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strikt1) (severe, stern, and compelling obedience: This class needs a strict teacher; His parents were very strict with him; The school rules are too strict; strict orders.) estricto, severo2) (exact or precise: If the strict truth were known, he was drunk, not ill.) estricto, riguroso•- strictly
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strict adj estricto / severotr[strɪkt]1 (severe - person) severo,-a, estricto,-a; (- discipline) riguroso,-a, severo,-a, estricto,-a; (- rule, law, order, etc) estricto,-a, riguroso,-a, rígido,-a2 (exact, precise) estricto,-a, riguroso,-a; (complete, total) absoluto,-astrict ['strɪkt] adj: estricto♦ strictly advadj.• estrecho, -a adj.• estricto, -a adj.• ordenancista adj.• premioso, -a adj.• riguroso, -a adj.• rígido, -a adj.• severo, -a adj.• terminante adj.strɪktadjective -er, -est1)a) ( severe) estricto, severoto be strict WITH somebody — ser* estricto or severo con alguien
b) ( rigorous) < vegetarian> estricto, riguroso2)a) (exact, precise) (before n) estricto, rigurosoin the strict sense of the word — en el sentido estricto or riguroso de la palabra
b) ( complete) (before n) absoluto[strɪkt]ADJ (compar stricter) (superl strictest)1) (=stern, severe) [person, discipline] estricto, severoher strict upbringing — la educación estricta or rigurosa que recibió
to be strict with sb — ser estricto or severo con algn
2) (=stringent) [rules] estricto; [control] estricto, riguroso; [limit] riguroso; [security measures] riguroso, estricto; [orders] tajante, terminante, estricto3) (=precise) [meaning] estrictoin strict order of precedence — por riguroso or estricto orden de precedencia
4) (=absolute) [secrecy] absolutoall your replies will be treated in the strictest confidence — todas las respuestas serán tratadas con la reserva más absoluta
strict liability — (Jur) responsabilidad f absoluta
5) (=rigorous) [Methodist] estricto; [vegetarian, diet] estricto, riguroso; [hygiene] absolutoI'm a strict teetotaller — soy estrictamente or rigurosamente abstemio
* * *[strɪkt]adjective -er, -est1)a) ( severe) estricto, severoto be strict WITH somebody — ser* estricto or severo con alguien
b) ( rigorous) < vegetarian> estricto, riguroso2)a) (exact, precise) (before n) estricto, rigurosoin the strict sense of the word — en el sentido estricto or riguroso de la palabra
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2 confidence
noun1) (firm trust) Vertrauen, dashave [complete or every/no] confidence in somebody/something — [volles/kein] Vertrauen zu jemandem/etwas haben
have [absolute] confidence that... — [absolut] sicher sein, dass...
3) (self-reliance) Selbstvertrauen, das4)in confidence — im Vertrauen
this is in [strict] confidence — das ist [streng] vertraulich
take somebody into one's confidence — jemanden ins Vertrauen ziehen
5) (thing told in confidence) Vertraulichkeit, die* * *['konfidəns]1) (trust or belief in someone's ability: I have great confidence in you.) das Vertrauen2) (belief and faith in one's own ability: She shows a great deal of confidence for her age.) das Selbstvertrauen* * *con·fi·dence[ˈkɒnfɪdən(t)s, AM ˈkɑ:nfə-]nbreach of \confidence Vertrauensbruch m\confidence vote Vertrauensvotum ntvote of no \confidence Misstrauensvotum ntto take sb into one's \confidence jdn ins Vertrauen ziehento win sb's \confidence jds Vertrauen gewinnenin \confidence im Vertrauen2. (secrets)▪ \confidences pl Vertraulichkeiten plto exchange \confidences Vertraulichkeiten austauschento have every/much/no \confidence in sb volles [o vollstes] /großes/kein Vertrauen zu jdm habento have the \confidence to do sth das Selbstbewusstsein besitzen, etw zu tunto lack \confidence kein Selbstvertrauen haben* * *['kɒnfIdəns]n1) (= trust) Vertrauen nt; (in sb's abilities also) Zutrauen nt (in zu); (= confident expectation) Zuversicht fto have (every/no) confidence in sb/sth —
they have no confidence in his ability/the future — sie haben kein Vertrauen or Zutrauen zu seinen Fähigkeiten/kein Vertrauen in die Zukunft
I have every confidence that... — ich bin ganz zuversichtlich, dass...
