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I . public [ˈpʌblɪk] ADJ

II . public [ˈpʌblɪk] N

public
público m
in public
em público

public affairs N pl

public assistance N Am

public defender N Am LAW

public domain N

public expenditure N, public expense N

public funds N pl

public health N no pl

public holiday N

public house N esp Brit form

public house
pub m

public interest N

Usage examples with public

in public
em público
public announcement
comunicado oficial
(public) amenities Brit
instalações públicas
public purse
erário m
the general public
o público em geral
public sector borrowing
empréstimo do setor público
a public corporation Brit
uma empresa pública
to withdraw from public life
retirar-se da vida pública
to go public with sth
vender ações de a. c. no mercado de capitais
to be in the public domain
ser de domínio público
you are debarred from holding public offices
você está proibido de exercer cargos públicos
to be under private/public ownership
ser de propriedade privada/domínio público

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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A speaking fee is a payment awarded to an individual for speaking at a public event.
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It would be hard to turn down a ferrari and speedboat though, and that's why we need to be vigilant about the govenrments relationships with private enterprise and public wealth.
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Deference should be given only with a justification consistent with democratic values and sufficiently necessary to maintain public order.
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A fifth of each ton extracted from these mines was crown property, the rest being divided among claim owners, contractors and public administrators.
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She does not shy away from subjects seen by the public as taboo.
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Divorces were frowned upon, no matter what the provocation, and a man who was sued at law, particularly upon his promissory note, was almost disgraced in the public mind.
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Dinnerware relies on support from public participation of its projects and draws large audiences to its various exhibitions and innovative events.
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The overcapacity and costs tied up 92 percent of the public information technology budget, hindering other project which could have created value from being carried out.
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Nearly more than 20 public bus lines crisscross the city and its countryside.
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It spent 1.6 million of public money on the scheme, so a greater than tenfold return on investment was expected.
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