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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.
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.
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. Capitalized in shares of stock that are held by a relatively small number of owners and are not traded on the open market: a private company; a company that went private; took a company private.
6. Not holding an official or public position: a private citizen.
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.
a. A noncommissioned rank in the US 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.
To take a publicly owned company into private ownership, as by a leveraged buyout.
Not in public; secretly or confidentially.
[Middle English privat, from Latin prīvātus, not in public life, past participle of prīvāre, to release, deprive, from prīvus, single, alone; see per in Indo-European roots.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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
10. in private in secret; confidentially
(Military) a soldier of the lowest rank, sometimes separated into qualification grades, in many armies and marine corps: private first class.
[C14: from Latin prīvātus belonging to one individual, withdrawn from public life, from prīvāre to deprive, bereave]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
1. belonging to some particular person or persons: private property.
2. pertaining to or affecting a particular person or a small group of persons: for your private satisfaction.
3. confined to or intended only for the person or persons immediately concerned: a private communication.
4. not holding public office or employment: private citizens.
5. not of an official or public character: to return to private life.
6. removed from or out of public view or knowledge; personal; secret: private papers.
7. not open or accessible to the general public: a private beach.
8. undertaken or operated independently: private research.
9. working as an independent individual: a private detective.
12. a soldier of one of the three lowest enlisted ranks.
in private, not publicly; secretly.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin prīvātus restricted, private, orig. past participle of prīvāre to deprive, rob (compare deprive); see -ate1]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
enlisted man - a male enlisted person in the armed forces
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"
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"
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"
inward - relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts; "a concern with inward reflections"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
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
7. unofficial, personal, non-official The President is here on a private visit.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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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?
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
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)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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.privado
the management and financing of industry etc by individual persons or companies and not by the state. empresa privada
money that does not come from one's work but from investment, inheritance etc. renta de fuente particular
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
___ practice → consulta particular;
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
private
adj privado, íntimo; — doctor médico -ca mf privado; — parts (fam) genitales mpl, partes íntimas (fam)
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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belonging to some particular person: private property.
pertaining to or affecting a particular person or a small group of persons; individual; personal: for your private satisfaction.
confined to or intended only for the persons immediately concerned; confidential: a private meeting.
personal and not publicly expressed: one's private feelings.
not holding public office or employment: private citizens.
not of an official or public character; unrelated to one's official job or position: a former senator who has returned to private life;a college president speaking in his private capacity as a legal expert.
removed from or out of public view or knowledge; secret: private papers.
not open or accessible to the general public: a private beach.
undertaken individually or personally: private research.
without the presence of others; alone: Let's go into another room where we can be private.
solitary; secluded: He wants to meet us in a more private place.
preferring privacy; retiring: a very private person.
intimate; most personal: private behavior.
of, having, or receiving special hospital facilities, privileges, and services, especially a room of one's own and liberal visiting hours: a private room; a private patient.
of, relating to, or coming from nongovernmental sources: private funding.
a soldier of one of the three lowest enlisted ranks.
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in private, not publicly; secretly: The hearing will be conducted in private.
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