private

pri·vate  (prvt)

adj.

1.

a. Secluded from the sight, presence, or intrusion of others: a private hideaway.

b. Designed or intended for one's exclusive use: a private room.

2.

a. Of or confined to the individual; personal: a private joke; private opinions.

b. Undertaken on an individual basis: private studies; private research.

c. Of, relating to, or receiving special hospital services and privileges: a private patient.

3. Not available for public use, control, or participation: a private club; a private party.

4.

a. Belonging to a particular person or persons, as opposed to the public or the government: private property.

b. Of, relating to, or derived from nongovernment sources: private funding.

c. Conducted and supported primarily by individuals or groups not affiliated with governmental agencies or corporations: a private college; a private sanatorium.

d. Enrolled in or attending a private school: a private student.

5. Not holding an official or public position: a private citizen.

6.

a. Not for public knowledge or disclosure; secret: private papers; a private communication.

b. Not appropriate for use or display in public; intimate: private behavior; a private tragedy.

c. Placing a high value on personal privacy: a private person.

n.

1.

a. Abbr. PVT or Pvt or Pvt. A noncommissioned rank in the U.S. Army or Marine Corps that is below private first class.

b. One who holds this rank or a similar rank in a military organization.

2. privates Private parts. Often used with the.

Idioms:

go private

To take a publicly owned company into private ownership, as by a leveraged buyout.

in private

Not in public; secretly or confidentially.

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[Middle English privat, from Latin prvtus, not in public life, past participle of prvre, to release, deprive, from prvus, single, alone; see per¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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private·ly adv.

private·ness n.

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private [ˈpraɪvɪt]

adj

1. not widely or publicly known they had private reasons for the decision

2. confidential; secret a private conversation

3. not for general or public use a private bathroom

4. (prenominal) individual; special my own private recipe

5. (prenominal) having no public office, rank, etc. a private man

6. (Military) (prenominal) denoting a soldier of the lowest military rank a private soldier

7. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of, relating to, or provided by a private individual or organization, rather than by the state or a public body the private sector private housing

8. (of a place) retired; sequestered; not overlooked

9. (of a person) reserved; uncommunicative

in private in secret; confidentially

n

(Military) a soldier of the lowest rank, sometimes separated into qualification grades, in many armies and marine corps private first class

[from Latin prīvātus belonging to one individual, withdrawn from public life, from prīvāre to deprive, bereave]

privately  adv

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private

• closet - First denoted a private or small room.
• privilege - Derives from Latin privus, "private," and leg/lex, "law."
• privity - The state of being private or secret.
• secretary - Comes from Latin, meaning "confidential officer," and first denoted a person, such as a confidant, entrusted with private or secret matters; it should be pronounced SEK-ruh-tair-ee.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	private - an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines; "our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value" buck private, common soldier enlisted man - a male enlisted person in the armed forces
Adj.	1.	private - confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy; "a private place"; "private discussions"; "private lessons"; "a private club"; "a private secretary"; "private property"; "the former President is now a private citizen"; "public figures struggle to maintain a private life" esoteric - confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle; "a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories" personal - concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality; "a personal favor"; "for your personal use"; "personal papers"; "I have something personal to tell you"; "a personal God"; "he has his personal bank account and she has hers" public - not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole; "the public good"; "public libraries"; "public funds"; "public parks"; "a public scandal"; "public gardens"; "performers and members of royal families are public figures"
	2.	private - concerning things deeply private and personal; "private correspondence"; "private family matters" personal - concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality; "a personal favor"; "for your personal use"; "personal papers"; "I have something personal to tell you"; "a personal God"; "he has his personal bank account and she has hers"
	3.	private - concerning one person exclusively; "we all have individual cars"; "each room has a private bath" individual personal - concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality; "a personal favor"; "for your personal use"; "personal papers"; "I have something personal to tell you"; "a personal God"; "he has his personal bank account and she has hers"
	4.	private - not expressed; "secret (or private) thoughts" secret inward - relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts; "a concern with inward reflections"

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private

adjective

1. nonpublic, independent, commercial, privatised, private-enterprise, denationalized a joint venture with private industry

2. exclusive, individual, privately owned, own, special, particular, reserved He has had to sell his private plane.
exclusive public, general, common

3. secret, confidential, covert, inside, closet, unofficial, privy (archaic), clandestine, off the record, hush-hush (informal), in camera He held a private meeting with the country's political party leaders.
secret public, known, open, official, revealed, disclosed

4. personal, individual, secret, hidden, intimate, undisclosed, unspoken, innermost, unvoiced I've always kept my private and professional life separate. He hardly ever betrayed his private thoughts.

