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" Even though I disagree with many of the changes, when I see the privates graduate at the end of the day, when they walk off that drill field at the end of the ceremony, they are still fine privates; outstanding, well motivated privates."
R. Lee Ermey

Meaning of "privates" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF PRIVATES

ˈpraɪvɪts


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRIVATES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Privates is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PRIVATES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Private

Private may refer to: ▪ Private, a military rank ▪ Private, the first American multistage rocket ▪ Private, a Denmark-based band ▪ Private, a 2004 Italian film ▪ Private, a young-adult book series launched in 2006 ▪ Private, a web series based on the novel series ▪ Private Media Group, a European producer of pornography ▪ Privately held company ▪ Private, a way of encapsulation in object-oriented programming ▪ Private, a character from Madagascar ▪ Private, a novel by James Patterson Privates redirects here and may refer to: ▪ Privates, a 2013 BBC One TV series...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRIVATES

blitz · credits · Czernowitz · dates · Gleiwitz · highlights · Horowitz · it´s · its · lights · Massachusetts · minutes · nights · rates · rights · slivovic · slivovitz · slivowitz · States · tickets

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRIVATES

private practice · private press · private property · private prosecution · private school · private secretary · private sector · private soldier · private study · private treaty · private tuition · private view · private viewdata · private-equity company · privateer · privateersman · privately · privately owned · privateness · privation

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRIVATES

Bates · carbohydrates · cates · Coates · coordinates · Council of States · dictates · Fates · Gates · Hippocrates · Oates · Pilates · separates · Socrates · the Gulf States · the states · United Arab Emirates · United Arab States · United States · Virgin Islands of the United States

Synonyms and antonyms of privates in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PRIVATES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «privates» and belong to the same grammatical category.
clandestine · closed · closet · commercial · confidential · covert · discreet · enlisted man · exclusive · hidden · hush-hush · in camera · independent · individual · innermost · inside · insular · intimate · introvert · isolated · nonpublic · off the record · own · particular · personal · private soldier · privately owned · privatised · privy · reclusive · reserved · reticent · retired · retiring · secluded · secret · secretive · self-contained · separate · sequestered · solitary · special · tommy · Tommy Atkins · uncommunicative · undisclosed · unofficial · unspoken · unvoiced · withdrawn

Translation of «privates» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF PRIVATES

Find out the translation of privates to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of privates from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «privates» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

士兵
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

privadas
570 millions of speakers
en

English

privates
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

मैथुनिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حافظون
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

рядовые
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

privates
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

আপনাকে আঘাত
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

soldats
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Peribadi
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Soldaten
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

陰部
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

음부
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Pribadi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lối đi riêng
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

privates
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

खाजगी
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

erler
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

privati
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

szeregowych
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

рядові
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

intime
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ιδιώτες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

privates
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

privates
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

privates
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of privates

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRIVATES»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of privates
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about privates

EXAMPLES

2 QUOTES WITH «PRIVATES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word privates.
1
R. Lee Ermey
Even though I disagree with many of the changes, when I see the privates graduate at the end of the day, when they walk off that drill field at the end of the ceremony, they are still fine privates; outstanding, well motivated privates.
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R. Lee Ermey
Back in the old Corp, we weren't training those privates to infiltrate into the peacetime Marine Corp. We were training those privates to go to Vietnam.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRIVATES»

