privately

privately
adverb privadamente, en privado
privately
tr['praɪvətlɪ]
adverb
1 (in private) en privado; (undisturbed, alone) en la intimidad
2 (personally) personalmente
■ privately, he was scared en el fuero interno, tenía miedo
3 (not by state) de forma privada
■ it's privately owned es de particulares
■ he wants his son privately educated quiere que su hijo vaya a un colegio privado
privately
adv.
• privadamente adv.
'praɪvətli, 'praɪvɪtli
adverb
1)
a) (in private) en privado

can I speak to you privately? — ¿puedo hablar contigo en privado or a solas?

the interview was held privately — la entrevista se celebró en privado or a puertas cerradas

b) (not publicly)

privately held views — opiniones fpl personales

they agree privately that ... — extraoficialmente admiten que ...

2)
a) (not by state or large concern)

privately educated — educado en colegio privado or particular

she had the operation done privately — (BrE) la operaron en una clínica privada

this land is privately owned — esta tierra es de particulares

b) (by private arrangement)

to sell something privately — vender algo personalmente or sin intermediarios

['praɪvɪtlɪ]
ADV
1) (=not publicly) en privado

many politicians privately admit that ... — en privado, muchos políticos admiten que ...

the country may be publicly supporting sanctions while privately violating them — puede que oficialmente el país esté apoyando las sanciones mientras que extraoficialmente las esté infringiendo

is there anywhere where we can talk privately? — ¿hay algún sitio donde podamos hablar en privado?

senior officials from the two sides met privately — altos funcionarios de ambas partes se reunieron en privado or a puerta(s) cerrada(s)

privately he was furious at the prime minister's decision — aunque no lo demostró, estaba furioso con la decisión del primer ministro

I tried to be understanding but privately I was very angry with her — intenté ser comprensiva pero por dentro estaba muy enfadada con ella

the Foreign Office was privately appalled — extraoficialmente, el Ministerio de Exterior estaba horrorizado

2) (=independently)

one in every four of these operations is now done privately — ahora una de cada cuatro operaciones de este tipo se hace en clínicas privadas

• he is being privately educated — va a un colegio privado or particular

• privately financed projects — proyectos mpl de financiación privada

• privately funded organizations — organizaciones fpl fundadas por particulares

• privately owned land — tierras fpl que son propiedad privada

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['praɪvətli, 'praɪvɪtli]
adverb
1)
a) (in private) en privado

can I speak to you privately? — ¿puedo hablar contigo en privado or a solas?

the interview was held privately — la entrevista se celebró en privado or a puertas cerradas

b) (not publicly)

privately held views — opiniones fpl personales

they agree privately that ... — extraoficialmente admiten que ...

2)
a) (not by state or large concern)

privately educated — educado en colegio privado or particular

she had the operation done privately — (BrE) la operaron en una clínica privada

this land is privately owned — esta tierra es de particulares

b) (by private arrangement)

to sell something privately — vender algo personalmente or sin intermediarios


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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