5. secluded, secret, separate, isolated, concealed, retired, sequestered, not overlooked It was the only reasonably private place they could find to talk.
secluded busy, frequented, bustling, unsecluded

6. solitary, reserved, retiring, withdrawn, discreet, secretive, self-contained, reclusive, reticent, insular, introvert, uncommunicative Gould was an intensely private individual.
solitary outgoing, sociable

7. unofficial, personal, non-official The President is here on a private visit.

noun

enlisted man (U.S.), tommy (Brit. informal), private soldier, Tommy Atkins (Brit. informal), squaddie or squaddy (Brit. slang) The rest of the gunners in the battery were privates.

in private in secret, privately, personally, behind closed doors, in camera, between ourselves, confidentially I think we should discuss this in private.

Translations

private [ˈpraɪvɪt]

A. ADJ

1. (= not public) [conversation, visit, land, matter] → privado; [letter, reason, opinion] → personal; [language] → secreto; [thoughts, grief, fantasy] → íntimo
it was a private wedding; the wedding was private → la boda se celebró en la intimidad
"private" (on door) → privado; (on envelope) → confidencial
"private and confidential" → confidencial
"private fishing" → coto m de pesca
"private parking" → aparcamiento m or (LAm) estacionamiento m privado
it's a silly private joke of ours → es un chiste tonto que sólo nosotras entendemos
to keep sth private [+ beliefs] → no hablar de algo; [+ opinions, views, doubts] → guardarse algo, reservarse algo
I have always kept my political beliefs private → nunca he hablado de mis ideas políticas
he was diagnosed with AIDS in 1994 but kept it private → en 1994 le diagnosticaron SIDA pero lo mantuvo en secreto
I want to keep this private → quiero que esto quede entre nosotros
I've always tried to keep my private life private [famous person] → siempre he intentado mantener mi vida privada alejada de la mirada del público; [ordinary person] → siempre he intentado mantener mi vida privada fuera del alcance de los demás
to be in private ownership → ser propiedad privada
he's a very private person → es una persona muy reservada
see also strictly 3

2. (= own, individual) [car, house, lesson, room] → particular; [bank account] → personal
76 bedrooms, all with private bathrooms → 76 habitaciones, cada una con su baño particular
in a or one's private capacity → a título personal
for your private information → únicamente para su información
for private use → para el uso personal

3. (= independent) [medicine, education, finance] → privado; [school] → privado, particular; [patient, tutor, teacher] → particular
a private hospital → una clínica(privada) → un hospital privado or particular
he decided to take on private pupils → decidió dar clases particulares
to go private [patient] → ir por lo privado; [dentist, doctor] → establecerse de forma privada; [company] → dejar de cotizar en bolsa

4. (= secluded) [place] → retirado
is there somewhere we can be private? → ¿hay algún sitio donde podamos hablar en privado?

B. N

1. (Mil) → soldado mf raso
Private Jones → el soldado Jones
Private Jones! → ¡Jones!

2.
in private: could I talk to you in private? → ¿te puedo hablar en privado?
I have been told in private that → me han dicho confidencialmente or en confianza que ...
the committee sat in private → la comisión se reunió a puerta(s)cerrada(s) or en privado
the wedding was held in private → la boda se celebró en la intimidad
what people do in private is up to them → lo que cada uno haga en su vida privada es asunto suyo

