/pʁive/
Translation
private
Word origin
From Latin privatus ('set apart, belonging to one person'), the past participle of privare ('to deprive, to set apart'), from privus ('single, individual').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- privatus
- English cognates
- private, privation, deprive
Grammar
Examples
'.
His private life is no one else's business.
Cette , .
This beach is private, we cannot go there.
.
My brother works at a private school in Paris.
jet '.
He has a private jet for his business trips.
C' , ' .
It is a private conversation, please close the door.
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