to put one's confidence in sb/sth — auf jdn/etw bauen, sich auf jdn/etw verlassen
I wish I had your confidence —
we look with confidence... can you leave your car here with confidence? — wir schauen zuversichtlich... kann man hier sein Auto beruhigt abstellen?
he talked with confidence on the subject — er äußerte sich sehr kompetent zu dem Thema
I can't talk with any confidence about... — ich kann nichts Bestimmtes über (+acc)
in the full confidence that... issue of confidence (Parl) — im festen Vertrauen darauf, dass... Vertrauensfrage f
motion/vote of no confidence — Misstrauensantrag m/-votum nt
2) (= self-confidence) (Selbst)vertrauen nt, Selbstsicherheit f3) (= confidential relationship) Vertrauen nt4) (= information confided) vertrauliche Mitteilung* * *pass a vote of no confidence in sb PARL jemandem das Misstrauen aussprechen;in confidence im Vertrauen, vertraulich;be in sb’s confidence jemandes Vertrauen genießen;have (place) confidence in sb zu jemandem Vertrauen haben (in jemanden Vertrauen setzen);lose confidence in sb das Vertrauen zu jemandem verlieren;take sb into one’s confidence jemanden ins Vertrauen ziehen;3. Dreistigkeit f4. vertrauliche Mitteilung, Geheimnis n, pl auch Vertraulichkeiten pl5. feste Überzeugung* * *noun1) (firm trust) Vertrauen, dashave [complete or every/no] confidence in somebody/something — [volles/kein] Vertrauen zu jemandem/etwas haben
have [absolute] confidence that... — [absolut] sicher sein, dass...
3) (self-reliance) Selbstvertrauen, das4)this is in [strict] confidence — das ist [streng] vertraulich
5) (thing told in confidence) Vertraulichkeit, die* * *n.Vertrauen n.Zutraulichkeit f.Zuversicht n. -
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1) (trust or belief in someone's ability: I have great confidence in you.) confianza2) (belief and faith in one's own ability: She shows a great deal of confidence for her age.) confianza, seguridadconfidence n confianza / seguridadtr['kɒnfɪdəns]1 (trust, faith) confianza (in, en), fe nombre femenino (in, en)2 (self-confidence) confianza, seguridad nombre femenino3 (secrecy) confianza4 (secret) confidencia\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto take somebody in to one's confidence depositar su confianza en alguienconfidence trick estafa, timoconfidence ['kɑnfədənts] n1) trust: confianza f2) self-assurance: confianza f en sí mismo, seguridad f en sí mismo3) secret: confidencia f, secreto mn.• confianza s.f.• confidencia s.f.• secreto s.m.'kɑːnfədəns, 'kɒnfɪdəns1) ua) (trust, faith) confianza fconfidence IN somebody/something — confianza en alguien/algo
b) ( self-confidence) confianza f en sí mismo, seguridad f en sí mismo2)a) u ( confidentiality)b) c ( secret) confidencia f['kɒnfɪdǝns]1. N1) (=trust) confianza f•
to gain sb's confidence — ganarse la confianza de algn•
to have (every) confidence in sb — tener (entera) confianza en algn•
to inspire confidence — inspirar confianza•
a motion of no confidence — moción f de censura•
to put one's confidence in sth/sb — confiar en algo/algn•
to gain confidence — ganar confianza or seguridad (en sí mismo)•
he lacks confidence — le falta confianza or seguridad (en sí mismo)3) (=secrecy) confianza f•
in confidence — en confianza"write in confidence to Michelle Davis" — "escriba a Michelle Davis: discreción garantizada"
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to take sb into one's confidence — confiarse a algn4) (=revelation) confidencia f•