3. privates → partes fpl pudendas

C. CPD private citizen N (Jur) → particular mf
private company N → empresa f privada, compañía f privada
private detective N → detective mf privado/a
private enterprise N (= industry) → el sector privado; (= initiative) → la iniciativa privada
new employment laws which will hamper private enterprise → nuevas leyes fpl laborales que van a dificultar el crecimiento del sector privado
private enterprise economy N → economía f capitalista, economía f de mercado
private eye N (US) → detective mf privado/a
private finance initiative N (Brit) plan de incentivos y potenciación de la iniciativa privada en el sector público
private health care N → servicio m médico privado
private health insurance N → seguro m médico privado
private hearing N (Jur) → vista f a puertas cerradas
private hotel N → hotel m privado
private income N → rentas fpl
private individual N (Jur) → particular mf
private investigator N → investigador(a) m/f privado/a
private law N → derecho m privado
private life N → vida f privada
in private life → en su vida privada
private limited company N → sociedad f limitada
private line N (Telec) → línea f particular
private means NPL → rentas fpl
a man of private means → un hombre que vive de sus rentas
private member, Private Member N (Brit) (Parl) → diputado/a m/f sin responsabilidades de gobierno
Private Member's Bill N proyecto de ley presentado por un diputado a título personal
to introduce a Private Member's Bill → presentar un proyecto de ley a título personal
private parts NPL (euph, hum) → partes fpl pudendas
private patient N → paciente mf privado/a
private pension N → pensión f personal
private pension plan N → plan m de pensiones personal
private pension scheme N = private pension plan private practice N (Med) → consulta f privada
to be in private practice (Med) → ejercer la medicina de forma privada
he decided to set up in private practice → decidió establecerse como médico privado
private property N → propiedad f privada
private property rights NPL → derechos mpl de propiedad
private prosecution N (Jur) → demanda f civil
to bring a private prosecution against sb → presentar una demanda civil contra algn
private school N → escuela f privada, escuela f particular
private secretary N → secretario/a m/f particular
the private sector N → el sector privado
private soldier N → soldado mf raso
private view, private viewing N → visita f privada(a una exposición)

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private [ˈpraɪvət]

adj

(= not public) [hospital, club, industry] → privé(e) private education, private ownership, private practice

[event, talk, interview, ceremony] → privé(e)

(= personal) [papers, belongings] → privé(e); [feelings, plans, thoughts] → privé(e); [life, affairs] → privé(e)
private papers → documents privés
in his private life → dans le privé
"private" (on envelope) → "personnel"

[place] → privé(e)

[house, car, lesson] → particulier/ière
I have private lessons → Je prends des cours particuliers.
a private bathroom → une salle de bain individuelle

[person] (= quiet) → secret/ète
He is a very private person → Il est très secret.

n

(= soldier) → soldat m de deuxième classe

in private → en privé private hearing
private detective n → détective m privé
private education n → enseignement m privé
private enterprise n → entreprise f privée
private eye n → privé > m
private hearing n → audience f à huis clos
private investigator n → détective m privé
private joke n → plaisanterie f pour initiés
private limited company n (British) → société f à responsabilité limitée

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private

adj

→ privat; (= personal) letter, reasons → persönlich, privat; (= confidential) matter, affair → vertraulich; conversation, meeting, interview → privat, vertraulich; (= secluded) place → abgelegen; dining room → separat; (= not public) funeral, wedding → im engsten Kreis; hearing, sitting → nicht öffentlich, nichtöffentlich; they were sharing a private joke → sie fanden irgend etwas lustig; it’s just a private joke between us → das ist ein Privatwitz von uns; no private jokes! → lass uns auch mitlachen!; private and confidential → streng vertraulich; he acted in a private capacity → er handelte als Privatperson; they wanted to be private → sie wollten allein or für sich sein; to keep something private → etw für sich behalten; his private life → sein Privatleben nt; in his private thoughts → in seinen ganz persönlichen Gedanken

private branch exchange (Brit Telec) → Nebenstellenanlage f; private car → Privatwagen m; private citizen → Privatperson f; private education → Ausbildung f → in Privatschulen; private health insurance → private Krankenversicherung; private individual → Einzelne(r) mf; private law → Privatrecht nt; private limited company → ˜ Aktiengesellschaft f (die nicht an der Börse notiert ist); private means → Privatvermögen nt; private pupil → Privatschüler(in) m(f); private soldier (Mil) → gemeiner or einfacher Soldat; private treatment → Privatbehandlung f; private tutor → Privatlehrer(in) m(f); private ward → Privatabteilung or -station f

(= withdrawn, reserved) person → reserviert, zurückhaltend

n

(Mil) → Gefreite(r) mf; Private X → der Gefreite X; (in address) → Gefreiter X; private first class (US) → Obergefreite(r) mf

privates pl (= genitals) → Geschlechtsteile pl

in private → privat; (Jur) → unter Ausschluss der Öffentlichkeit; we must talk in private → wir müssen das unter uns besprechen

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private:

private company

n → Privatgesellschaft f

private detective

n → Privatdetektiv(in) m(f)

private enterprise

n → Privatunternehmen nt; (= free enterprise) → freies Unternehmertum

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private:

private eye

n (inf) → Privatdetektiv(in) m(f), → Schnüffler(in) m(f) (pej inf)

