: needs guardian) | personne frappée d'incapacité nf |
| (Travail) | personne n'étant pas en mesure de travailler, personne incapable de travailler nf |
| Legal guardians make decisions for incapacitated people about personal care, meals, and transportation. |
| influential person n | ([sb] powerful or important) | personne influente, personnalité influente nf |
| Chomsky is an influential person in the field of linguistics. |
| influential person n | ([sb] who inspires and motivates) | personnalité influente nf |
| My maths teacher was a very influential person in my intellectual development. |
| innocent person n | ([sb] who is not guilty of an offence) | innocent, innocente nm, nf |
| The jury was able to tell from the evidence that the man on trial was an innocent person. |
| irritable person n | ([sb] who is habitually grumpy) | irascible adj |
| I wish I could talk to my boss about this, but he is such an irritable person that it puts me off. |
| large person n | ([sb] fat or ample) | fort, corpulent adj |
| He's a large person and has difficulty finding clothes to fit him. |
| C'est quelqu'un de fort, il a du mal à s'habiller. |
| personne forte, personne corpulente nf |
| lazy person n | ([sb] who is idle) | paresseux, paresseuse nm, nf |
| fainéant, fainéante nm, nf |
| (familier) | faignant, faignante nm, nf |
| (familier) | feignant, feignante nm, nf |
| Clive's teachers often described him as a lazy person. |
| little person n | (short due to genetic condition) | personne de petite taille nf |
| (plus petit) | nain nm |
| little person n | figurative (lacking money, power) | personne du petit peuple, personne du bas peuple nf |
man of principle,
person of principle,
woman of principle n | (always follows moral beliefs) | homme de principes, femme de principes nm, nf |
matchstick man,
matchstick figure,
matchstick person n | UK (figure drawn with straight lines) | bonhomme en fil de fer, bonhomme fil de fer, bonhomme allumette, bonhomme bâton nm |
| I'm no artist; I can barely draw matchstick men! |
| missing person n | ([sb] who has disappeared) | personne portée disparue 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. |
| Si vous voyez cette personne portée disparue, veuillez contacter la police. |
| disparu, disparue nm, nf |
| Après trois jours sans nouvelles de mon mari, je suis allée à la police le signaler comme disparu. Si vous voyez cette disparue, veuillez contacter la police. |
| morning person n | (energetic in the morning) | être du matin loc v |
| Marie is a morning person; she jogs 2 miles before work every day. |
| Marie est du matin ; tous les jours avant d'aller travailler, elle court trois kilomètres. |
nonperson,
non-person n | (person regarded as having no rights, person whose existence is not acknowledged) | personne considérée comme n'existant pas nf |
| être insignifiant nm |
| not a single person pron | (nobody, not anyone) | personne pron |
| pas un seul pron |
| (soutenu : en sujet) | nul pron |
| pas âme qui vive, pas un chat |
| Not a single person was in favour of the price increases. |
| Personne n'était en faveur des hausses de prix. |
| old person n | (senior citizen, elderly individual) | personne âgée, vieille personne nf |
| She was rather spry for an old person. |
| Elle était assez fringante pour une personne âgée (or: vieille personne). |
| one's own person n | ([sb] independent) | sa propre personne, sa propre personnalité nf |
| 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) | personne qui aime le contact (avec les gens) nf |
| John's a real people person: he can chat to anyone. |
| John est une personne qui aime le contact (avec les gens), il peut bavarder avec n'importe qui. |
| (quelqu'un de) sociable |
| John est (quelqu'un de) sociable, il peut bavarder avec n'importe qui. |
| personne sociable nf |
| John est une personne sociable, il peut bavarder avec n'importe qui. |
| quelqu'un qui aime le contact (avec les gens) loc n |
| John peut bavarder avec n'importe qui, c'est quelqu'un qui aime le contact avec les gens. |
| person in charge n | (manager) | responsable nmf |
| The store clerk was rude to me, so I complained to the person in charge. |
| Le vendeur du magasin a été impoli avec moi alors que je me suis plaint au responsable. |
| person in charge of [sth] n | (manager of [sth]) | responsable nmf |
| To get access, you'll have to speak with the person in charge of security. |
| Pour avoir accès, il faudra que vous parliez au responsable de la sécurité. |
person of color (US),
person of colour (UK) n | mainly US, often plural ([sb] of non-white descent) | personne de couleur nf |
| person of interest n | (wanted for by police) | personne recherchée nf |
| potentiel suspect, potentielle suspecte nm, nf |
| (Can) | personne d'intérêt nf |
| person specification n | UK (required qualifications/experience) | qualifications requises nf |
| 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) | une ou plusieurs personnes inconnues nfpl |
| The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter by person or persons unknown. |
| Le jury a rendu un verdict d'homicide par une ou plusieurs personnes inconnues. |
| person-to-person adv | (directly between two people) | en tête à tête loc adv |
