private conversation

collocation in English

meaningsofprivateandconversation

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private
adjective
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/ˈpraɪ.vət/us
/ˈpraɪ.vət/
only for one person or group and not ...
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conversation
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌkɒn.vəˈseɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌkɑːn.vɚˈseɪ.ʃən/
(a) talk between two or more people in which thoughts, feelings, and ideas are expressed, questions are asked and answered, or news and information ...
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(Definition ofprivateandconversationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprivate conversation

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My understanding of the position is that aprivateconversationis aprivateconversation.
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Are "folktales" a distinct register, on a par with "privateconversation"?
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Is this aprivateconversation?
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That was aprivateconversation.
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Was that aprivateconversation?
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It was aprivateconversation.
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Nobody heard yourprivateconversation.
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We cannot quite hear thisprivateconversation.
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This is not aprivateconversation.
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Too muchprivateconversationis taking place.
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This was in aprivateconversationafterwards.
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This was purely aprivateconversation.
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I do not want aprivateconversationtaking place.
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Privateconversationis one thing; formal action is another.
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One could not have aprivateconversationwith a client.
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I have no knowledge of aprivateconversation.
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It is not intended to be aprivateconversation.
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I was at that moment indulging in aprivateconversation.
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I have often explained it to them inprivateconversation.
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It peeped out inprivateconversationover and over again.
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This is not aprivateconversation; it is a debate.
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I do not wish to breach anyprivateconversation.
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A great deal ofprivateconversationis going on.
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Did he have someprivateconversationwith the associated offices?
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He has made them to me inprivateconversation.
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