they exchanged confidences — se hicieron confidencias2.CPDconfidence man N — timador m, estafador m
confidence trick, confidence game (esp US) N — timo m, estafa f
confidence trickster N — timador(a) m / f, estafador(a) m / f
confidence vote N — voto m de confianza
* * *['kɑːnfədəns, 'kɒnfɪdəns]1) ua) (trust, faith) confianza fconfidence IN somebody/something — confianza en alguien/algo
b) ( self-confidence) confianza f en sí mismo, seguridad f en sí mismo2)a) u ( confidentiality)b) c ( secret) confidencia f -
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1) (trust or belief in someone's ability: I have great confidence in you.) tillit2) (belief and faith in one's own ability: She shows a great deal of confidence for her age.) selvtillit, sikker framtredentillitsubst. \/ˈkɒnfɪd(ə)ns\/1) tillit, fortrøstning, tillitsfullhet2) fortrolighet, fortrolig bemerkning, betroelse3) trygghet, sikkerhet, visshet4) selvtillit, selvsikkerhet5) arroganse, overmotbe in someone's confidence ha noens fortrolighet, være noens fortroligehave confidence in feste tiltro til, (ha) tro på stole på, (ha) tillit tilin confidence i fortrolighetplace confidence in sette sin lit tilrepose confidence in eller repose trust in sette sin lit til, nære tillit til, stole påstrict confidence assured full diskresjon lovestake someone into one's confidence gjøre noen til sin fortrolige betro seg til noenhan fortalte meg i fortrolighet\/ betrodde meg at han hadde tenkt å fratre -
5 secreto
adj.1 secret, backstairs, backstage, covert.2 secret, undeclared.3 secret, hidden.m.1 secret, secrecy.2 secret, hidden fact.3 secret, hidden know-how.4 soundboard, sounding board.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: secretar.* * *► adjetivo1 secret1 (lo reservado) secret2 (reserva) secrecy\en secreto secretlyguardar un secreto to keep a secretsecreto a voces familiar open secretsecreto de estado state secretsecreto profesional (práctica) professional secrecy————————1 (lo reservado) secret2 (reserva) secrecy* * *1. (f. - secreta)adj.2. noun m.1) secret2) secrecy* * *1. SM1) (=confidencia) secretconfiar o contar un secreto a algn — to tell sb a secret
en secreto — in secret, secretly
estar en el secreto — frm to be in on the secret
hacer secreto de algo — frm to be secretive about sth, keep sth secret
secreto de confesión — (Rel) confessional secret
secreto de Polichinela — frm open secret
mantener 1., 2), b)secreto de sumario, secreto sumarial, debido al secreto del sumario o sumarial — because the matter is sub judice
2) (=clave) secret¿cuál es el secreto de su éxito? — what is the secret of her success?
3) (=reserva) secrecy4) (=cajón) secret drawer5) (=combinación) combination2.ADJ secret* * *I- ta adjetivo secretIIa) ( información confidencial) secretlos preparamos en secreto — we prepared them secretly o in secret
revelar un secreto — to give away o reveal a secret
no es ningún secreto que... — it is no secret that...
b) ( truco) secret* * *I- ta adjetivo secretIIa) ( información confidencial) secretlos preparamos en secreto — we prepared them secretly o in secret
revelar un secreto — to give away o reveal a secret
no es ningún secreto que... — it is no secret that...
b) ( truco) secret* * *secreto11 = secrecy, secret.Ex: That book is a source document; it's something in the hand for somebody interested in censorship and secrecy in government.
