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[dɪ'skriːt]* * *[di'skri:t](wise, cautious and not saying anything which might cause trouble: My secretary won't let the secret out - she's very discreet.) discreto- discretion* * *discreet /dɪˈskri:t/a.1 discreto, riservato: You can talk to her, she's very discreet, puoi parlare con lei, è molto discreta2 discreto; poco vistoso: discreet jewellery, gioielli discreti; He gave a discreet cough to warn that someone was coming, ha tossito discretamente per avvisare che stava arrivando qualcuno; They followed at a discreet distance, sono venuti dietro tenendosi discretamente a distanzadiscreetly avv. discreetness n. [u]. NOTA D'USO: - discreet o discrete?-* * *[dɪ'skriːt]
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