La Palabra del Día: "privado"
privado ( pree-vah'-do )
adjective ( private )
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Guidelines:
Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either. Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well. Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary). Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.) Have fun experimenting with Spanish.
Examples:
1. Prefiero tomar clases de canto privadas ya que quiero que la maestra me preste más atención.
I prefer to take private singing lessons since I want the teacher to pay more attention to me.
2. Claudia acabó escogiendo un cuarto privado y después de pasar la noche se encaminaron a Buenos Aires, llegando tarde en la noche.
Claudia ended up choosing a private room, and after spending the night there, they set off for Buenos Aires, arriving late in the night.
Notes:
The 2nd example sentence is part of our special new Word of the Day "novela" series. Check it out from the beginning on December 1 and stay tuned tomorrow for the next chapter!
16 Answers
Hay muchas discusiones filosóficas que suceden entre Calvin y Hobbes en privado.
There are many philosophical discussions going on between Calvin and Hobbes in private.
Para saber si su marido la engañaba, Julia contrató a un detective privado.
To find out if her husband was cheating on her, Julia hired a private detective.
Solo los ricos pueden permitirse un jet privado.
Only the rich can afford a private jet.
¿Le gustaría tener su propia isla privada? Would you like to have your own private island?
Quiero mantener mi vida privada en privado , por eso cuando me voy de compras llevo estas gafas del sol y este sombrero
I want to keep my private life private, so when I go shopping I wear these sunglasses and this hat.
“We all have our home, which is the private home, and the city, which is the public one”(Enrique Tierno Galván).
Todos tenemos nuestra casa, que es el hogar privado, y la ciudad, que es el hogar público.
Las respuestas en el examen se quedan privadas para que nadie pueda copiarse.
The answers on the test are kept private so no one can cheat.
Hoy en día, hay muchas etiquetas privadas para todo, incluida la cerveza.
These days, there are many private labels for everything, including beer.
(and if you speak German or know German beers well, this label is pretty clever)
I would like a private room with a view.
Me gustaría una habitación privada y con vistas.
Actualmente demasiadas personas quieren estar famosas. Deben darse cuenta que es mejor tener una vida privada.
These days too many people want to be famous. They should realise it is better to have a private life.
Lo que me qusta más del cuarto del baño es que se pueda cerrar la puerta y bañarse en privado , aún cuando toda la familia esté esperando la cena. Es el mejor lugar para leer un libro..
What I like most about the bathroom is that you can shut the door , so that one can bathe in private, even when the whole family is waiting for supper. It's the best place to read a book..
Para mí, el sector privado tiene culpa por la crisis económica, pero sin duda los trabajadores del sector público la están pagando.
For me, the private sector are to blame for the economic crisis, but without doubt the public sector workers are paying for it.
Antes de 20 años a partir de ahora cada casa solía tener su teléfono, pero con la invención de los teléfonos móviles de cada miembro de la casa tiene su teléfono celular privado.
Before 20 years from now, every house used to have it’s telephone, but with the invention of mobile phones each member of a house has his private cellular phone.
Uno de los efectos evidentes de la crisis económica mundial es que las fiestas se hacen cada vez más privadas.
One of the noticeable effects of the global economic crisis is that parties get more and more private.
Actualmente, en la era de Facebook, nada más es privado.
These days, in the age of Facebook, nothing is private any more.