Ex: And therein lies the secret of the unshakeable belief of reference librarians that what they do is the very pith and marrow of librarianship.* confiar un secreto = tell + a secret.* descubrir un secreto = spill + the beans, blow + the gaff, let + the cat out of the bag.* en el mayor secreto = a veil of secrecy.* filtración de secreto industrial = industry leak.* guardar en secreto = keep + Nombre + under wraps.* guardar un secreto = keep + a secret.* ley del secreto industrial = trade secret law.* mantener en secreto = keep + Nombre + under wraps.* prohibición de informar por secreto de sumario = gag order.* revelar el secreto de = lift + the curtain on.* revelar secretos = reveal + secrets.* revelar un secreto = spill + secret, spill + the beans, tell + a secret, let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff.* secreto a voces = open secret.* secreto celosamente guardado = closely kept secret.* secreto comercial = trade secret, competitive information.* secreto de estado = state secret.* secreto de familia = skeleton in the closet.* secreto de la vida, el = secret of life, the.* secreto del éxito = secret of/for success.* secreto de sumario = gag order.* secreto industrial = trade secret, competitive information.* secreto mejor guardado = best kept secret.* secreto militar = military secret.* secretos = wall of secrecy.* secretos profesionales = security classification.* secreto sumarial = gag order.secreto22 = arcane, confidential, q.t., secret, stealth, undercover, cryptic, hush-hush.Ex: It is the breadth, not the depth, of librarians' knowledge that enables them quickly to provide a productive context for even the most apparently arcane questions.
Ex: There is also a large amount of information that is kept secret: not merely cloak-and-dagger state secrets, but vast quantities of confidential technical and commercial data.Ex: 'I probably shouldn't tell you this,' he said confidentially, 'but you'll find out sooner or later; in the meantime, it's strictly q.t.; Jay's in trouble'.Ex: This article raises some of the issues associated with the collection and documentation of Aboriginal archival material which is secret/sacred in nature.Ex: A business dependency on sophisticated information systems makes it vulnerabble to stealth attacks.Ex: Small to midsize companies are more likely to use technological surveillance (i.e., computer spy programs), as they're more readily available than undercover detective agencies, which can get a bit pricey.Ex: Documentation in the on-line fields is a mass of small and medium-sized pamphlets, clumsy binder and cryptic electronic paragraphs.Ex: Several hundred women die every year in the United States from hospital-acquired infections, but it's so hush-hush here that we rarely hear about them.* acuerdo secreto = secret deal.* agente secreto = secret agent.* amigo secreto = invisible friend.* argot secreto de los cacos = thieves' cant.* argot secreto de los ladrones = thieves' cant.* arma secreta = secret weapon.* célula secreta = secret cell.* con el mayor secreto = a veil of secrecy.* en secreto = in confidence, covertly, in secret.* guardar en secreto = keep + confidential.* información secreta = secret information.* mantener en secreto = keep + secret, keep + hush hush, keep + confidential.* mantener secreto = keep + secret.* más secreto = innermost.* pacto secreto = secret deal.* pasadizo secreto = secret passage.* policía secreto = undercover police officer.* sociedad secreta = secret brotherhood.* voluntad de mantener Algo en secreto = secretiveness.* voto secreto = secret ballot.* * *secret1 (información confidencial) secretguardar un secreto to keep a secretel secreto de su éxito the secret of his successlos preparamos en secreto we prepared them secretly o in secret o in secrecyreveló todos los secretos she gave away o revealed all the secretste lo dije en secreto I told you in confidenceven que te lo digo en secreto ( fam); come here and I'll whisper it in your earno es ningún secreto que están pasando una crisis it is no secret that they are going through a crisis2 (truco) secretel secreto está en la manera de doblarlo the secret is in the way you fold ity no tiene más secreto and that's all there is to itCompuestos:open secretel secreto bancario client confidentialityintimate secretsecret of the confessionalstate secretel secreto de sumario me impide dar más detalles I am unable to give further details because the matter is sub judicemilitary secretprofessional secret* * *
