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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Privado

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pɾiˈvadu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Private/ˈpraɪ.vɪt/
adjectivenounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #450 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Ela tem um escritório privado onde pode trabalhar sem interrupções."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Belonging to or for the use of one particular person or group; not public.

    "She has a private office where she can work without interruptions."
As noun
  1. 1

    A person of lower rank in the military.

    "The private was promoted to corporal after demonstrating exceptional bravery."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin adjective 'privatus', meaning 'set apart' or 'belonging to oneself', from the verb 'privare' meaning 'to deprive or release from'. It entered Middle English in the 15th century, initially denoting something removed from public life or official duties, later evolving to describe personal confidentiality and individual seclusion.

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