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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmotivo personale
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈmɔ.ti.vo per.soˈna.le
"Si è assentato per motivi personali."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An individual's private or confidential motivation for a decision or action, typically withheld from detailed public explanation.
"She resigned from her position due to personal reasons." - 2
A private matter concerning one's family, health, or domestic life that requires time and attention away from public or professional duties.
"He took a brief leave of absence for personal reasons."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'personal', derived from the Latin 'personalis' (pertaining to a person), dating back to the late 14th century, with 'reason', originating from the Old French 'raison' and Latin 'rationem' (calculation, reason, cause). Together, the phrase evolved in professional and social contexts to denote private or individual motivations that are not publicly disclosed.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Personal reason" is said worldwide
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raison personnelle
Transliteration: ʁɛ.zɔ̃ pɛʁ.sɔ.nɛl
"Il a démissionné pour des raisons personnelles."
persönlicher Grund
Transliteration: pɛɐ̯ˈzœn.lɪ.çɐ ɡʁʊnt
"Sie hat aus persönlichen Gründen abgesagt."
motivo personale
Transliteration: ˈmɔ.ti.vo per.soˈna.le
"Si è assentato per motivi personali."
razón personal
Transliteration: raˈson peɾsoˈnal
"Renunció por razones personales."
razão pessoal
Transliteration: ʁaˈzão pɛsoˈaw
"Ele faltou ao trabalho por razões pessoais."
निजी कारण
Transliteration: niji karan
"उन्होंने निजी कारणों से इस्तीफा दे दिया।"
个人原因
Transliteration: gè rén yuán yīn
"由于个人原因，他取消了行程。"
개인 사정
Transliteration: gae-in sa-jeong
"그는 개인 사정으로 휴직을 했다."
一身上の都合
Transliteration: isshinjō no tsugō
"一身上の都合により退職いたします。"
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