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pers meaning in English

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pers [persen] substantief
{f} {m}

press [presses](device used to apply pressure)
noun
[UK: pres] [US: ˈpres]

Pers substantief
{m}

Persian [Persians](person from Persia)
noun
[UK: ˈpɜːʃ.n̩] [US: ˈpɝː.ʒən]

pers [persen] substantief
{m}

Persian [Persians](Persian cat)
noun
[UK: ˈpɜːʃ.n̩] [US: ˈpɝː.ʒən]

persagentschap substantief
{n}

press agency(organisation)
noun
[UK: ˈpres.ˌeɪ.dʒən.sɪ] [US: ˈpres.ˌeɪ.dʒən.sɪ]

persconferentie substantief
{f}

press conference(question and answer session with members of television, print and other media)
noun
[UK: pres ˈkɒn.fə.rəns] [US: ˈpres ˈkɑːn.fə.rəns]

persen werkwoord

juice(to remove the juice from something)
verb
[UK: dʒuːs] [US: ˈdʒuːs]

shoehorn(to exert great effort to insert or include something)
verb
[UK: ˈʃuː.hɔːn] [US: ˈʃuː.ˌhɔːrn]

squeeze [squeezed, squeezing, squeezes](to apply pressure to from two or more sides at once)
verb
[UK: skwiːz] [US: ˈskwiːz]

Persephone eigennam

Persephone(Greek goddess)
proper noun
[UK: pəsˈefəni] [US: pɚsˈefəni]

Perseïde substantief
{m}

Perseid(meteor of the meteor shower that appears to come from the constellation Perseus)
noun

persiflage substantief
{f}

send-up(satirical imitation)
noun
[UK: ˈsend ʌp] [US: ˈsend ʌp]

perslucht substantief
{f} {m}

compressed air(air increased in pressure)
noun

persona non grata substantief

persona non grata [personae non gratae](a person who is not welcome)
noun
[UK: pɜː.ˈsəʊ.nə nɒn ˈɡrɑː.tə] [US: pərˈso.ʊ.nə ˈnɑːn ˈɡrɑː.tə]

personage substantief

personage(a famous or important person)
noun
[UK: ˈpɜː.sə.nɪdʒ] [US: ˈpɝː.sə.nɪdʒ]

personage substantief
{f} {n}

figure [figures](a person, representing a certain consciousness)
noun
[UK: ˈfɪ.ɡə(r)] [US: ˈfɪ.ɡjər]

personage substantief
{n}

character [characters](being in a story)
noun
[UK: ˈkæ.rək.tə(r)] [US: ˈke.rɪk.tər]

personalisatie substantief
{f}

personalization(act of personalizing)
noun
[UK: ˌpərs.ə.nə.lə.ˈzeɪ.ʃən] [US: ˌpər.sə.nə.lə.ˈzeɪ.ʃən]

personeel substantief
{n}

human resources(the personnel employed in an organization)
noun

personnel [personnel](members of an organization)
noun
[UK: ˌpɜː.sə.ˈnel] [US: ˌpər.sə.ˈnel]

staff [staves](employees of a business)
noun
[UK: stɑːf] [US: ˈstæf]

personeelszaken substantief
{Pl}

human resources(the personnel department of an organization)
noun

personele belasting substantief

poll tax(uniform tax per individual)
noun
[UK: pəʊl tæks] [US: poʊl ˈtæks]

personen substantief
{Pl}

people(a body of human beings; a group of two or more persons)
noun
[UK: ˈpiːp.l̩] [US: ˈpiːp.l̩]

personenpartij substantief

people's party(political party)
noun

personenweegschaal substantief
{f}

bathroom scales(flat floor-mounted scales)
noun
[UK: ˈbɑː.θruːm skeɪlz] [US: ˈbæ.ˌθruːm ˈskeɪlz]

personificatie substantief
{f}

epitome [epitomes](embodiment or encapsulation of)
noun
[UK: ɪ.ˈpɪ.tə.mi] [US: ə.ˈpɪ.tə.mi]

personification [personifications](person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea)
noun
[UK: pə.ˌsɒ.nɪ.fɪˈk.eɪʃ.n̩] [US: pər.ˌsɑː.nə.fəˈk.eɪʃ.n̩]

persoonlijk preposition

in person(actually present)
preposition
[UK: ɪn ˈpɜːs.n̩] [US: ɪn ˈpɝː.sn̩]

in the flesh(with one's own body and presence)
preposition
[UK: ɪn ðə fleʃ] [US: ɪn ðə ˈfleʃ]

persoonlijk bijvoeglijk naamwoord

personal(of or pertaining to a particular person)
adjective
[UK: ˈpɜː.sən.l̩] [US: ˈpɝː.sən.l̩]

private(belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
adjective
[UK: ˈpraɪ.vɪt] [US: ˈpraɪ.vət]

persoonlijk voornaamwoord substantief
{n}

personal pronoun(part of speech)
noun
[UK: ˈpɜː.sən.l̩ ˈprəʊ.naʊn] [US: ˈpɝː.sən.l̩ ˈproʊ.naʊn]

persoonlijkheid substantief

identity [identities](the difference or character that marks off an individual or group from the rest)
noun
[UK: aɪ.ˈden.tɪ.ti] [US: aɪ.ˈden.tə.ti]

persoonlijkheid substantief
{f}

character [characters](distinguishing feature)
noun
[UK: ˈkæ.rək.tə(r)] [US: ˈke.rɪk.tər]

personality [personalities](set of qualities that make a person distinct from other people)
noun
[UK: ˌpɜː.sə.ˈnæ.lɪ.ti] [US: ˌpər.sə.ˈnæ.lə.ti]

persoonlijkheid; substantief

selfhood(personality)
noun
[UK: ˈself.hʊd] [US: ˈself.hʊd]

persoonlijkheidscultus substantief
{m}

cult of personality(situation of being falsely idolized)
noun

persoonsbeveiliger substantief

bodyguard [bodyguards](person responsible for protecting an individual)
noun
[UK: ˈbɒ.dɪ.ɡɑːd] [US: ˈbɑː.di.ˌɡɑːrd]

persoonscultus substantief
{m}

cult of personality(situation of being falsely idolized)
noun

persoonsgegevens substantief

personal datanoun
[UK: ˈpɜː.sən.l̩ ˈdeɪt.ə] [US: ˈpɝː.sən.l̩ ˈdeɪt.ə]

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