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  • 21impersonal — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ become ▪ find sth ▪ I find the atmosphere there rather impersonal. ▪ keep sth …

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  • 22impersonal — adj m y f 1 Que no se refiere a ninguna persona en particular, que no muestra un estilo o una manera propia o personal: una discusión impersonal, una carta impersonal 2Tratamiento impersonal El que se da a alguien sin usar la segunda persona,… …

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  • 23impersonal — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin impersonalis, from Latin in + Late Latin personalis personal Date: 15th century 1. a. denoting the verbal action of an unspecified agent and hence used with no expressed subject (as methinks)… …

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  • 24Impersonal — Der Impersonal (besser: Impersonalis, Plural: Impersonalia) war ursprünglich in der lateinischen Grammatikschreibung eine Modusform. Er entspricht der 3. Person Singular Passiv und drückt allgemeineres, unpersönliches aus, z. B. lat. legitur …

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  • 25impersonal — adjective a) not personal; not representing a person; not having personality An almighty but impersonal power, called Fate. ndash;Sir J. Stephen. b) Lacking warmth or emotion; cold. She sounded impersonal as she gave her report of the Nazi death… …

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  • 26impersonal — adjective 1) an impersonal judgment Syn: neutral, unbiased, nonpartisan, unprejudiced, objective, detached, disinterested, dispassionate, without favoritism Ant: biased 2) their impersonal relationships extended even to their own wives and chi …

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  • 27impersonal — adjective 1》 not influenced by or involving personal feelings.     ↘featureless and anonymous. 2》 not existing as a person: an impersonal God. 3》 Grammar (of a verb) used only with a formal subject (in English usually it) and expressing an action …

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  • 28impersonal — [ɪmˈpɜːs(ə)nəl] adj not showing your personal feelings or ideas His manner was cold and impersonal.[/ex] impersonally adv …

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  • 29impersonal — im•per•son•al [[t]ɪmˈpɜr sə nl[/t]] adj. 1) lacking reference to a particular person: an impersonal remark[/ex] 2) devoid of human character or traits 3) lacking human emotion or warmth 4) gram. a) (of a verb) having only third person singular… …

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  • 30Impersonal verb — Impersonal Im*per son*al, a. [L. impersonalis; pref. im not + personalis personal: cf. F. impersonnel. See {Personal}.] Not personal; not representing a person; not having personality. [1913 Webster] An almighty but impersonal power, called Fate …

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