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Meaning: personal, individual, private, intimate, own

Pronunciation: [LEECH-niy]

Part of speech: adjective

Rank: #415 (see frequency list)

The girl was always accompanied by her personal bodyguards.
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• У начáльника был ли́чный секретáрь.
• The boss had a personal secretary.
• Я ничегó не знáю о ли́чной жи́зни сы́на.
• I don't know anything about my son's personal life.
• Не вмéшивайтесь: э́то моë ли́чное дéло.
• Don't interfere: it's my private business.
• Дéвушка всегдá ходи́ла с ли́чной охрáной.
• The girl was always accompanied by her personal bodyguards.
•  literal  The girl always went with her personal bodyguards.
• Мы тут по ли́чному дéлу.
• We're on private business here.
• Дом в Черногóрии у негó в ли́чной сóбственности.
• He owns a house in Montenegro.
•  literal  The house in Montenegro is in his own property.
• Нет, нет, э́то моя́ ли́чная инициати́ва!
• No, no it's on my own initiative.
•  literal  No, no it's my own initiative.
• Никтó не хотéл знать моегó ли́чного мнéния по э́тому вопрócу.
• Nobody wanted to know my personal opinion about this issue.
• Необходи́мо вáше ли́чное прису́тствие.
• Your personal attendance is necessary.
• Сейчác мы изучáем тéму "Ли́чные местоимéния в ру́сском языкé".
• We're now learning the topic "Personal pronouns in the Russian language".

• ли́чная гигиéна = personal hygiene
• ли́чное прису́тствие = personal attendance
• ли́чная сóбственность = personal property
• ли́чная жизнь = private life
• ли́чная охрáна = bodyguard
• ли́чный секретáрь = private secretary
• по ли́чному дéлу = on private business
• это моё ли́чное дéло = that's my own business
• ли́чный зачёт = individual event
• ли́чное пéрвенство = individual championship
• ли́чное местоимéние = personal pronoun
• ли́чный состáв = staff
• ли́чное дéло = personal file

• ли́чность = personality, person, indivudual
• ли́чно = personally
• лицó = a face
• сóбственный = own, personal

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