privately

/ˈpɹaɪvətɫi/ adv B2 ✓

In a private manner.

Word Origin Privately comes from private, from Latin privatus 'set apart, belonging to oneself,' from privare 'to deprive, separate.' So private originally meant 'deprived of public office' — a private citizen was one not holding public position. The same root gives us deprive, privilege (a law for an individual), and privy (sharing private knowledge).

adv In a private manner. B2 ✓

They discussed the sensitive matter privately in his office.

(副词) 私下地;秘密地;不公开地

他们在他的办公室里私下讨论了这件敏感事宜。

(adverbio) en privado; confidencialmente; a puerta cerrada; en secreto; personalmente [En privado; de manera confidencial o personal.]

Discutieron el asunto delicado en privado en su oficina.

(adverbe) en privé; confidentiellement; dans l'intimité; en toute discrétion [En privé ; de manière confidentielle, sans témoins ni public.]

Ils ont discuté de cette affaire sensible en privé dans son bureau.

(Adverb) privat; unter vier Augen; vertraulich [Auf eine Weise, die nicht öffentlich ist; unter Ausschluss der Öffentlichkeit.]

Sie besprachen die heikle Angelegenheit **privately** in seinem Büro.

(副詞) 私的に、内密に、人目を避けて。他人に知られずに。

彼らは彼のofficeでsensitive matterをprivately(内密に)discussedした。

(advérbio) privadamente; em particular; reservadamente; em privado [De maneira privada.]

Eles discutiram o assunto delicado em particular em seu escritório.

Word parts: private + ly

Common collocations

own verb educate verb rented adj buy verb print verb rent verb publicly adv admit verb publish verb official subst finance verb accommodation subst

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