Del verbo secretar: ( conjugate secretar)
secreto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
secretó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
secretar
secreto
secreto 1◊ -ta adjetivo
secret
secreto 2 sustantivo masculino
◊ los preparamos en secreto we prepared them secretly o in secret;
secreto a voces open secret
◊ el secreto está en … the secret is in …
secretar verbo transitivo to secrete
secreto,-a
I adjetivo secret
agente secreto, secret agent
II sustantivo masculino
1 secret: no sabe guardar un secreto, he can't keep a secret
la naturaleza tiene sus secretos, Nature has its own mysteries
un secreto a voces, an open secret
2 (discreción, reserva) secrecy
secreto profesional, professional secrecy
♦ Locuciones: en secreto, in secret, secretly
' secreto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
callarse
- cifra
- consistir
- descubrir
- divulgar
- divulgación
- guardar
- hermética
- hermético
- iniciar
- privada
- privado
- reservarse
- revelar
- revelación
- sanctasanctórum
- secreta
- urdir
- voto
- voz
- agente
- callar
- confiar
- contar
- develar
- impenetrable
- indiscreción
- indiscreto
- íntimo
- luz
- pregonar
- reserva
English:
agent
- away
- betray
- classified
- closely
- closet
- collude
- confidence
- confidential
- covert
- divulge
- ear
- expose
- exposure
- give away
- hush-hush
- in
- inner
- innermost
- intelligence agent
- keep
- let out
- open
- put
- repeat
- scandal
- search out
- secrecy
- secret
- secret agent
- secret service
- secretly
- skeleton
- sneaking
- strict
- swear
- top-secret
- trade secret
- undercover
- unspoken
- well-kept
- wrap
- hush
- top
- trade
- under
* * *secreto, -a♦ adjsecret♦ nm1. [noticia, información] secret;guardar un secreto to keep a secret;mantener algo en secreto to keep sth secret;ser un secreto a voces to be an open secret;no es ningún secreto que el país atraviesa una crisis it's no secret that the country is going through a crisis;la mecánica no tiene ningún secreto para él mechanics holds no secrets for himsecreto bancario banking confidentiality;secreto de confesión secrecy of the confessional;secreto de Estado State secret;secreto profesional professional secret;secreto sumarial o del sumario: [m5] decretar el secreto sumarial o [m5] del sumario = to deny access to information relating to a judicial inquiry2. [sigilo] secrecy;en secreto in secret;me dijo en secreto que iba a divorciarse she told me in secret that she was going to get divorced;llevaban con mucho secreto los preparativos de la fiesta they kept the preparations for the party very secret* * *I adj secretII m secret;un secreto a voces an open secret;en secreto in secret* * *secreto, -ta adj1) : secret2) : secretive♦ secretamente advsecreto nm1) : secret2) : secrecy* * *secreto adj n secreten secreto in secret / secretly -
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ПО СЕКРЕТУ сказать, сообщить и т. п. ПОД СЕКРЕТОМ PrepP these forms only advwith the understanding that what is said will remain confidentialin secretin (strict (strictest)) confidence secretly confidentially privately.«Скажу вам, Marie, по секрету: мы все, сколько нас ни есть, мы все немножко нигилисты...» (Салтыков-Щедрин 2). "Let me tell you something in secret, Marie. Every one of us, however many there are of us, every one of us is a bit of a nihilist" (2a).Наташа была очень больна, и как Марья Дмитриевна под секретом сказала ему (Пьеру), она в ту же ночь, как ей было объявлено, что Анатоль женат, отравилась мышьяком, который она тихонько достала (Толстой 5). Natasha was very ill, as Marya Dmitrievna told him (Pierre) in confidence, having poisoned herself the night she learned that Anatol was married, with some arsenic she had procured by stealth (5a).Лена Будягина со слов Юры Шарока под большим секретом сказала ей, что в институте, где учился Саша, существовала антисоветская организация... (Рыбаков 2). According to Lena Budyagina, who reported what Yuri Sharok had told her in strict confidence, there had been an anti-Soviet organization at Sasha's institute (2a)....Однажды он под секретом, потребовав сохранения тайны, показал Рите медицинскую справку... (Трифонов 3). ( context transl) One day, under an oath of secrecy, he showed Rita a medical certificate... (3a). -