| They cleared up the misunderstanding when they spoke person-to-person. |
| person-to-person adj | (directly between two people) | entre deux personnes loc adj |
| The disease is transmitted by person-to-person contact. |
| POC n | mainly US, initialism (person of color) | non blanc, non blanche nm, nf |
| poor person n | ([sb] living in poverty) | pauvre nmf |
| private person n | ([sb] who values their privacy) | réservé 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) (Droit) | personne privée nf |
| The right of a private person to make an arrest is called “Citizen's Arrest.” |
| resource person n | (facilities manager) | personne ressource, personne-ressource nf |
| The company is recruiting a resource person to manage their facilities. |
| resource person n | (consultant: special knowledge) | spécialiste nmf |
| You should consult a resource person for advice because this project requires specialized knowledge. |
| responsible person n | ([sb] sensible and trustworthy) | quelqu'un de responsable loc n |
| The company sought to hire a responsible person to guard the offices in the evening. |
| right person n | (most suitable individual) | bonne personne nf |
| The hiring process is going slowly because we want to be sure we hire the right person. |
| celui qu'il faut, celle qu'il faut pron m, pron f |
| right-hand person n | (trusted aide or advisor) (figuré) | bras droit nm |
| Mary was my right hand man on this assignment. The president's right-hand man ensured that his day would go smoothly. |
| Mary a été mon bras droit sur ce dossier. Le bras droit du président s'est assuré que sa journée se déroule sans incident. |
| right-handed person n | ([sb] whose right hand is dominant) | droitier, droitière nm, nf |
| Right-handed people outnumber left-handed by around eight to one. |
| sad person n | ([sb] who feels unhappy) | personne triste, personne malheureuse nf |
| She's such a sad person because she has nothing in her life to make her happy. |
| quelqu'un de triste loc n |
| C'est quelqu'un de triste car rien dans sa vie ne la rend heureuse. |
| sad person n | ([sb] to be pitied) | triste personne nf |
| triste personnage nm |
| George was one of those sad people who never have much luck in life. |
| second person n | (grammar: you) (Grammaire : tu, vous) | deuxième personne 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) (Grammaire : tu, vous) | à la deuxième personne loc adj |
| The author uses a second-person narrative in this story. |
| selfish person n | ([sb] self-interested) | égoïste nmf, adj |
| Gilbert is a selfish person who's only interested in getting what he wants out of other people. |
| Gilbert est un égoïste qui ne veut que profiter des autres. |
| shy person n | ([sb] timid or reserved) | quelqu'un de timide nm |
| She was such a shy person, she could not talk to strangers. |
| timide nmf |
| sick person n | (patient, [sb] who is unwell) | malade nmf |
| It is a nurse's job to look after sick people. |
| silly person n | ([sb] foolish or childish) | idiot, idiote nmf |
| bete adj |
| Some silly person forgot to close the gate, and the dog got out. |
| single person n | ([sb] without a partner) | célibataire nmf |
| Sarah created a dating site for single people who are looking for a relationship. |
| spiteful person n | ([sb] malicious) | personne rancunière nf |
| She made up a story about me because she is a spiteful person and was jealous that I won. |
| personne malveillante nf |
| quelqu'un de malveillant nm |
| personne méchante nf |
| quelqu'un de méchant nm |
| (familier) | peau de vache, vache nf |
street person,
plural: street people n | (homeless individual) | sans-abri nmf inv |
| They didn't choose to be street people: they just don't have a home to go to. |
| Ces sans-abri n'ont pas choisi leur sort, ils n'ont tout simplement pas de domicile. |
| stunt person n | (person performing stunts) | cascadeur, cascadeuse nm, nf |
| stupid person n | pejorative (idiot) | idiot, idiote nm, nf |
| imbécile nmf |
| A stupid person cannot add two and two. |
| Un idiot ne peut pas additionner deux et deux. |
| third person n | (grammar: he, they) (Grammaire) | troisième personne nf |
| When I say "he spoke", I'm using the verb in the third person. |
| Quand je dit « il a parlé », j'utilise le verbe à la troisième personne. |
| third person n as adj | (narrative: in the third person) | à la troisième personne loc adj |
| Most novels are written in the third-person narrative mode. |
| La plupart des romans sont écrits à la troisième personne. |
| violent person n | ([sb] physically abusive) | personne violente nf |
| I don't see what she sees in him because he's such a violent person. |
| quelqu'un de violent nm |
| weak-willed person n | ([sb] with no willpower) (péjoratif) | faible nmf |
| personne velléitaire nf |
| He was a weak-willed person who never escaped his father's influence. |
wealthy person,
plural: wealthy people,
the wealthy n | ([sb] rich) | riche nm |
| A lot of wealthy people live in this part of town. |
young person,
plural: young people n | often pl (youth, adolescent) | jeune nmf |
| Most movies today are targeted towards young people. |
| be your own person v expr | (be independent) | être indépendant vi + adj |
