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1 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 -
2 secreto celosamente guardado
(n.) = closely kept secretEx. Indeed, in most industries salary information is a closely kept secret.* * *(n.) = closely kept secretEx: Indeed, in most industries salary information is a closely kept secret.
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3 secreto1
1 = 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. -
4 celosamente
adv.1 zealously; eagerly; fervently.2 (fig.) Suspiciously, distrustfully.3 jealously, enthusiastically, fervently, passionately.* * *► adverbio1 (con cuidado) zealously2 (con envidia) jealously* * *ADV1) (=con fervor) zealously2) pey (=sin confianza) suspiciously, distrustfully3) (=con celos) jealously* * *= jealously.Ex. People should be prepared to work together and not jealously 'guard their patch'.----* guardar celosamente = guard + zealously.* secreto celosamente guardado = closely kept secret.* * *= jealously.Ex: People should be prepared to work together and not jealously 'guard their patch'.
* guardar celosamente = guard + zealously.* secreto celosamente guardado = closely kept secret.* * *zealously* * *celosamente advconscientiously, zealously* * *celosamente adv jealously -
5 tajemnic|a
f 1. (sekret) secret- wojskowa/rodzinna tajemnica a military/family secret- pilnie strzeżona/dobrze skrywana tajemnica a closely guarded/well-kept secret- powiedzieć coś komuś w tajemnicy to tell sb sth in confidence- odkryć czyjąś tajemnicę to guess sb’s secret- powierzyć a. wyznać komuś tajemnicę to let sb in on a secret- spotykać się/naradzać się w tajemnicy to meet/confer in secret- utrzymywać coś w tajemnicy to keep sth (a) secret- zdradzić tajemnicę to betray a. reveal a. divulge a secret- dzieci nie potrafią dotrzymać tajemnicy children can’t keep secrets- nie zdradzę a. ujawnię twojej tajemnicy your secret is safe with me- historia/jej przeszłość skrywa wiele tajemnic history/her past is riddled with many (deep dark) secrets- nasza tajemnica się wydała our secret was uncovered- nie mamy przed sobą tajemnic we have no secrets from each other2. (tajność) confidentiality U, secrecy U- tajemnica dziennikarska confidentiality of journalistic sources, journalistic confidentiality- tajemnica korespondencji the secrecy a. confidentiality of correspondence- otoczyć coś tajemnicą to throw a veil of secrecy over sth- działania/pertraktacje otoczone tajemnicą actions/dealings shrouded a. cloaked in secrecy- jestem przysięgą zobowiązany do zachowania tajemnicy I’m sworn to secrecy3. (zagadka) mystery, secret- tajemnice natury the mysteries of nature- naukowcy chcą zgłębić a. rozwikłać tajemnice kosmosu scientists want to unravel a. solve the mysteries of the universe- sposób, w jaki uciekł, pozostaje dla policji tajemnicą how he escaped remains a mystery to the police4. (najlepszy sposób na osiągnięcie czegoś) secret- tajemnica powodzenia/udanego małżeństwa the secret of success/a happy marriage- □ tajemnica lekarska Med. doctor-patient privilege- tajemnica służbowa ≈ confidential information- tajemnica spowiedzi Relig. seal of confession- tajemnica wiary Relig. holy mystery- tajemnica zawodowa Prawo (obowiązująca lekarzy) doctor-patient privilege; (obowiązująca prawników) solicitor-client privilege GB, attorney-client privilege US; (obowiązująca księgowych) accountant-client privilege■ to moja słodka tajemnica żart. that’s my little secret- jest publiczną tajemnicą, że on bierze łapówki it is an open secret that he accepts bribesThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > tajemnic|a
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6 στέγω
στέγω, used by early writers mainly in [tense] pres. and [tense] impf.: [tense] fut. στέξω dub. cj. in D.S.11.29: [tense] aor.Aἔστεξα Plb.8.12.5
, Plu.Alex.35, etc.:—[voice] Med., [tense] aor. ἐστέξατο cj. for ἐδέξατο in AP13.27 (Phal.):— [voice] Pass., [tense] aor.ἐστέχθην Simp. in Epict.p.117
D.:—cover closely, so as to keep a fluid either out or in, Pl.Ti. 78a (of fire):A keep out water, δόμος ἅλα στέγων a house that keeps out the sea, i.e. a good ship, A.Supp. 135 (lyr.): abs., νῆες οὐδὲν στέγουσαι not water-tight, Th.2.94;εὐνὰς τοιαύτας οἵας.. στέγειν.. ἱκανὰς εἶναι Pl.R. 415e
, cf. Ti. 45c, Cra. 412d; τῇ.. στεγούσῃ γῇ in the impervious earth, Id.Criti. 111d; συμμύει καὶ στέγει, of timber, Thphr.HP5.7.4, cf. 5.4.5;οἰκία στέγουσα IG22.2498.23
, cf. 12(5).568.12 (Ceos, v/iv B.C.):—so in [voice] Med., στέγετο.. ὄμβρους kept off the rain from himself, Pi.P.4.81; νεῦς οὐκ ἐστέξατο κῦμα APl.c. (v. supr.);ταῦτα δὲ παρέξοντι οἰκοδομημένα καὶ στεγόμενα καὶ τεθυρωμένα Tab.Heracl.1.142
.2 of other things, fend off, repel, ;δόρυ πολέμιον στέγειν A.Th. 216
; στέγων γὰρ ἐχθροὺς θάνατον εἵλετ' ib. 1014;σ. τὰς πληγάς Ar.V. 1295
;στέγει ἡ σὰρξ τὸ προσπῖπτον θερμόν Arist. Pr. 889a11
.3 later, bear up, sustain, support,ἡ θάλαττα.. σ. τὰ βάρη Id.Fr. 217
;σ. τὸν ὄροφον J.AJ5.8.12
; ; bear up against, endure, resist, τὴν ἐπιφοράν, ἔφοδον, Plb.3.53.2, 18.25.4, cf. SIG700.23 (Lete, ii B.C.);σ. νόσον AP11.340
(Pall.);τὸ δυσῶδες Memn.2.4
;τὰς ἐνδείας Ph.2.526
; ἡ ἀγάπη.. πάντα ς. 1 Ep.Cor.13.7, cf. 9.12: abs., contain oneself, hold out,στέγειν, καρτερεῖν Lyr.Alex.Adesp.1.30
, cf. 1 Ep.Thess.3.1,5;ἔστεξα ἕως ἔλθῃς POxy.1775.10
(iv A.D.) (in S.OT 11 στέξαντες is f.l. for στέρξαντες).B keep in, hold water, etc., δάκρυον ὄμματ' οὐκέτι στέγει prob.f.l. in E.IA 888 (troch.); οὐκ ἂν δυναίμην μὴ στέγοντα πιμπλάναι I could not fill leaky vessels, Id.Fr. 899; ὕδωρ ς., of a vessel, Pl.R. 621a: metaph.,τὴν ψυχὴν κοσκίνῳ ἀπῄκασε.. τετρημένην, ἅτε οὐ δυναμένην στέγειν δι' ἀπιστίαν καὶ λήθην Pl.Grg. 493c
; [ψυχὴν] στέγουσαν οὐδέν Id.Lg. 714a
; in Id.R. 586b, τὸ στέγον ἑαυτῶν prob. means the continent part of each man, cf.στεγανός 11.4
.II generally, contain, hold, ἄγγος σῶμα τοὐκείνου ς. S.El. 1118, cf. E. Ion 1412;ὄχλον σ. δῶμα Id.Hipp. 843
.III shelter, protect,πύργοι πόλιν στέγουσιν S.OC15
codd., cf. A.Th. 797: metaph.,ὅρκος σ. τὴν ὁμόνοιαν αὐτῶν D.S.11.29
