"in the flesh" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in the flesh, {{en-PP}} in the flesh
  1. Present in a physical body; in person. Synonyms: in person, face to face, IRL Translations (with one's own body and presence): en car i òs (Catalan), en persona (Catalan), 親自 (Chinese Mandarin), 亲自 (qīnzì) (Chinese Mandarin), persoonlijk (Dutch), in levenden lijve (Dutch), ilmielävänä (Finnish), en personne (French), en chair et en os (French), aus Fleisch und Blut (German), in echt [colloquial] (German), αυτοπροσώπως (aftoprosópos) (Greek), με σάρκα και οστά (me sárka kai ostá) (Greek), in carne ed ossa (Italian), 直々に (jikijiki ni) (Japanese), 스스로 (seuseuro) (Korean), we własnej osobie (Polish), em pessoa (Portuguese), em carne e osso (Portuguese), во плоти́ (vo plotí) (Russian), ли́чно (líčno) (Russian), со́бственной персо́ной (sóbstvennoj persónoj) (Russian), en carne y hueso (Spanish), en persona (Spanish), i egen hög person (Swedish)
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  2. (religion, especially Christianity) incarnate (of God or a deity: having assumed an earthly body) Tags: especially Categories (topical): Christianity, Religion Translations (incarnate): im Fleische (German), fleischgeworden (German)
    Sense id: en-in_the_flesh-en-prep_phrase-RP9J6AEQ Topics: Christianity, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'incarnate': 2 98
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