private

privado, confidencial

Destinado a que solo una persona o unas pocas lo vean o lo conozcan.

En inglés sencillo: Meant to be seen or known by only one person or a few people.

• That information is private.
• They had a private conversation after lunch.
• Please keep this message private.

Cómo se usa: keep something private (Please keep my phone number private.)

Sinónimos: confidential, secret

Antónimos: public

Expresiones frecuentes: private conversation, private information, keep something private, private message

privado, particular

Que pertenece a una persona o empresa, o lo ofrece esta, en lugar del Estado.

En inglés sencillo: Owned or provided by a person or company rather than the government.

• She works for a private company.
• They sent their son to a private school.
• Private hospitals charge patients for treatment.

Sinónimos: privately owned, independent

Antónimos: public, state-owned

Expresiones frecuentes: private company, private sector, private school, private hospital

personal, privado

Relacionado con la vida personal de alguien, fuera de su trabajo o sus funciones públicas.

En inglés sencillo: Connected with someone’s personal life rather than their work or public duties.

• His private life is quiet.
• She keeps her private affairs separate from work.
• He attended the meeting as a private citizen.

Sinónimos: personal

Antónimos: public, official

Expresiones frecuentes: private life, private affairs, private citizen, private journal

soldado raso

Soldado que ocupa el rango más bajo del ejército.

En inglés sencillo: A soldier with the lowest rank in an army.

• He joined the army as a private.
• The sergeant gave orders to the privates.
• She was promoted from private to corporal.

Expresiones frecuentes: army private, young private, private soldier

clase particular

Clase en la que un profesor enseña a un solo alumno.

En inglés sencillo: A lesson in which a teacher works with just one student.

• I booked a private with my dance teacher.
• She takes two privates a week to improve her ballet.
• How much does a private cost?

Sinónimos: private lesson, individual lesson

Expresiones frecuentes: book a private, take a private, weekly private