privately

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.

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	privately - kept private or confined to those intimately concerned; "it was discussed privately between the two men"; "privately, she thought differently"; "some member of his own party hoped privately for his defeat"; "he was questioned in private" in camera, in private in public, publically, publicly - in a manner accessible to or observable by the public; openly; "she admitted publicly to being a communist"
	2.	privately - by a private person or interest; "a privately financed campaign" publicly - by the public or the people generally; "publicly provided medical care"; "publicly financed schools"

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privately

adverb

1. in private, alone, discreetly, behind closed doors, in camera, confidentially He will see the Prime Minister privately on Thursday.

2. secretly, personally, deep down, inwardly, unofficially He was privately annoyed at the request.

Translations

privately [ˈpraɪvɪtlɪ] ADV

1. (= not publicly) → en privado
many politicians privately admit that → en privado, muchos políticos admiten que ...
the country may be publicly supporting sanctions while privately violating them → puede que oficialmente el país esté apoyando las sanciones mientras que extraoficialmente las esté infringiendo
is there anywhere where we can talk privately? → ¿hay algún sitio donde podamos hablar en privado?
senior officials from the two sides met privately → altos funcionarios de ambas partes se reunieron en privado or a puerta(s)cerrada(s)
privately he was furious at the prime minister's decision → aunque no lo demostró, estaba furioso con la decisión del primer ministro
I tried to be understanding but privately I was very angry with her → intenté ser comprensiva pero por dentro estaba muy enfadada con ella
the Foreign Office was privately appalled → extraoficialmente, el Ministerio de Exterior estaba horrorizado

2. (= independently) one in every four of these operations is now done privately → ahora una de cada cuatro operaciones de este tipo se hace en clínicas privadas
he is being privately educated → va a un colegio privado or particular
privately financed projects → proyectos mpl de financiación privada
privately funded organizations → organizaciones fpl fundadas por particulares
privately owned land → tierras fpl que son propiedad privada

privately [ˈpraɪvətli] adv

[talk, meet] → en privé

(= within oneself) → intérieurement
privately owned adj [house, flat, company] → privé(e)
Private Member's Bill n (British) → proposition f de loi
private ownership n → propriété f privée
private ownership of land → la propriété privée de la terre
to return sth to private ownership (= privatize) → transférer qch au privé
to be in private ownership (= privately owned) → appartenir au privé
to be transferred to private ownership → être transféré(e) au privé
private parts npl → parties fpl (génitales)
private practice n [doctor, lawyer] → exercice m libéral
in private practice [doctor, dentist] → d'exercice libéral, en exercice libéral
doctors in private practice → des médecins d'exercice libéral, des médecins en exercice libéral
He would have earned more money in private practice → Il aurait gagné plus d'argent en exercice libéral.
to work in private practice [doctor] → travailler en exercice libéral
private property n → propriété f privée
private school n → école f privée
private sector

n
the private sector → le secteur privé
small firms in the private sector → les petites compagnies du secteur privé
to be in the private sector [company] → être dans le secteur privé

modif [employee, company] → du secteur privé
private soldier n (= private) → soldat m de deuxième classe
private study n (British) → étude f
private tuition n → cours mpl particuliers

privately

adv

(= not publicly) → privat; may I speak to you privately? → kann ich Sie privat sprechen or unter vier Augen sprechen?; the meeting was held privately → das Treffen wurde in kleinem Kreis or Rahmen abgehalten; a privately owned company → ein Unternehmen in Privatbesitz; he is being privately educated → er wird privat erzogen; she is having the operation privately → sie lässt sich auf eigene Kosten operieren; I sold/bought my car privately → ich habe meinen Wagen privat verkauft/privat or von Privat gekauft

(= secretly, personally, unofficially) → persönlich; I have been told privately that … → mir wurde vertraulich mitgeteilt, dass …; privately I think that … → ich persönlich glaube, dass …; but privately he was very upset → doch innerlich war er sehr aufgebracht

privately [ˈpraɪvɪtlɪ] adv

a. (not publicly) → privatamente, in privato

b. (secretly) → in privato; (personally) → personalmente; (within o.s.) → dentro di sé

c. (unofficially) → a titolo personale

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privately [ˈpraɪvɪtlɪ] adv

a. (not publicly) → privatamente, in privato

b. (secretly) → in privato; (personally) → personalmente; (within o.s.) → dentro di sé

c. (unofficially) → a titolo personale