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• ПО СЕКРЕТУ сказать, сообщить и т. п.; ПОД СЕКРЕТОМ[PrepP; these forms only; adv]=====⇒ with the understanding that what is said will remain confidential:- in secret;- in (strict < strictest> confidence;- secretly;- privately.♦ "Скажу вам, Marie, по секрету: мы все, сколько нас ни есть, мы все немножко нигилисты..." (Салтыков-Щедрин 2). "Let me tell you something in secret, Marie. Every one of us, however many there are of us, every one of us is a bit of a nihilist" (2a).♦ Наташа была очень больна, и как Марья Дмитриевна под секретом сказала ему [Пьеру], она в ту же ночь, как ей было объявлено, что Анатоль женат, отравилась мышьяком, который она тихонько достала (Толстой 5). Natasha was very ill, as Marya Dmitrievna told him [Pierre] in confidence, having poisoned herself the night she learned that Anatol was married, with some arsenic she had procured by stealth (5a).♦ Лена Будягина со слов Юры Шарока под большим секретом сказала ей, что в институте, где учился Саша, существовала антисоветская организация... (Рыбаков 2). According to Lena Budyagina, who reported what Yuri Sharok had told her in strict confidence, there had been an anti-Soviet organization at Sasha's institute (2a).♦...Однажды он под секретом, потребовав сохранения тайны, показал Рите медицинскую справку... (Трифонов 3). [context transl] One day, under an oath of secrecy, he showed Rita a medical certificate... (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > по секрету
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• ПО СЕКРЕТУ сказать, сообщить и т. п.; ПОД СЕКРЕТОМ[PrepP; these forms only; adv]=====⇒ with the understanding that what is said will remain confidential:- in secret;- in (strict < strictest> confidence;- secretly;- privately.♦ "Скажу вам, Marie, по секрету: мы все, сколько нас ни есть, мы все немножко нигилисты..." (Салтыков-Щедрин 2). "Let me tell you something in secret, Marie. Every one of us, however many there are of us, every one of us is a bit of a nihilist" (2a).♦ Наташа была очень больна, и как Марья Дмитриевна под секретом сказала ему [Пьеру], она в ту же ночь, как ей было объявлено, что Анатоль женат, отравилась мышьяком, который она тихонько достала (Толстой 5). Natasha was very ill, as Marya Dmitrievna told him [Pierre] in confidence, having poisoned herself the night she learned that Anatol was married, with some arsenic she had procured by stealth (5a).♦ Лена Будягина со слов Юры Шарока под большим секретом сказала ей, что в институте, где учился Саша, существовала антисоветская организация... (Рыбаков 2). According to Lena Budyagina, who reported what Yuri Sharok had told her in strict confidence, there had been an anti-Soviet organization at Sasha's institute (2a).♦...Однажды он под секретом, потребовав сохранения тайны, показал Рите медицинскую справку... (Трифонов 3). [context transl] One day, under an oath of secrecy, he showed Rita a medical certificate... (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > под секретом
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1. adj secret2. m secretsegreto professionale confidentiality* * *segreto s.m.1 secret: il segreto della confessione, the secret of the confessional; i segreti della natura, the secrets of nature; il segreto del successo, della felicità, the secret of success, of happiness; mi confidò un segreto, he entrusted me with a secret; custodire, mantenere, tenere un segreto, to keep a secret; lasciarsi sfuggire un segreto, to let the cat out of the bag; non aver segreti per nessuno, to have no secrets for anybody; rivelare un segreto, to disclose a secret; tradire un segreto, to betray a secret // in segreto, in secrecy (o confidentially): ciò