private

private: private [ˈpraɪvɪt]

1. adjective

   a. ( = not open to public) privé ; [gardens] privatif

   b. ( = personal) [house, lesson, room] particulier ; [car, bank account, letter] personnel

• a private house une maison particulière

• he has a number of private pupils il donne des leçons particulières

• a private citizen un simple citoyen

• in his private life dans sa vie privée

• it's a private matter c'est personnel

• this matter is strictly private c'est strictement confidentiel

• it's not very private here on n'est pas très tranquille ici

• he's a very private person c'est un homme très secret

• "private" (on envelope) « personnel »

   c. ( = outside public sector) private health insurance assurance f maladie privée

• private patient (British) patient(e) m(f) consultant en clientèle privée

• to be in private practice ≈ être médecin non conventionné

2. noun

   a. ( = soldier) simple soldat m

   b. ► in private en privé

3. compounds

► private detective noun détective m privé

► private enterprise noun entreprise f privée

► private eye (inf) noun privé (inf) m

► private finance initiative noun (British) initiative f de financement privé

► private investigator noun détective m privé

► private joke noun plaisanterie f pour initiés

► private parts (inf) plural noun

(euphemistic) parties fpl intimes

► private property noun propriété f privée

► private school noun école f privée

► private sector noun secteur m privé

► private study noun (British) étude f

► private tuition noun leçons fpl particulières

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['praɪvɪt] 1.
noun simple soldat m
2.
adjective

1) (not for general public) privé

room with private bath — chambre avec salle de bains particulière

the funeral will be private — l'enterrement aura lieu dans la plus stricte intimité

2) (personal, not associated with company) [letter, phone call, capacity] personnel/-elle; [sale] de particulier à particulier

private life — vie privée

the private citizen — le (simple) particulier

3) (not public, not state-run) gen privé; [housing, accommodation, landlord, lesson] particulier/-ière

private industry — le (secteur) privé

4) [talk, meeting, matter] privé; [reason, opinion, thought] personnel/-elle

to come to a private understanding — s'arranger à l'amiable

to keep something private — préserver l'intimité de quelque chose

a private joke — une plaisanterie pour initiés

5) [place] tranquille

6) (secretive) renfermé (sur soi-même)
3.
in private adverbial phrase en privé

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to go private — GB Medicine se faire soigner dans le (secteur) privé

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