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private individuals
People who act as private individuals and do not appear in an official function as representatives of a company, authority, or organization. The term is used only in the plural.
Die neue Regelung betrifft sowohl Unternehmen als auch Privatleute.
The new regulation affects both companies and private individuals.
The word 'Privatleute' is made up of 'privat' (private) and 'Leute' (people). So it literally means 'private people' or 'private individuals'.
Die Veranstaltung ist offen für alle Privatleute aus der Nachbarschaft.
The event is open to all private individuals from the neighborhood.
This word is used exclusively in the plural to refer to an unspecified group of private individuals. There is no singular form for this specific word.
Das Museum bietet spezielle Führungen für Privatleute an.
The museum offers special guided tours for private individuals.
'Privatleute' (private individuals) is often used to create a contrast with other groups, for example with 'Unternehmen' (companies), 'Behörden' (authorities), or 'Experten' (experts).
Die neuen Steuern betreffen Firmen anders als Privatleute.
The new taxes affect companies differently than private individuals.
private individual
'Privatperson' and 'Privatleute' mean people who are not acting on behalf of a company, authority, or organization. The most important difference is the form: 'Privatperson' is singular and can also be used generally for one individual person. 'Privatleute' is only plural and means several such people. In ads, contracts, or offers, the two words are very similar. But for one single person, you say 'eine Privatperson', not 'ein Privatleute'.
Diese Wohnungen werden nur an Privatleute vermietet, nicht an Firmen.
These apartments are rented only to private individuals, not to companies.
Nach der Arbeit hat er den Computer an eine Privatperson verkauft.
After work, he sold the computer to a private individual.