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privy

/ˈprɪvi/

Translations

privynoun

privies

/ˈprɪvi/

latrinesTerme courant pour désigner des toilettes extérieures rudimentaires.

The old farmhouse still had a privy in the backyard.

La vieille ferme avait encore des latrines dans la cour arrière.

Additional translations

ayant causeDroit : personne ayant un intérêt juridique direct dans une affaire.

Synonyms

informed person

privyadjective

privier

Comp.

priviest

Super.

/ˈprɪvi/

dans la confidenceSe dit d’une personne qui connaît un secret ou des informations privées.

She was privy to the confidential details of the merger.

Elle était dans la confidence des détails confidentiels de la fusion.

secretSens littéraire ou soutenu : non public, caché.

They held a privy meeting to discuss the delicate issue.

Ils ont tenu une réunion secrète pour discuter de la question délicate.

Synonyms

privynoun

A toilet located in a small shed outside a house or other building; an outhouse.

The old farmhouse still had a privy in the backyard.

A person who has a direct or legally recognized interest in a matter; one who is in privity with another.

The settlement is binding upon the parties and all their privies.

privyadjective

Having knowledge of something private or secret.

She was privy to the confidential details of the merger.

Not open or public; concealed or secret.

They held a privy meeting to discuss the delicate issue.