Betekenis van personal In het Nederlands

• 0 relating or belonging to a single or particular person rather than to a group or an organization:

  • My personal opinion/view is that the students should be doing more work outside the classroom.

  • Her uncle takes a personal interest in her progress.

  • She has her own personal secretary/bodyguard/fitness instructor.

  • Passengers are reminded to take all their personal belongings with them when they leave the plane.

  • The mayor made a personal appearance at the hospital.

  • I will give the matter my personal attention.

  • The letter was marked "Personal. Strictly confidential."

  • Do you mind if I ask you a personal question?

  • His resignation was apparently for personal rather than professional reasons.

  • For such a famous, wealthy man, his personal life was surprisingly simple and ordinary.

  • She is obsessed with personal hygiene.

  • Did you have to make such a personal remark about her new haircut?

  • As long as the criticism is honestly given and doesn't get personal, I can handle it.

• 1 the part of a newspaper or magazine that contains short advertisements and private messages

• 2 relating or belonging to a single or particular person:

  • I think you have a personal responsibility to know when to stop.

  • That’s my personal opinion.

  • He was given one hour to pack his personal belongings and leave.

  • Students are taught about personal hygiene.

  • The governor made a personal appearance at the hospital.

  • Simon’s songs are intensely personal.

  • He’s got problems in his personal life.

  • There’s no need to get personal.

• 3 belonging to a single or particular person rather than to a group or an organization:

  • The rising levels of personal debt are already a considerable problem for the economy.

  • There is always some personal risk involved in purchase decisions.

• 4 intended for a single or particular person rather than for a group or an organization:

  • He didn't earn enough to qualify for a personal loan.

• 5 acting as a single or particular person rather than a group or an organization:

  • The company designs and operates schemes for personal customers such as credit insurance.

• 6 connected with someone's private life, rather than their job:

  • She has resigned from the board for personal reasons.

  • The law allows the government access to the personal affairs of many people.

  • Only you, or someone you authorize, should provide your personal information to others.

  • The fear is that the collection of so much personal data by one firm could expose it to theft.