Private Finance Initiative

n (Brit Pol) Regierungsprogramm zur Privatfinanzierung öffentlicher Projekte

private hotel

n → Privathotel nt

private investigator

n → Privatdetektiv(in) m(f)

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private:

private member

n (Brit Parl) → Abgeordnete(r) mf (der/die nicht der Regierung angehört); private’s bill → Gesetzesinitiative f → eines Abgeordneten

private parts

pl (= genitals) → Geschlechtsteile pl ? also private N b

private patient

n → Privatpatient(in) m(f)

private pension scheme

n → Privatrente f

private practice

n (Brit) → Privatpraxis f; he is in private → er hat Privatpatienten

private property

n → Privateigentum nt

private prosecution

n (Jur) → Zivilklage f

private school

n → Privatschule f

private secretary

n → Privatsekretär(in) m(f)

private sector

n → privater Sektor

private-sector company

n → Unternehmen nt → des privaten Sektors, privatwirtschaftliches Unternehmen

private tuition

n → Privatunterricht m

private view

n → Vorabbesichtigung f

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private [ˈpraɪvɪt]

1. adj

a. (not public, conversation, meeting, land) → privato/a; (funeral, wedding) → in forma privata; (showing) → a inviti; (confidential, letter) → personale; (agreement, information) → confidenziale
"private" (on door) → "privato" (on envelope) → "riservata"
this information must be kept private → quest'informazione deve rimanere strettamente confidenziale
he is a very private person → è una persona molto riservata
in (his) private life → nella vita privata
private place → posto segreto
private hearing (Law) → udienza a porte chiuse

b. (for one person, car, house, secretary) → privato/a, personale; (lessons) → privato/a; (personal, bank account, reasons) → personale
a man of private means → un uomo che vive di rendita

c. (not state-owned, company, army) → privato/a; (doctor, nursing home) → non convenzionato/a, privato/a

2. n

a. (Mil) → soldato semplice

b. in private = privately a, b

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private

adj private [ˈpraivət]

1 of, for, or belonging to, one person or group, not to the general public The headmaster lives in a private apartment in the school; in my private (=personal) opinion; This information is to be kept strictly private; You shouldn't listen to private conversations. privaat خاص личен soukromý privat privat ιδιωτικός, ιδιαίτερος, προσωπικός, ατομικός privado isiklik, era- خصوصی yksityinen privé פְּרָטִי व्यक्तिगत, वैयक्तिक magán- pribadi einka- privato 個人の 개인적인 privatus, asmeninis privāts; personisks peribadi priv{#225}{#130}{#225} privat prywatny privado privat, personal; secret; intim частный, личный súkromný zaseben privatni privat, personlig ที่เป็นส่วนตัว özel 私人的 приватний نجي، خاص riêng tư 私人的

2 having no public or official position or rank It is your duty as a private citizen to report this matter to the police. privaat فَرْدي ، شَخْصي частен soukromý, prostý privat Privat-... ιδιώτης, (απλός) πολίτης particular rea- غیر دولتی؛ شخصی yksityis- simple (citoyen/-enne) פְּרָטִי असार्वजनिक magánember swasta óbreyttur semplice, privato 私的な 사적인 eilinis neoficiāls; personisks; vienkāršs biasa particulier vanlig, menig prywatny simples simplu (cetăţean) частный, неофициальный súkromný neuraden privatni privat พลเรือน sıradan 無官職的，平民的 той, що не є державним службовцем عام، غير سرکاري cá nhân 无官职的，平民的

n

in the army, an ordinary soldier, not an officer. manskap جُنْدي عادي редник prostý menig gewöhnlicher Soldat απλός στρατιώτης soldado raso reamees سرباز وظیفه sotamies (simple) soldat טוּרַאי सामान्य सैनिक közkatona prajurit óbreyttur soldato semplice 兵 병졸의 eilinis ierindnieks prebet soldaat zonder rang menig szeregowiec soldado raso (simplu) soldat рядовой vojak (navaden) vojak redov menig พลทหาร er 士兵 рядовий عام فوجي binh nhì 士兵

n privacy [ˈprivəsi, (American ) ˈprai-]