(cj.); τὸ ξύλον ἔστεξεν ἡ γῆ retained and cherished it, so that it struck root, Plu. Rom.20, cf. Alex.35.2 conceal, keep hidden, ;ἥξει.., κἂν ἐγὼ σιγῇ στέγω S.OT 341
; τί χρὴ στέγειν ἢ τί λέγειν; Id.Ph. 136 (lyr.); ;σ. τἀμὰ καὶ σ' ἔπη E.El. 273
;στέξαι τὸ κριθέν Plb.4.8.2
:—[voice] Pass., to be kept secret, Th.6.72; παρ' ὑμῶν εὖ στεγοίμεθ' let my counsel be kept secret by you, S.Tr. 596.IV close up, in [voice] Pass.,τὰ τῶν ἀγγείων στόματα στεγόμενα Paul.Aeg.6.7
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7 čuvan
pp & adj kept, guarded itd. (-čuvati) l dobro - closely/heavily guarded; (zatvor) maximum-security; dobro čuvana tajna closely--guarded secret* * *• guarded• renowned -
8 pieczołowicie
adv. grad. (troskliwie) [dbać] lovingly, with great care; (starannie) meticulously- mnisi pieczołowicie strzegli tajemnicy leczniczej mikstury the monks kept the indgredients of their medicine a closely guarded secret* * *adv.assiduously, painstakingly.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > pieczołowicie
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9 obscurum
obscūrus, a, um, adj. [Sanscr. sku, to cover, akin to Gr. skeuê, skutos, kutos; cf.: scutum, cutis], dark, darksome, dusky, shady, obscure (class.).I.Lit.: unde (Acherunte) animae excitantur obscurā umbrā, in dark, shadowy forms, Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 16, 37; so,B.umbra,
Verg. A. 6, 453:donec in obscurum coni conduxit acumen,
the obscure point of the cone, Lucr. 4, 431:lucus,
Verg. A. 9, 87:antrum,
Ov. M. 4, 100:convalles,
Verg. A. 6, 139:tabernae,
Hor. A. P. 229; cf. Liv. 10, 1, 5: aliae res obnoxiosae nocte in obscurā latent, Enn. ap. Gell. 7, 16 (17), 10 (Trag. v. 341 Vahl.):nox,
Verg. A. 2, 420; cf.:per occasum solis, jam obscurā luce,
Liv. 24, 21:caelum,
Hor. C. 1, 7, 15:nimbus,
Verg. A. 12, 416:nubes,
id. G. 4, 60:ferrugo,
i. e. black, id. ib. 1, 467:dentes,
Juv. 6, 145.— Poet.: funda, dark, i. e. invisible, Val. Fl. 6, 193; cf.mamma,
i. e. hidden, covered, id. 3, 52, 6:aquae,
i. e. turbid, Ov. F. 4, 758.— Subst.: obscūrum, i, n., dim light, twilight:in obscuro, advesperascente die,
Vulg. Prov. 7, 9; but commonly the dark, darkness, obscurity:sub obscurum noctis,
Verg. G. 1, 478:lumen,
i. e. darkness visible, Sall. J. 21, 2.— obscū-rum, adverb.:obscurum nimbosus dissidet aër,
Luc. 5, 631.—Transf., to the person who is in the dark, darkling, unseen:II.ibant obscuri solā sub nocte per umbram,
Verg. A. 6, 268:obscurus in ulvā Delitui,
id. ib. 2, 135.—Trop.A.In gen., dark, obscure, indistinct, unintelligible:2.Heraclitus... Clarus ob obscuram linguam,
Lucr. 1, 639: valde Heraclitus obscurus (cf. the Gr. appellation of Heraclitus, ho skoteinos), Cic. Div. 2, 64, 133:quid? poëta nemo, nemo physicus obscurus?
id. ib.:obscurā de re tam lucida pango carmina,
Lucr. 1, 933; 4, 8:brevis esse laboro, Obscurus fio,
Hor. A. P. 25:reperta Graiorum,
Lucr. 1, 136:obscurum et ignotum jus,
Cic. de Or. 1, 39, 177:cur hoc tam est obscurum atque caecum?
