private
/ˈpraɪvɪt/ adjectiveTranslation
NOT EVERYONE › only for one person or group and not for everyone
hususi, özel, kişisel, şahsî
Each room has a balcony and a private bathroom. You can't park here - this is private property.17801966NOT GOVERNMENT › controlled by or paid for by a person or company and not by the government
özel
Charles went to a private school.1445SECRET › If information or an emotion is private, you do not want other people to know about it.
gizli, özel
This is a private matter - it doesn't concern you.1985 in private › If you do something in private, you do it where other people cannot see or hear you.
özel olarak, yalnız
I need to talk to you in private.1985 sb's private life › someone's personal relationships and activities and not their work
özel hayat; mahrem yaşam
1985QUIET › A place which is private is quiet and there are no other people there to see or hear what you are doing.
privately adverb › yalnız, özel, sakin, sessiz, gözlerden uzak, ücra
Is there somewhere private where we can talk?1985özel olarak
(Definition of private adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
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