in carne ed ossa

Meaning

  1. personally
  2. in the flesh
  3. present in a physical body; in person

Translations

en persona

aus Fleisch und Blut

προσωπικά

in personam

in het vlees

Etymology

Literally, “in flesh and bone”. Compare French en chair et en os, Spanish en carne y hueso, and Portuguese em carne e osso.

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