the state of being away from other people's sight or interest in the privacy of your own home. privaatheid خُصوصِيَّه уединение soukromí uforstyrrethed die Zurückgezogenheit ιδιωτικό περιβάλλον, ησυχία, άσυλο intimidad, privacidad privaatsus خلوت yksityisyys intimité פְּרָטִיוּת एकान्त स्थान, एकान्तता magánélet keleluasaan pribadi næði; einkalíf intimità プライバシー 사생활 vienuma, atskiruma vientulība; noslēgtība bersendirian tanpa gangguan privacy privatliv, fred og ro odosobnienie, zacisze privacidade intimitate уединение súkromie zasebnost privatnost avskildhet, privatliv ความสันโดษ özel hayat, mahremiyet 隱居 самотність; відлюдність عزلت، عليحدگي sự riêng tư; đời tư 隐居

adv privately

privaat بِصورَةٍ خُصوصِيَّه частно soukromě privat; personligt privat ιδιωτικά privadamente, en privado privaatselt بطور خصوصی yksityisesti en privé בְּאוֹפֶן פְּרָטִי व्यक्तिगत रूप से titkosan; személyesen secara pribadi undir fjögur augu; leynilega privatamente 個人として 개인으로서, 은밀하게 privačiai, asmeniškai privāti; personiski secara peribadi priv{#225}{#130}{#225} privat prywatnie particularmente în particular; între patru ochi частный образом súkromne zasebno privatno privat, personligt อย่างสันโดษ özel olarak 私人地 приватно نجي طور پر một cách riêng tư 私人地

private enterprise

the management and financing of industry etc by individual persons or companies and not by the state. privaat onderneming أعمال حُرَّه частно предприятие soukromé podnikání privat virksomhed freie Wirtschaft ιδιωτική πρωτοβουλία empresa privada eraettevõte, eraettevõtlus اقتصاد آزاد yksityisyritys entreprise privée יָזמָה פְּרָטִית निजी उद्यम व्यवस्था magánvállalkozás perusahaan swasta frjálst framtak, einkaframtak iniziativa privata 民間企業 민간기업 privatus verslas privātuzņēmums perusahaan swasta particulier initiatief privat initiativ/virksomhet sektor prywatny iniciativa privada întreprindere particulară частное предприятие súkromné podnikanie zasebno podjetje privatno preduzeće fri företagsamhet บริษัทเอกชน özel girişim 私人企業 підприємництво نجي کمپني، غير سرکاري کمپني doanh nghiệp tư nhân 私人企业

private means

money that does not come from one's work but from investment, inheritance etc. privaatgeld أموال خاصَّه وِراثِيَّه частни средства soukromé příjmy privatindtægt; privatformue das Privatvermögen προσωπική περιουσία renta de fuente particular omanditulud پولی که بطور مرتب دریافت می شود اما شخص در قبال آن کاری انجام نمی دهد muut kuin ansiotulot fortune personnelle הַכנָסָה פְּרָטִית काम के बजाय निवेश इत्यादि से प्राप्त आय vagyon uang sendiri einkaeignir rendita 不労所得 불로 소득 asmeninės pajamos papildienākumi wang sendiri eigen middelen inntekt av formue/arv środki własne meios pessoais avere personală личное состояние súkromné príjmy zasebna sredstva privatna sredstva privat förmögenhet ผลกำไร şahsî gelir 工資以外的收入 особистий статок; особисте майно سرمايہ کاري يا وراثت وغيرہ سے ملے ہوئے مال thu nhập riêng do đầu tư, thừa kế (không phải từ lương) 工资以外的收入

in private

with no-one else listening or watching; not in public May I speak to you in private? privaat سِرّاً، بَعيدا عن الأنْظار насаме mezi čtyřma očima privat; under fire øjne unter vier Augen ιδιαιτέρως, κατ' ιδίαν en privado nelja silma all بطور خصوصی yksityisesti en privé בִיחִידוּת अकेले में bizalmasan secara pribadi undir fjögur augu in privato こっそり 비공개적으로 privačiai, prie keturių akių konfidenciāli; slepeni berdua sahaja onder vier ogen under fire øyne, på tomannshånd na osobności em particular în particular; între patru ochi конфиденциально medzi štyrmi očami zaupno privatno privat, enskilt, mellan fyra ögon เป็นการส่วนตัว özel olarak, baş başa 秘密地 наодинці عليحدہ، رازدارانہ riêng 秘密地

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private → خصوصي soukromý privat privat ιδιωτικός privado yksityinen privé privatan privato 個人的な 사적인 privé privat prywatny privado частный privat ที่เป็นส่วนตัว özel riêng tư 私密的