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private

UK
/ˈpraɪ.vət/
US
/ˈpraɪ.vɪt/
private sector
private sector
private sectors

Translations

privateadjective
more private
Comp.
most private
Super.
UK
/ˈpraɪ.vət/
US
/ˈpraɪ.vɪt/
She has a private office where she can work without interruptions.
Elle a un bureau privé où elle peut travailler sans interruptions.
Additional translations
confidentielEmployé pour des informations ou des affaires qui ne doivent pas être divulguées.
réservéPour une personne qui ne parle pas facilement de sa vie personnelle.
civilDans le sens de « sans fonction officielle ».
Synonyms
personal
secret
confidential
exclusive
individual
intimate
discreet
isolated
reserved
Antonyms
public
privatenoun
privates
pl
UK
/ˈpraɪ.vət/
US
/ˈpraɪ.vət/
soldatGrade militaire le plus bas.
The private was assigned to guard duty at the base.
Le soldat a été affecté à la garde de la base.
Additional translations
partiesFamilier, euphémisme pour désigner les organes génitaux externes.
Synonyms
soldier
enlisted man
enlistee
trooper
GI
grunt
private soldier
rank-and-file
foot soldier
ordinary

Definitions

privateadjective
Belonging to or for the use of one particular person or group of people only.
She has a private office where she can work without interruptions.
Not open to or controlled by the public.
The meeting was held in a private room to ensure confidentiality.
Not publicly known; confidential.
The details of the agreement remain private and undisclosed.
Reserved or secluded in manner; not inclined to share personal information.
She is a very private person and rarely talks about her personal life.
Having no official or public role; acting in a personal capacity rather than an official one.
He attended the ceremony as a private citizen, not as a government representative.
privatenoun
A soldier of the lowest rank in the army.
The private was assigned to guard duty at the base.
(usually privates) A person’s external genital organs.
He doubled over in pain after being struck in the privates.
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