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1 private
1. adjective1) (of, for, or belonging to, one person or group, not to the general public: The headmaster lives in a private apartment in the school; in my private (=personal) opinion; This information is to be kept strictly private; You shouldn't listen to private conversations.) privat2) (having no public or official position or rank: It is your duty as a private citizen to report this matter to the police.) vanlig, menig2. noun(in the army, an ordinary soldier, not an officer.) menig- privacy- privately
- private enterprise
- private means
- in privateindividuell--------privatIsubst. \/ˈpraɪvət\/( militærvesen) menig (soldat)in private privat, i enerom under fire øyne, på tomannshånd i (all) stillhet, tilbaketrukket i hemmelighet, i fortrolighet for lukkede dørerIIadj. \/ˈpraɪvət\/1) privat, personlig, privat-• in his private capacity he is...som privatperson er han...2) alene, som holder seg for seg selv, tilbaketrukket3) lukket4) hemmelig, fortrolig, privat5) avsides, skjult, atskiltdispose of something by private sale selge noe underhåndenprivate and confidential privat, (meddelt) i all fortrolighetprivate entrance se ➢ entrance, 1private goods eller private property privat eiendomprivate wrong se ➢ wrong, 1 -
2 eavesdrop
'i:vzdroppast tense, past participle - eavesdropped; verb((with on) to listen in order to overhear a private conversation: The child eavesdropped on her parents' discussion.) tyvlyttesmuglytteIsubst. \/ˈiːvzdrɒp\/takskjegg, ufsIIverb \/ˈiːvzdrɒp\/tyvlytte (på), lytte ved dørene -
3 closeted
adjective (engaged in a private conversation in a separate room from other people: They're closeted in his office.) i enerom med, i gang med privat samtale -
4 listen in on
(to listen intentionally to (a private conversation etc).) lytte
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