id. Agr. 2, 14, 35:nolo plebem Romanam obscurā spe et caecā expectatione haerere,
uncertain, id. ib. 2, 25, 66.— Comp., Quint. 11, 3, 60.— Sup.:videre res obscurissimas,
Cic. de Or. 2, 36, 153.— Subst.:causae in obscuro positae,
Cels. 1 praef. —In partic., rhet. t. t.: obscurum genus causae, obscure, i. e. intricate, involved, Gr. dusparakolouthêton, Cic. Inv. 1, 15, 20:B.(causae privatae) sunt multo saepe obscuriores,
id. de Or. 2, 24, 100.—Not known, unknown, not recognized:C.forma,
Ov. M. 3, 475:P Ilas,
i. e. disguised, under another form, id. ib. 6, 36.—Esp. of rank and station, obscure, ignoble, mean, low:non est obscura tua in me benevolentia,
Cic. Fam. 13, 70: Caesaris in barbaris erat nomen obscurius, * Caes. B. C. 1, 61:Pompeius humili atque obscuro loco natus,
of an obscure, ignoble family, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 70, § 181:obscuris orti majoribus,
from obscure ancestors, id. Off. 1, 32, 116:clarus an obscurus,
Quint. 5, 10, 26; cf.:si nobilis obscurum se vocet,
id. 11, 1, 21; 2, 3, 9:non obscurus professor et auctor,
id. 2, 15, 36:natus haud obscuro loco,
Sall. C. 23, 1.— Neutr. absol.:in obscuro vitam habere,
Sall. C. 51, 12:vitam per obscurum transmittere,
in obscurity, Sen. Ep. 19, 3:saepe mandatum initio litis in obscuro est,
kept back, Gai. Inst. 4, 84.—Of character, close, secret, reserved:A.obscurus et astutus homo,
Cic. Off. 3, 13, 5 (for which:sin me astutum et occultum lubet fingere,
id. Fam. 3, 10, 8):plerumque modestus Occupat obscuri speciem,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 94:Tiberium obscurum adversus alios, sibi uni incautum intectumque efficeret,
Tac. A. 4, 1:obscurum odium,
Cic. Fam. 3, 10, 6.— Comp.:natura obscurior,
Tac. Agr. 42.— Adv.: ob-scūrē, darkly, obscurely (class.).Lit.: aut nihil superum aut obscure admodum cernimus, very darkly, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. 474, 28.—B.Trop.1.Of speech, darkly, obscurely, indistinctly:2.dicta,
Quint. 3, 4, 3; 4, 1, 79.— Comp.:quae causa dicta obscurius est,
Quint. 8, 2, 24.— Sup.:obscurissime particulā uti, Cell. 17, 13, 5: non obscurissime dicere (opp. planissime),
id. 11, 16, 9.—Of birth, obscurely, ignobly, meanly (perh. only post-class.):3.obscure natus,
Macr. S. 7, 3:obscurissime natus,
Amm. 29, 1, 5.—Covertly, closely, secretly:malum obscure serpens,
Cic. Cat. 4, 3, 6:tacite obscureque perire,
id. Quint. 15, 50:non obscure ferre aliquid,
id. Clu. 19, 54; cf. id. Par. 6, 1, 45; Hirt. B. G. 8, 54.— Comp.:ceteri sunt obscurius iniqui,
more secretly, Cic. Fam. 1, 5, b, 2.— Sup.:avertere aliquid de publico quam obscurissime,
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10 obscurus
obscūrus, a, um, adj. [Sanscr. sku, to cover, akin to Gr. skeuê, skutos, kutos; cf.: scutum, cutis], dark, darksome, dusky, shady, obscure (class.).I.Lit.: unde (Acherunte) animae excitantur obscurā umbrā, in dark, shadowy forms, Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 16, 37; so,B.umbra,
Verg. A. 6, 453:donec in obscurum coni conduxit acumen,
the obscure point of the cone, Lucr. 4, 431:lucus,
Verg. A. 9, 87:antrum,
Ov. M. 4, 100:convalles,
Verg. A. 6, 139:tabernae,
Hor. A. P. 229; cf. Liv. 10, 1, 5: aliae res obnoxiosae nocte in obscurā latent, Enn. ap. Gell. 7, 16 (17), 10 (Trag. v. 341 Vahl.):nox,
Verg. A. 2, 420; cf.:per occasum solis, jam obscurā luce,
Liv. 24, 21:caelum,
Hor. C. 1, 7, 15:nimbus,
Verg. A. 12, 416:nubes,
id. G. 4, 60:ferrugo,
i. e. black, id. ib. 1, 467:dentes,
Juv. 6, 145.— Poet.: funda, dark, i. e. invisible, Val. Fl. 6, 193; cf.mamma,
i. e. hidden, covered, id. 3, 52, 6:aquae,
i. e. turbid, Ov. F. 4, 758.— Subst.: obscūrum, i, n., dim light, twilight:in obscuro, advesperascente die,
Vulg. Prov. 7, 9; but commonly the dark, darkness, obscurity:sub obscurum noctis,
Verg. G. 1, 478:lumen,
i. e. darkness visible, Sall. J. 21, 2.— obscū-rum, adverb.:obscurum nimbosus dissidet aër,
Luc. 5, 631.—Transf., to the person who is in the dark, darkling, unseen:II.ibant obscuri solā sub nocte per umbram,
Verg. A. 6, 268:obscurus in ulvā Delitui,
id. ib. 2, 135.—Trop.A.In gen., dark, obscure, indistinct, unintelligible:2.Heraclitus... Clarus ob obscuram linguam,
Lucr. 1, 639: valde Heraclitus obscurus (cf. the Gr. appellation of Heraclitus, ho skoteinos), Cic. Div. 2, 64, 133:quid? poëta nemo, nemo physicus obscurus?