mi fu detto in segreto, I was told about it confidentially; dire qlco. a qlcu. in ( gran) segreto, to tell s.o. sthg. as a (great) secret // strappare un segreto di bocca a qlcu., to make s.o. reveal a secret // un segreto di Pulcinella, an open secret // segreto industriale, commerciale, industrial, trade secret; segreto di fabbricazione, secret of manufacture; segreto epistolare, secrecy of correspondence; segreto professionale, professional secret (o secrecy); violazione del segreto professionale, breach of professional secrecy; segreto d'ufficio, official secret; segreto bancario, banking secret; segreto di stato, State (o official) secret3 ( l'intimo) depths (pl.): nel segreto del cuore, in the depths of one's heart; sembrava sereno, ma nel segreto soffriva, he seemed happy, but deep down he was suffering; chissà a cosa pensa nel segreto del suo animo, who knows what is going on in the depths of his soul (o deep down)4 ( congegno di cassaforte) combination.segreto agg.1 secret: colloquio segreto, secret talk; fondi segreti, ( dello Stato) secret funds; matrimonio segreto, secret marriage; passaggio segreto, secret passage; pensieri, sentimenti segreti, inmost (o secret) thoughts, feelings; porta segreta, secret door; scrutinio segreto, secret vote; agente segreto, secret agent // i servizi segreti sono sotto accusa, the secret services are under investigation // società segreta, secret society // tener segreto, to keep secret: tieni segreta questa notizia, keep this news close (o secret)* * *[se'ɡreto] segreto (-a)1. agg(gen) secret, (documenti) confidential, secret2. sm(gen) secretin segreto — in secret, secretly, (in confidenza) in confidence
mantenere o tenere un segreto — to keep a secret
il segreto del successo — the secret of o key to success
nel segreto dell'animo — in the depths of one's soul, deep down
* * *I [se'greto]1) secrettenere segreto qcs. — to keep sth. secret (a qcn. from sb.)
arma -a — secret weapon (anche fig.)
2) [passaggio, meccanismo] secret; [porta, scala] secret, concealed3) (intimo) secretII [se'greto]nutrire la -a speranza di... — to entertain the secret hope of
sostantivo maschile1) secretmantenere, svelare un segreto — to keep, to reveal o disclose a secret
confidare un segreto a qcn. — to confide o tell a secret to sb.
non avere -i per qcn. — to have no secrets from sb.
il segreto della felicità — the secret of o the key to happiness
2) (riserbo) secrecyin segreto — in secret, in secrecy
fare qcs. in gran segreto — to do sth. in great o strict secrecy
nel segreto del tuo cuore — (intimo) in your heart of hearts
•segreto bancario — bank confidentiality, banking secrecy
segreto istruttorio — = secrecy concerning a preliminary investigation
segreto di stato — pol. state secret
* * *segreto1/se'greto/1 secret; tenere segreto qcs. to keep sth. secret (a qcn. from sb.); agente segreto secret agent; società -a secret society; arma -a secret weapon (anche fig.)2 [passaggio, meccanismo] secret; [porta, scala] secret, concealed3 (intimo) secret; nutrire la -a speranza di... to entertain the secret hope of...————————segreto2/se'greto/sostantivo m.1 secret; mantenere, svelare un segreto to keep, to reveal o disclose a secret; confidare un segreto a qcn. to confide o tell a secret to sb.; non avere -i per qcn. to have no secrets from sb.; non è un segreto per nessuno it's no secret ( che that); i -i del mestiere the tricks of the trade; per lui la meccanica non ha -i mechanics holds no secrets for him; il segreto della felicità the secret of o the key to happiness; il segreto del suo successo the secret of his success2 (riserbo) secrecy; in segreto in secret, in secrecy; fare qcs. in gran segreto to do sth. in great o strict secrecy; nel segreto del tuo cuore (intimo) in your heart of heartssegreto bancario bank confidentiality, banking secrecy; segreto epistolare secrecy of correspondence; segreto industriale industrial secret; segreto istruttorio = secrecy concerning a preliminary investigation; segreto professionale professional confidentiality; segreto di Pulcinella open secret; segreto di stato pol. state secret.
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