privy

[US]/'prɪvɪ/
[UK]/'prɪvi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. privat; inte offentlig; deltar i hemlighet
n. person med egenintresse; toalett
Word Forms
Pluralprivies

Phrases & Collocations

be privy to

ha kännedom om

privy council

privy råd

Example Sentences

the Privy Seal (be privy to (a plot)

Privy Seal (var medveten om (en komplott)

was privy to government secrets.

var medveten om statshemligheter.

the K-of the Privy Seal

K- av Privy Seal

he was no longer privy to her innermost thoughts.

Han var inte längre insatt i hennes innersta tankar.

These included the great kitchen, privy kitchen, cellar, larder, pantry, buttery, ewery, saucery, chaundry, spicery, poultery and victualling house.

Dessa inkluderade det stora köket, det privata köket, källaren, matförrådet, skafferiet, smörrummet, bryggeri, såseri, kökshus, kryddrum, fjäderfägård och proviantmagasinet.

Real-world Examples

" The pail, " said Davos, gesturing. " We have no privy here. What terms" ?

" Hinken, " sa Davos och gästande. " Vi har ingen toalett här. Vilka villkor?"

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

To that information, I am not privy.

Jag har ingen insyn i den informationen.

Source: Lost Girl Season 4

What have you having done? - I turned a bedroom into a bathroom and I've installed an inside privy.

Vad har du gjort? - Jag har förvandlat ett sovrum till ett badrum och installerat en inre toalett.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Version) Season 6

He smiles, and again it's like he's privy to some big secret.

Han ler, och återigen verkar det som om han känner till någon stor hemlighet.

Source: Fifty Shades of Grey (Audiobook Excerpt)

This was because the privy chamber became a part of Henry's government's.

Detta berodde på att det privata rummet blev en del av Henrys regering.

Source: 2018 Best Hits Compilation

Ladies and gentlemen, we've been made privy to a very romantic story.

Damer och herrar, vi har fått kännedom om en mycket romantisk historia.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Version) Season 4

And I've been privy to the mating rituals of green sea turtles in the Mozambique Channel.

Och jag har fått kännedom om parningsritualerna hos grönsköldpade i Moçambikiska kanalen.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) February 2016 Collection

Davos did not deny it. " If it please my lord, I would request a privy audience" .

Davos förnekade det inte. " Om det behagar min herre, skulle jag vilja begära ett privat samtal."

Source: A Dance with Dragons: The Song of Ice and Fire (Bilingual Chinese-English)

I must admit it's an unusual sensation to learn there's a secret in this house I'm actually privy to.

Jag måste erkänna att det är en ovanlig känsla att få veta att det finns en hemlighet i det här huset som jag faktiskt känner till.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Version) Season 5

It seems His Excellency has made him privy to a scurrilous story concerning Lady Mary and the late Mr Pamuk.

Det verkar som om Hans Excellens har gett honom kännedom om en skandalös historia om Lady Mary och den avlidne Mr Pamuk.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 1

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