"personal assistant" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: personal assistants [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} personal assistant (plural personal assistants)
  1. Someone whose job is to assist and organize someone else's day-to-day business or personal tasks. Synonyms: man Friday, PA [abbreviation] Translations (personal assistant): henkilökohtainen avustaja (Finnish), personal assistant (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-personal_assistant-en-noun-DUiqrQtf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Swedish]

Etymology: Borrowed from English personal assistant. False friend of personlig assistent (“unlicensed assistive personnel”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sv|en|personal assistant|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English personal assistant, {{bor+|sv|en|personal assistant}} Borrowed from English personal assistant, {{glossary|False friend}} False friend, {{m|sv|personlig assistent||unlicensed assistive personnel}} personlig assistent (“unlicensed assistive personnel”) Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=c|g2=|head=|sort=}} personal assistant c, {{sv-noun|c}} personal assistant c
  1. (anglicism) a personal assistant Tags: common-gender Synonyms: PA
    Sense id: en-personal_assistant-sv-noun-IPehf1Zi Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header

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