Compound Forms:
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| in private adv | (not publicly) | en privado loc adv |
| | He asked to speak to me in private. |
| | Me preguntó si podíamos hablar en privado. |
| | | a solas loc adv |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Recién cuando estuvimos a solas se animó a contar todo lo que había pasado. |
| own brand n | UK (private label: for a specific retailer) | marca propia nf + adj |
| own-brand n as adj | UK (private label: of a specific retailer) | de marca propia loc adj |
| PFI n | UK (private finance initiative) | iniciativa de financiación privada loc nom f |
| | (sigla en inglés) | PFI |
| PI n | initialism (private investigator) | investigador privado, investigadora privada nm, nf + adj |
| | | detective privado, detective privada n común + adj |
| | Stella hired a PI to find out who her husband was going out to meet every night. |
| private bill n | (law proposed by individual) | proyecto de ley de interés local nm + loc adj |
| private carrier n | (business: transports own goods) | transportista privado n común + adj |
| | | empresa de transportes privada nf + loc adj |
| private company n | (econ: shares not public) | empresa privada nf + adj |
| | | compañía privada nf + adj |
private detective,
private investigator n | (privately-hired investigator) | detective n común |
| | | investigador privado, investigadora privada loc nm, loc nf |
| | She hired a private detective to see if her husband was cheating. |
| | Contrató a un detective para averiguar si su esposo la engañaba. |
| private d*** n | dated, informal, US (detective) | detective n común |
| | | investigador privado, investigadora privada loc nm, loc nf |
| | She got a private d*** to investigate her husband. |
| | Contrató a un detective para que investigara a su marido. |
| private enterprise n | (economic doctrine) | empresa privada nf + adj |
| private eye n | informal (privately-hired detective) | detective privado, detective privada loc nm, loc nf |
| | Thompson hired a private eye to find out if his wife was having an affair. |
| | Thomson contrató a un detective privado para averiguar si su esposa estaba teniendo una aventura. |
| private first class n | US (US army rank) | soldado de primera loc nom m |
| private first class n | US (soldier with this rank) | soldado de primera loc nom m |
| private guard n | (personal security) | escolta privado n común + adj |
| | | guardaespaldas n común |
| private hearing n | (closed audience) | audiencia secreta nf + adj |
| | | audiencia a puerta cerrada loc nom f |
| private housing estate n | (privately owned group of homes) | condominio nm |
| | | complejo residencial nm + adj mf |
| private income n | (econ: from outside employment) | ingreso privado nm + adj |
| private international law n | (law: international rules) | derecho internacional privado loc nom m |
| private label n | (store's own brand) | marca propia nf + adj |
| | (ES) | marca blanca loc nom f |
| private law n | (law: non-government) | derecho privado nm + adj |
| private lessons npl | (paid individual tuition) | clases particulares nfpl + adj |
| | I have private lessons with Miss Pickett. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Por las tardes da clases particulares de inglés. |
| | | lecciones privadas nfpl + adj |
| | Tomo lecciones privadas con Miss Picket. |
| private message n | (PM: message not publicly visible) | mensaje privado nm + adj |
| | (coloquial) | privado nm |
| private-message [sb]⇒ vtr | informal (Internet: send [sb] a private message) | mandar un mensaje privado, enviar un mensaje privado loc verb |
| private nuisance n | (law: interfere with rights) (derecho sobre la propiedad) | perjuicio al individuo loc nom m |
| | | molestias causadas al individuo loc nom f |
private parts,
privates npl | (genitalia) (eufemismo) | partes privadas loc nom fpl |
| | | partes íntimas loc nom fpl |
| | | partes pudendas loc nom fpl |
| | | partes nfpl |
| private person n | ([sb] who values their privacy) | persona reservada nf + adj |
| | Fred doesn't share many details of his life with his co-workers; he is a private person. |
| private person n | (law: not a public figure) | particular n común |
| | | persona privada nf + adj |
| | | persona particular nf + adj |
| | The right of a private person to make an arrest is called “Citizen's Arrest.” |
| private plane n | (aircraft owned or hired privately) | avión privado nm + adj |
| private point of view n | (personal opinion) | opinión personal nf + adj mf |
| private practice n | (profession: independent) (de médico) | consultorio privado nm + adj |
| | (de abogado) | bufete privado nm + adj |
| | My doctor no longer works at that big clinic; he has gone into private practice. |
| | Mi doctor ya no trabaja en esa clínica grande; ahora está en un consultorio privado. |
| private practice n | (freelance work) | trabajo independiente nm + adj mf |
| | | trabajo por cuenta propia nm + loc adj |
| | (coloquial) | trabajo freelance nm + adj inv |
| | If you become a Certified Public Accountant, you can do private practice. |
| | Si eres contador certificado, puedes hacer trabajo independiente. |
| private property n | (law: not owned by government) | propiedad privada nf + adj |
| private prosecution n | (law: by individual) | acusación particular nf + adj mf |
| private school n | (privately-run school) | colegio privado nm + adj |
| | Did you attend public or private school? |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. De pequeña fui a un colegio privado, pero luego me cambié a uno público. |
| private secretary | (individual secretary) | secretario privado, secretaria privada nm, nf + adj |
| private sector | (economics) | sector privado nm + adj |
| private talk n | (confidential discussion) | conversación privada nf + adj |
| private tutor n | (teacher for one person) | profesor particular, profesora particular nm, nf + adj mf |
| | | tutor, tutora nm, nf |
| | The family hired a private tutor for their son. |
semiprivate,
semi-private adj | (partly private) | semiprivado adj |