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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grades, in many armies and marine corps private first class [from Latin prīvātus belonging to one individual, withdrawn from public life, from prīvāre to deprive, bereave] privately adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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 solitary, reserved, retiring, withdrawn, discreet, secretive, self-contained, reclusive, reticent, insular, introvert, uncommunicative Gould was an intensely private individual.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 B. N 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 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) 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 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 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 private: private company n → Privatgesellschaft f private detective n → Privatdetektiv(in) m(f) private enterprise 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) private: private member n (Brit Parl) → Abgeordnete(r) mf (der/die nicht der Regierung angehört); private’s bill → Gesetzesinitiative f → eines Abgeordneten private parts private patient n → Privatpatient(in) m(f) private pension scheme n → Privatrente f private practice 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 company n → Unternehmen nt → des privaten Sektors, privatwirtschaftliches Unternehmen private tuition n → Privatunterricht m private view n → Vorabbesichtigung f 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 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 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 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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