Discover the use of privates in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to privates and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
My Privates Are Private
The importance of "My Privates are Private" is two fold. This book will put both parents and children at ease when dealing with this delicate, almost taboo subject matter.
Stacey Honowitz, 2009
2
Her Privates We: The Middle Parts of Fortune: Somme and Ancre
Born in Australia, novelist and poet Frederic Manning moved to England in his youth and was an off-and-on presence there for much of his life.
Frederic Manning, 2010
3
Napoleon's Privates
The story of Napoleon's privates triggered Perrottet's quest to research other such exotic sagas from history, to discover the actual evidence behind the most famous age-old mysteries: Did Churchill really send condoms of a surprising size ...
Tony Perrottet, 2009
4
Plays: Chez nous ; Privates on parade ; Born in the gardens ...
A rich selection from the best of Nichols' work up to and including his award-winning Privates on Parade This volume continues the stage plays of Peter Nichols, newly revised and introduced by the author.
Peter Nichols, 1991
5
Public Privates: Performing Gynecology from Both Ends of the ...
Performing Gynecology from Both Ends of the Speculum Terri Kapsalis. The only set of photographs in Danforth's that shows a healthy vulva is used to serve a different purpose: captioned "Spontaneous delivery" (Figure 10), this twelve- frame ...
Terri Kapsalis, 1997
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Wisconsin in the war of the rebellion: a history of all ...
Morrison Sayles, Privates John W. Smith, Patrick Welsh. Company F — Corp. Geo. Robbins, Private George Sterling. Company G — Private Arthur Cooley. Company H — Sergt. Sherman Ellsworth, Private Joseph Lewis. Company I — Privates ...
William De Loss Love, 1866
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Privates' Manual
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
James Alfred Moss, 2010
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Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Infantry ...
1917. To be used by Engineer companies (dismounted) and Coast Artillery companies for Infantry instruction and training.
United States War Department, Department War Department, 2004
9
Foreigners in the Confederacy
of non-natives mounted to seventeen in a total of 149 privates, a mixture of several nationalities. Company D of the same regiment came close to the top in this list with fifteen among 115 men, who came chiefly from the British Isles and from ...
Ella Lonn, 2002
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Instructions designed for the use of officers, ...
William Penny (of the 20th regt. of light dragoons.) cially in a soldier who has a sword to cany, and to make use of. The hand being properly placed, the rider mould force himself well down in his feat, keeping his head and shoulders Father  ...
William Penny (of the 20th regt. of light dragoons.), 1804

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRIVATES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term privates is used in the context of the following news items.
1
History comes alive
Colonel Greg Deible of Lancaster fires a Civil War cannon while Second Lieutenant Andy Rogers of Lancaster, privates Jeff Walt of Lancaster, ... «Logan Daily News, Jul 15»
2
Army Brass Sabotaging Putin's Plans (Op-Ed)
... over a period of 18 or 24 months, end with a three-month boot camp and then join the ranks of the military reserves as privates or sergeants. «The Moscow Times, Jul 15»
3
Former assistant prosecutor's defense: It was 'making out' not sexual …
The woman later told police that he also forced her hand to touch his exposed privates, according to court records. This continued briefly, the ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
4
Basketball player reopening Four Winds, home of the Ranger Burger
Through the years, Four Winds had been very popular with soldiers -- from privates to generals -- and local residents alike, some of whom ... «Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Jul 15»
5
Coffee Morning Whispers: Just when you thought your nether was safe
Vonturing is a non-invasive technique that promises the divil and all through reshaping your privates by stimulating collagen production with ... «Herald, Jul 15»
6
Rock N' Roll Frankenstein Rocks Out on DVD and VOD in November
Equipped with the head of Elvis and the junk of Lee, a schizo relationship develops between the monster and his privates. Special Features. «Dread Central, Jul 15»
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6 ways to practice safe sexting
So how do you participate in what is rapidly becoming an expected part of romantic communication while keeping your privates private? «GQ India, Jul 15»
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Foolproof foreplay plans to drive her wild
She'll be visualizing it eagerly and be ready before you know it. The beauty is in the details. As for touching her, avoid the obvious privates. «The New Age Online, Jul 15»
9
Surfing the web of life
Standing at the cliff's edge at a local surf spot called "Privates," Silberstein tells of his own adrenaline moment when he and a buddy went out to ... «UC Santa Cruz, Jul 15»
10
Will Attenborough, Patrick Kennedy & More Will Join Nicole Kidman …
For the company he directed Henry V, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Cripple of Inishmaan, Peter and Alice and Privates on Parade as part ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
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