id. ib.:obscurā de re tam lucida pango carmina,
Lucr. 1, 933; 4, 8:brevis esse laboro, Obscurus fio,
Hor. A. P. 25:reperta Graiorum,
Lucr. 1, 136:obscurum et ignotum jus,
Cic. de Or. 1, 39, 177:cur hoc tam est obscurum atque caecum?
id. Agr. 2, 14, 35:nolo plebem Romanam obscurā spe et caecā expectatione haerere,
uncertain, id. ib. 2, 25, 66.— Comp., Quint. 11, 3, 60.— Sup.:videre res obscurissimas,
Cic. de Or. 2, 36, 153.— Subst.:causae in obscuro positae,
Cels. 1 praef. —In partic., rhet. t. t.: obscurum genus causae, obscure, i. e. intricate, involved, Gr. dusparakolouthêton, Cic. Inv. 1, 15, 20:B.(causae privatae) sunt multo saepe obscuriores,
id. de Or. 2, 24, 100.—Not known, unknown, not recognized:C.forma,
Ov. M. 3, 475:P Ilas,
i. e. disguised, under another form, id. ib. 6, 36.—Esp. of rank and station, obscure, ignoble, mean, low:non est obscura tua in me benevolentia,
Cic. Fam. 13, 70: Caesaris in barbaris erat nomen obscurius, * Caes. B. C. 1, 61:Pompeius humili atque obscuro loco natus,
of an obscure, ignoble family, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 70, § 181:obscuris orti majoribus,
from obscure ancestors, id. Off. 1, 32, 116:clarus an obscurus,
Quint. 5, 10, 26; cf.:si nobilis obscurum se vocet,
id. 11, 1, 21; 2, 3, 9:non obscurus professor et auctor,
id. 2, 15, 36:natus haud obscuro loco,
Sall. C. 23, 1.— Neutr. absol.:in obscuro vitam habere,
Sall. C. 51, 12:vitam per obscurum transmittere,
in obscurity, Sen. Ep. 19, 3:saepe mandatum initio litis in obscuro est,
kept back, Gai. Inst. 4, 84.—Of character, close, secret, reserved:A.obscurus et astutus homo,
Cic. Off. 3, 13, 5 (for which:sin me astutum et occultum lubet fingere,
id. Fam. 3, 10, 8):plerumque modestus Occupat obscuri speciem,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 94:Tiberium obscurum adversus alios, sibi uni incautum intectumque efficeret,
Tac. A. 4, 1:obscurum odium,
Cic. Fam. 3, 10, 6.— Comp.:natura obscurior,
Tac. Agr. 42.— Adv.: ob-scūrē, darkly, obscurely (class.).Lit.: aut nihil superum aut obscure admodum cernimus, very darkly, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. 474, 28.—B.Trop.1.Of speech, darkly, obscurely, indistinctly:2.dicta,
Quint. 3, 4, 3; 4, 1, 79.— Comp.:quae causa dicta obscurius est,
Quint. 8, 2, 24.— Sup.:obscurissime particulā uti, Cell. 17, 13, 5: non obscurissime dicere (opp. planissime),
id. 11, 16, 9.—Of birth, obscurely, ignobly, meanly (perh. only post-class.):3.obscure natus,
Macr. S. 7, 3:obscurissime natus,
Amm. 29, 1, 5.—Covertly, closely, secretly:malum obscure serpens,
Cic. Cat. 4, 3, 6:tacite obscureque perire,
id. Quint. 15, 50:non obscure ferre aliquid,
id. Clu. 19, 54; cf. id. Par. 6, 1, 45; Hirt. B. G. 8, 54.— Comp.:ceteri sunt obscurius iniqui,
more secretly, Cic. Fam. 1, 5, b, 2.— Sup.:avertere aliquid de publico quam obscurissime,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 24, § 53.
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