persona non grata
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persona non grata
- /pə(ɹ)ˈsəʊnə nɒn ˈɡɹɑːtə/ UK
Where it comes from
From Latin persōna (“person”) + nōn (“not”) + grāta (from grātus (“acceptable”)).
noun personae non gratae · personas non grata
- A person who is not welcome, especially a diplomat in a foreign country. "Calls to set down only" sounds more exciting. What station or train staff has the specific duty of repelling would-be boarders? Are the occupants of the train of such exalted main-line status that suburban interlopers are personae non gratae?
Opposite: persona grata
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Opposite: persona grata
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noun a person who is not welcome
| Español | persona non grata |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 페르소나 논 그라타 pereusona non geurata |
| 日本語 | ペルソナ・ノン・グラータ perusona-non-gurāta |
| 中文 | 不受歡迎的人 /不受欢迎的人 bù shòu huānyíng de rén |
| हिन्दी | अवांछित व्यति avāñchit vyati |
| Português | persona non grata |
| Français | persona non grata |
| Deutsch | Persona non grata |
| Italiano | persona non grata |
| Ελληνικά | ανεπιθύμητο πρόσωπο anepithýmito prósopo, πρόσωπο όχι ευπρόσδεκτο prósopo óchi efprósdekto |
| Română | persoană neacceptată |
| Русский | персо́на нон гра́та persóna non gráta, нежела́тельное лицо́ neželátelʹnoje licó |
| Tiếng Việt | nhân vật không được hoan nghênh, người bị cấm nhập cảnh |
| العربية | شَخْص غَيْر مَرْغُوب فِيهِ šaḵṣ ḡayr marḡūb fīhi |
| עברית | אִישִׁיּוּת לֹא רְצוּיָה ishiyut lo retzuya |
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title = {persona non grata},
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