"private" meaning in Inglese

See private in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈpɹaɪvɪt/, /ˈpɹaɪvət/ Audio: en-us-private.ogg Forms: more [comparative], most [superlative]
  1. privato, riservato, personale
    Sense id: it-private-en-adj-UsF7tDet
  2. privato, non pubblico o non statale
    Sense id: it-private-en-adj-8-J0cwnV
  3. privato, riservato, segreto
    Sense id: it-private-en-adj-q6i69Le1
  4. riservato, discreto, chiuso, non comunicativo
    Sense id: it-private-en-adj-IP9UaCOW
  5. appartato, solitario, intimo
    Sense id: it-private-en-adj-2EN9xlrF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: privatize, privatization
Categories (other): Aggettivi in inglese, Parole in inglese Synonyms: personal, secret, reserved, (di persona; riservato, non comunicativo), secretive, reserved, (di luogo; appartato, solitario), secluded, intimate, soldier, genitals, bits

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɹaɪvɪt/, /ˈpɹaɪvət/ Audio: en-us-private.ogg Forms: privates [plural]
  1. soldato semplice
    Sense id: it-private-en-noun-lhbTnxl0 Topics: military
  2. , le parti intime, i genitali
    Sense id: it-private-en-noun-YWdq1cdq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: privatize, privatization
Categories (other): Parole in inglese, Sostantivi in inglese Synonyms: personal, secret, reserved, (di persona; riservato, non comunicativo), secretive, reserved, (di luogo; appartato, solitario), secluded, intimate, soldier, genitals, bits

Inflected forms

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "public"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Aggettivi in inglese",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Parole in inglese",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "privatize"
    },
    {
      "word": "privatization"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "dal latinoprivatus, participio perfetto di privo, \"privare, togliere\""
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Inglese",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "pos_title": "Aggettivo",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "text": "private correspondence",
          "translation": "corrispondenza privata"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "text": "private life",
          "translation": "vita privata"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              32,
              39
            ]
          ],
          "text": "you can't read that paper, it's private!",
          "translation": "non puoi leggere quel documento, è privato!"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "privato, riservato, personale"
      ],
      "id": "it-private-en-adj-UsF7tDet"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "text": "private property",
          "translation": "proprietà privata"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              2,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "text": "a private citizen",
          "translation": "un privato cittadino [che non ha ruolo nell'organizzazione statale]"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "privato, non pubblico o non statale"
      ],
      "id": "it-private-en-adj-8-J0cwnV"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              24,
              31
            ]
          ],
          "text": "my name and address are private, and should not be known to the public",
          "translation": "il mio nome e indirizzo sono riservati, e non dovrebbero essere noti al pubblico"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "privato, riservato, segreto"
      ],
      "id": "it-private-en-adj-q6i69Le1"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              20
            ]
          ],
          "text": "he is a very private person, no one knows his well",
          "translation": "è una persona molto riservata, nessuno lo conosce bene"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "riservato, discreto, chiuso, non comunicativo"
      ],
      "id": "it-private-en-adj-IP9UaCOW",
      "raw_tags": [
        "riferito a persona"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              34,
              41
            ]
          ],
          "text": "I like this place, it's quiet and private",
          "translation": "mi piace questo posto, è silenzioso e appartato"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "appartato, solitario, intimo"
      ],
      "id": "it-private-en-adj-2EN9xlrF",
      "raw_tags": [
        "riferito a luogo"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "en-us-private.ogg",
      "ipa": "/ˈpɹaɪvɪt/, /ˈpɹaɪvət/",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/ca/En-us-private.ogg/En-us-private.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/en-us-private.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "personale"
      ],
      "word": "personal"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "segreto"
      ],
      "word": "secret"
    },
    {
      "word": "reserved"
    },
    {
      "word": "(di persona; riservato"
    },
    {
      "word": "non comunicativo)"
    },
    {
      "word": "secretive"
    },
    {
      "word": "reserved"
    },
    {
      "word": "(di luogo; appartato"
    },
    {
      "word": "solitario)"
    },
    {
      "word": "secluded"
    },
    {
      "word": "intimate"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "soldato semplice"
      ],
      "word": "soldier"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "genitali"
      ],
      "word": "genitals"
    },
    {
      "word": "bits"
    }
  ],
  "word": "private"
}

