A Russian translation for "privacy"

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How would you translate privacy into Russian?

May I have some privacy?

I care about my privacy.

уединение, частная жизнь, конфиденциальность http://lingvopro.abbyyonline.com/ru/Translate/en-ru/privacy — Roman Yankovsky, Jun 15 '12 at 21:07

score 14 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 15 '12 at 21:29

I think we have a case of a concept not really present in the Russian linguistic world image. One can speculate if the privacy has not really been valued until recently, but that's beyond the point.

Конфиденциальность can be used in more formal cases, like in the terms of use of a website, for example. It refers to the information collected about a person (think Facebook).
Частная жизнь (as in неприкосновенность частной жизни) is again a law-term, usually referring to the actual physical privacy.
For colloquial usage, what @Dima suggests is probably the best solution.

Dima · Answer 2 · 2012-06-17T01:05:40.307

AFIK, there is no good translation. Lately, I have been encountering the word приватность, but I don't think it is standard.

If you have to translate it, you have to reword it taking the context into account. For example, you might translate Can you give us some privacy? as Не могли бы вы оставить нас одних? Or you might translate I value my privacy. as Я не люблю когда лезут в мои дела.

score 7 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 15 '12 at 21:30

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I would guess:

конфиденциальность
частная жизнь
неприкосновенность частной жизни
секретность
уединенность, уединение
тайна
личное дело
интимная сторона личной жизни
интимная сфера
прайвеси

answered Jun 15 '12 at 21:30

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прайвеси is about as awkward as эксклюзивный. :) – Dima Jun 15 '12 at 21:32
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@Dima, that is an Easter egg for you – Trident D'Gao Jun 15 '12 at 21:33
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And I completely agree with the awkwardness of the word прайвеси... No one in the right mind would use the word :) – Philip Seyfi Jun 15 '12 at 21:34
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When to use what? :) – Helgi Jun 15 '12 at 21:54

Manjusri · Answer 4 · 2013-02-25T10:12:13.550

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One of the best matches is word покой, although "оставьте меня в покое" means rather 'leave me alone' than 'can I have some privаcy'. The examples suggested for translation would become:

Не могли бы Вы оставить меня в покое?

Мне небезразличен мой покой.

edited Feb 25 '13 at 10:12

answered Feb 23 '13 at 15:21

Manjusri

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score 0 · Answer 5 · edited Jun 18 '20 at 08:26

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In the sphere of IT the direct imporation of this word is also used:

Приватность в интернете

Настройки приватности

edited Jun 18 '20 at 08:26

Community

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answered Jun 25 '14 at 12:24

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Jun 25 '14 at 13:00

Additionally, you should read this article:

https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Персональные_данные

How would you translate privacy into Russian?

"Приватность". The IT sphere is the first in line of borrowing of words from another languages.

A Russian translation for "privacy"

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