Spanish Translation of “private”

1. [conversation, visit, land, matter] privado
2. [letter, reason, opinion] personal
3. [language] secreto
4. [thoughts, grief, fantasy] íntimo

private (on door) privado (on envelope) confidencial

private and confidential confidencial

private fishing coto masculine de pesca

private parking aparcamiento masculine or (Latin American) estacionamiento masculine privado

it's a silly private joke of ours es un chiste tonto que solo nosotras entendemos

to keep sth private [+ beliefs] no hablar de algo [+ opinions, views, doubts] guardarse algo, reservarse algo ⇒ I have always kept my political beliefs private nunca he hablado de mis ideas políticas ⇒ he was diagnosed with AIDS in 1994 but kept it private en 1994 le diagnosticaron SIDA pero lo mantuvo en secreto ⇒ I want to keep this private quiero que esto quede entre nosotros

I've always tried to keep my private life private [famous person] siempre he intentado mantener mi vida privada alejada de la mirada del público [ordinary person] siempre he intentado mantener mi vida privada fuera del alcance de los demás

to be in private ownership ser propiedad privada

he's a very private person es una persona muy reservada

1. [car, house, lesson, room] particular
2. [bank account] personal

in a or one's private capacity a título personal

for your private information únicamente para su información

for private use para el uso personal

1. [medicine, education, finance] privado
2. [school] privado, particular
3. [patient, tutor, teacher] particular

1. [place] retirado

in private: could I talk to you in private? ¿te puedo hablar en privado? ⇒ I have been told in private that ... me han dicho confidencialmente or en confianza que ... ⇒ the committee sat in private la comisión se reunió a puerta(s) cerrada(s) or en privado ⇒ the wedding was held in private la boda se celebró en la intimidad ⇒ what people do in private is up to them lo que cada uno haga en su vida privada es asunto suyo