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "public"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Parole in inglese",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Sostantivi in inglese",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "privatize"
    },
    {
      "word": "privatization"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "dal latinoprivatus, participio perfetto di privo, \"privare, togliere\""
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "privates",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Inglese",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Sostantivo",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "text": "the privates must obey the orders",
          "translation": "i soldati semplici devono obbedire agli ordini"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "soldato semplice"
      ],
      "id": "it-private-en-noun-lhbTnxl0",
      "topics": [
        "military"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              19,
              27
            ]
          ],
          "text": "he kicked me in my privates",
          "translation": "mi ha dato un calcio sui genitali"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        ", le parti intime, i genitali"
      ],
      "id": "it-private-en-noun-YWdq1cdq",
      "raw_tags": [
        "familiare",
        "al plurale"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "en-us-private.ogg",
      "ipa": "/ˈpɹaɪvɪt/, /ˈpɹaɪvət/",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/ca/En-us-private.ogg/En-us-private.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/en-us-private.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "personale"
      ],
      "word": "personal"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "segreto"
      ],
      "word": "secret"
    },
    {
      "word": "reserved"
    },
    {
      "word": "(di persona; riservato"
    },
    {
      "word": "non comunicativo)"
    },
    {
      "word": "secretive"
    },
    {
      "word": "reserved"
    },
    {
      "word": "(di luogo; appartato"
    },
    {
      "word": "solitario)"
    },
    {
      "word": "secluded"
    },
    {
      "word": "intimate"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "soldato semplice"
      ],
      "word": "soldier"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "genitali"
      ],
      "word": "genitals"
    },
    {
      "word": "bits"
    }
  ],
  "word": "private"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "public"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Aggettivi in inglese",
    "Parole in inglese"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "privatize"
    },
    {
      "word": "privatization"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "dal latinoprivatus, participio perfetto di privo, \"privare, togliere\""
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Inglese",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "pos_title": "Aggettivo",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "text": "private correspondence",
          "translation": "corrispondenza privata"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "text": "private life",
          "translation": "vita privata"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              32,
              39
            ]
          ],
          "text": "you can't read that paper, it's private!",
          "translation": "non puoi leggere quel documento, è privato!"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "privato, riservato, personale"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "text": "private property",
          "translation": "proprietà privata"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              2,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "text": "a private citizen",
          "translation": "un privato cittadino [che non ha ruolo nell'organizzazione statale]"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "privato, non pubblico o non statale"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              24,
              31
            ]
          ],
          "text": "my name and address are private, and should not be known to the public",
          "translation": "il mio nome e indirizzo sono riservati, e non dovrebbero essere noti al pubblico"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "privato, riservato, segreto"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              20
            ]
          ],
          "text": "he is a very private person, no one knows his well",
          "translation": "è una persona molto riservata, nessuno lo conosce bene"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "riservato, discreto, chiuso, non comunicativo"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "riferito a persona"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              34,
              41
            ]
          ],
          "text": "I like this place, it's quiet and private",
          "translation": "mi piace questo posto, è silenzioso e appartato"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "appartato, solitario, intimo"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "riferito a luogo"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "en-us-private.ogg",
      "ipa": "/ˈpɹaɪvɪt/, /ˈpɹaɪvət/",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/ca/En-us-private.ogg/En-us-private.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/en-us-private.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "personale"
      ],
      "word": "personal"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "segreto"
      ],
      "word": "secret"
    },
    {
      "word": "reserved"
    },
    {
      "word": "(di persona; riservato"
    },
    {
      "word": "non comunicativo)"
    },
    {
      "word": "secretive"
    },
    {
      "word": "reserved"
    },
    {
      "word": "(di luogo; appartato"
    },
    {
      "word": "solitario)"
    },
    {
      "word": "secluded"
    },
    {
      "word": "intimate"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "soldato semplice"
      ],
      "word": "soldier"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "genitali"
      ],
      "word": "genitals"
    },
    {
      "word": "bits"
    }
  ],
  "word": "private"
}

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "public"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Parole in inglese",
    "Sostantivi in inglese"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "privatize"
    },
    {
      "word": "privatization"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "dal latinoprivatus, participio perfetto di privo, \"privare, togliere\""
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "privates",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Inglese",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Sostantivo",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "text": "the privates must obey the orders",
          "translation": "i soldati semplici devono obbedire agli ordini"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "soldato semplice"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "military"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              19,
              27
            ]
          ],
          "text": "he kicked me in my privates",
          "translation": "mi ha dato un calcio sui genitali"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        ", le parti intime, i genitali"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "familiare",
        "al plurale"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "en-us-private.ogg",
      "ipa": "/ˈpɹaɪvɪt/, /ˈpɹaɪvət/",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/ca/En-us-private.ogg/En-us-private.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/en-us-private.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "personale"
      ],
      "word": "personal"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "segreto"
      ],
      "word": "secret"
    },
    {
      "word": "reserved"
    },
    {
      "word": "(di persona; riservato"
    },
    {
      "word": "non comunicativo)"
    },
    {
      "word": "secretive"
    },
    {
      "word": "reserved"
    },
    {
      "word": "(di luogo; appartato"
    },
    {
      "word": "solitario)"
    },
    {
      "word": "secluded"
    },
    {
      "word": "intimate"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "soldato semplice"
      ],
      "word": "soldier"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "genitali"
      ],
      "word": "genitals"
    },
    {
      "word": "bits"
    }
  ],
  "word": "private"
}

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