private in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for private in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.private [Brit ˈprʌɪvət, Am ˈpraɪvɪt] ADJ

1. private (not for general public):

private property, land, beach, chapel, jet, vehicle, line, collection, party, viewing

privato

room with private bath

camera con bagno

the funeral, the wedding will be private

il funerale, il matrimonio sarà celebrato in forma privata

2. private (personal, not associated with company):

private letter, phone call, use of car, income, means

personale

private life

privato

private sale

a privati

a person of private means

una persona con delle rendite personali

she is making a private visit

è in visita privata

to act in a private capacity or as a private person

agire a titolo personale

the private citizen

il privato cittadino

3. private (not public, not state-run):

private sector, healthcare, education, school, hospital, housing, landlord, firm

privato

private accommodation

presso privati

private industry

l'industria privata

private lessons

lezioni private

4. private (not to be openly revealed):

private conversation, talk, meeting, matter

riservato

private reason, opinion, thought

personale

to come to a private understanding

accordarsi in via amichevole

to keep sth private

mantenere il riserbo su qc

it's our private joke

è una battuta fra noi

5. private (undisturbed):

private place, room, corner

tranquillo

let's go inside where we can be private

andiamo in casa dove possiamo stare tranquilli

6. private (secretive):

private person

riservato

II.private [Brit ˈprʌɪvət, Am ˈpraɪvɪt] N

1. private:

private

soldato m semplice

Private Taylor

soldato Taylor

2. private:

in private

in privato

III.privates N

privates npl inf:

privates

parti f intime

IV.private [Brit ˈprʌɪvət, Am ˈpraɪvɪt]

to go private ECON

privatizzarsi

to go private MED

farsi curare privatamente

private practice [Brit, Am ˈpraɪvɪt ˈpræktəs] N Brit MED

private practice

esercizio m privato della professione

to work or be in private practice doctor:

esercitare privatamente

private eye [Am praɪvət ˈaɪ] N inf

private eye

investigatore m privato / investigatrice f privata

private eye

detective mf

private company [Brit] N

private company

società f privata

private member [Brit, Am ˈpraɪvɪt ˈmɛmbər] N (in GB)

private member

= membro del parlamento che non fa parte del governo

private soldier [Brit, Am ˈpraɪvɪt ˈsoʊldʒər] N

private soldier

soldato m semplice

private detective [Brit, Am ˈpraɪvɪt dəˈtɛktɪv] N

private detective

investigatore m privato / investigatrice f privata

private detective

detective mf

private treaty [Am ˈpraɪvɪt ˈtridi] N

private treaty

trattativa f privata

by private treaty

per trattativa privata

private parts [Brit, Am ˈpraɪvɪt pɑrts] N npl euph

private parts

parti f intime

private investigator [Am ˈpraɪvɪt ɪnˈvɛstəˌɡeɪdər] N

private investigator → private detective

See also private detective

private detective [Brit, Am ˈpraɪvɪt dəˈtɛktɪv] N

private detective

investigatore m privato / investigatrice f privata

private detective

detective mf

private in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for private in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.private [ˈpraɪ·vət] ADJ

1. private (not public):

private

privato, -a

2. private (confidential):

private

riservato, -a

sb's private opinion

l'opinione personale di qu

he's a very private person

è una persona molto riservata

3. private (intimate):

private

intimo, -a

private parts

parti f pl intime

II.private [ˈpraɪ·vət] N

1. private pl inf (genitals):

private

parti f pl intime

2. private MIL:

private

soldato m semplice

private eye N inf, private investigator N

private eye

investigatore (-trice) privato m (f)

private property N

private property

proprietà f privata

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private viewing (of exhibition)

vernissage m inv

private viewing (of film)

proiezione f privata

Translations for private in the Italian»English Dictionary

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privato (-a)

private

in privato

in private

privato (-a)

private citizen

privato

private life

privato

private sector

detective

private detective

caporale

private first class

ripetizione

private lesson

investigatore privato

private detective

private Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

private means

rendita f

sb's private opinion

l'opinione personale di qu

he's a very private person

è una persona molto riservata

private parts

parti f pl intime

public/private sector

settore pubblico/privato

private viewing (of exhibition)

vernissage m inv

private viewing (of film)

proiezione f privata

to probe into sb's private life

indagare sulla vita privata di qu

to be under private/public ownership

essere di proprietà privata/pubblica

to hire a private detective to follow sb

sguinzagliare un detective dietro qu

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

As of 2006, the castle belongs to a private owner.

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He vowed to bring law and order back to the streets of the city and, to that end, allowed private citizens to own handguns.

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Some subsidiary components of this rule may permit private possession of obscene materials at one's home.

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The money was stored in a cement-block strong room with a round-the-clock private security guard.

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He received his early education from private tutors.

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Not foreign banks, whose private claims against debtor nations can not exceed its private contracts.

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The station does not include public parking, but is within walking distance of several private parking lots that require payment.

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Private investors paid the top price for another property at the auction.

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Funding for the project was sought from both public and private sources.

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The railway station is now a private house.

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