privé
private
adjective pree-VEH Less Common
Origin: Latin privatus, from privare (to deprive)
Also means
deprived of
Usage Note
privé contrasts with public: secteur privé ('private sector'), vie privée ('private life'). It can also follow être privé de meaning 'to be deprived of something'. The feminine form is privée.
Examples
"C'est une propriété privée."
Natural Translation
This is private property.
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