English to French Meaning of privy - privé

Privy :

privé

noun

placard, toilette, salle de bains, privé, vestiaire, salle de repos, excrément, tabouret

adjective

caché, secret, derrière la scène, privé, confidentiel, ésotérique

Privies :: priviesPrivily :: privilyPrivy :: privé

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Definitions of privy in English

Noun(1) a room or building equipped with one or more toilets(2) a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
Adjective(1) hidden from general view or use(2) (followed by `to'

Examples of privy in English

(1) She said it was difficult to imagine the derelict state of many of Bradford's old buildings in the 1950s and 1960s, when rents were low, and the properties usually had no water and a shared outside privy .(2) The king and his consort had privy kitchens to serve them.(3) Fortunately we're able to pass the time walking backwards and forwards to the outside privy at the bottom of the yard and moving the coal in and out of the bath for our annual wash.(4) As a mere backbencher I'm not privy to negotiations that go on.(5) Those of us in the industry that are not privy to the details of the propulsion system guess the pearls are the result of a pulse jet type systems.(6) We are not privy to his innermost thoughts here, but to what he chose to record.(7) There you can be a fly on the wall and listen in on the conversations that men are rarely privy to.(8) I am not privy to the government's plans for the future economy of our island but from what I can see, right now, tourism is where we are at - full stop.(9) Hacking also becomes useful in tapping into intranet networks, making you privy to who is talking about what.(10) As usual we were not privy to any information about the car's significance; we were just asked to find and mark it.(11) Again, I'm not privy to why they fine them, other than I know there was a $5,000 fine.(12) The threat to global stability vastly eclipses that of terrorism, say the few experts privy to its contents.(13) The privy had its little stand in the corner with a blue curtain and a small wash stand and porcelain sink with a mirror.(14) Merlin was not privy to the contents of the message.(15) Hidden away under a large yew tree was the privy or earth closet, our only toilet facilities.(16) There is already a precedent for this because local residents (including my family) all have concessionary tickets to the privy gardens and have had them since they were replanted.

Related Phrases of privy

(1) privy council ::

Conseil privé

(2) privy to ::

au courant de

Related Phrases of privy

(1) privy council ::

Conseil privé

(2) privy to ::

au courant de

Synonyms

Adjective

1. in the know about ::

dans le savoir sur

2. acquainted with ::

familiarisé avec

3. in on ::

dans le

4. informed of ::

informé de

5. advised of ::

conseillé de

6. apprised of ::

au courant de

7. wise to ::

sage

8. cognizant of ::

conscient de

Noun

9. jakes ::

Jakes

10. outhouse ::

appentis

Antonyms

1. common ::

commun

2. open ::

ouvrir

3. public ::

Publique

Different Forms

privies, privily, privy

Word Example from TV Shows

You'll kill your own father in the PRIVY?

Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 10

Some of them may be PRIVY to Tywin Lannister's plans.

Game of Thrones Season 2, Episode 4

The shit that poured from their PRIVY pipes

Game of Thrones Season 3, Episode 10

Examples of privy from TV Shows

You'll kill your own father in the PRIVY?

Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 10

Some of them may be PRIVY to Tywin Lannister's plans.

Game of Thrones Season 2, Episode 4

The shit that poured from their PRIVY pipes

Game of Thrones Season 3, Episode 10

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