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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespersonne intègre
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /pɛʁ.sɔn ɛ̃.tɛɡʁ/
"Il a toujours su se montrer une personne intègre dans les moments difficiles."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person of integrity and honor; a thoroughly good, kind, and admirable human being.
"He stayed late to help me finish the project when he didn't have to; he is a true mensch." - 2
A person showing admirable characteristics such as nobility and empathy.
"Despite losing the election, she handled the defeat like a mensch."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Yiddish word 'mensch' (person, human being), which traces back to the Middle High German 'mensch' and ultimately to the Proto-Germanic '*manniskaz'. It entered English usage primarily through American English and Jewish cultural contexts during the 20th century, shifting from a general term for a human being to an honorific denoting a person of noble character, integrity, and honor.
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personne intègre
Transliteration: /pɛʁ.sɔn ɛ̃.tɛɡʁ/
"Il a toujours su se montrer une personne intègre dans les moments difficiles."
Mensch
Transliteration: /mɛnʃ/
"Er ist wirklich ein toller Mensch, auf den man sich immer verlassen kann."
persona perbene
Transliteration: /perˈsoːna perˈbene/
"Tutti in città sanno che è una persona perbene e generosa."
persona íntegra
Transliteration: /peɾˈsona ˈin.te.ɣɾa/
"Demostró ser una persona íntegra al ayudar a sus vecinos sin esperar nada a cambio."
pessoa íntegra
Transliteration: /pɨˈso.ɐ ˈĩ.tɛ.ɡɾɐ/
"Ele provou ser uma pessoa íntegra durante a crise."
नेक इंसान
Transliteration: nek insaan
"वह एक बहुत ही नेक इंसान है जो हमेशा दूसरों की मदद करता है।"
正派的人
Transliteration: zhèng pài de rén
"他是一个真正的正派的人，总是乐于助人。"
됨된 사람
Transliteration: doemdoen saram
"그는 정말 마음이 따뜻하고 됨된 사람이다."
人格者
Transliteration: jinkakusha
"彼は誰からも信頼される素晴らしい人格者です。"
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