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English
rank|agree|sit|considerable|767|private|dinner|command|etc.
Etymology
From L. privatus, "bereaved", "set apart from", from privare, "to deprive", from privus, "single", "peculiar".
Pronunciation
IPA|/ËpɹaɪvÉt/
audio|en-us-private.ogg|Audio (US)
Hyphenation: pri·vate
Adjective
en-adj
- Not done in the view of or with the possibility of disturbance by others.
#: private activity
- Intended only for one's own use.
#: private papers
- Not accessible by the public.
#: private property
Synonyms
(done in the view of others): secluded
(intended only for one's own use): personal
(not accessible by the public):
Antonyms
public
Translations
trans-top|not done in the view of others
Arabic: Arab|خاص IPAchar|(xaÊÊ)
Chinese: ç§äººç (sÄ«rén de)
Czech: soukromý m
Dutch: in privé, privaat
Esperanto: privata
Finnish: yksityinen
French: privé m, privée f
German: privat
Hebrew: he-translation|פר××|p"rati
trans-mid
Hungarian: magán-, privát
Italian: privato#Italian|privato m, privata f
Japanese: å人㮠(ãããã®, kojin no)
Korean: ì¬ì ì¸ (sajeokin)
Portuguese: privado
Russian: ÑаÑÑнÑй (Äástnyj)
Spanish: privado
Swedish: privat
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trans-top|intended only for one's own use
Czech: soukromý m
Dutch: persoonlijk
French: personnel m, personnelle f
Finnish: yksityinen, henkilököhtainen
German: privat
trans-mid
Hebrew: he-translation|פר××|p"rati
Hungarian: külön
Indonesian: pribadi
Italian: personale#Italian|personale m|f
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trans-top|not accessible by the public
Czech: soukromý m
Dutch: privé
Esperanto: privata
Finnish: yksityis- (in compounds)
trans-mid
French: privé m, privée f
German: privat
Hebrew: he-translation|פר××|p"rati
Italian: privato#Italian|privato m, privata f
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Noun
en-noun
- The lowest rank of the army.
- A soldier of the rank of private.
- (in plural privates) A euphemistic term for the genitals.
Synonyms
(genitals): bits, private parts
Translations
trans-top|rank
Finnish: sotamies
trans-mid
Hungarian: közlegény
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trans-top|soldier
Finnish: sotamies
Hungarian: közlegény
trans-mid
Spanish: soldado raso m
trans-bottom
genitals <!--Note: add only euphemistic translations here-->
mid
Derived terms
in private
privacy
private parts
Category:1000 English basic words
Category:Military ranks
Esperanto
Adverb
eo-adv
- privately
Italian
Adjective
private p
- feminine of|privato
Verb form
private
- feminine plural past participle of privare
- second-person plural indicative present of privare
- second-person plural imperative of privare
Category:Italian adjective forms
Category:Italian verb forms
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id:private
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kk:private
ku:private
lt:private
hu:private
ja:private
pl:private
ru:private
simple:private
fi:private
ta:private
te:private
vi:private
tr:private
uk:private
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