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1 quip
1 noun∎ to make a quip faire un bon mot ou de l'esprit;∎ he made a nasty quip about her humble origins il a fait une remarque désobligeante sur ses origines modestes(say sarcastically) dire de façon sarcastique; (say wittily) dire avec esprit;∎ "only if I'm asked", he quipped "seulement si on me le demande", lança-t-il d'un air malicieux -
2 secret
secret ['si:krɪt]1 noun(a) (information kept hidden) secret m;∎ it's a secret between you and me c'est un secret entre nous;∎ I have no secrets from her je ne lui cache rien;∎ can you keep a secret? pouvez-vous garder un secret?;∎ it can be our little secret ça sera notre petit secret à nous;∎ shall we let them into the secret? est-ce qu'on va les mettre dans le secret ou dans la confidence?;∎ I'll tell you or I'll let you into a secret je vais vous dire ou révéler un secret;∎ not many people were in on the secret il n'y avait pas beaucoup de gens qui étaient dans la confidence ou au courant;∎ I make no secret of or about my humble origins je ne cache pas mes origines modestes(b) (explanation) secret m;∎ the secret of his success le secret de sa réussite;∎ the secret is to warm the dish first le secret consiste à chauffer le plat d'abord;∎ the secret of making pastry le secret pour réussir une pâte∎ the secrets of nature les secrets mpl ou les mystères mpl de la nature;∎ these locks have or hold no secret for me ces serrures n'ont pas de secret pour moi(a) (meeting, plan) secret(ète);∎ the news was kept secret la nouvelle a été gardée ou tenue secrète, on n'a pas révélé la nouvelle;∎ to keep sth secret tenir qch secret(b) (personal) secret(ète);∎ it's my secret belief that he doesn't really love her je crois secrètement ou en mon for intérieur qu'il ne l'aime pas vraiment∎ a secret hiding place une cachette secrète;∎ literary the secret places of the heart les plis et les replis du cœur(d) (identity) inconnu;∎ the flowers were from a secret admirer of hers les fleurs venaient d'un admirateur inconnu(e) (secluded → beach, garden) retiré, secret-(ète)en secret, secrètement►► secret agent agent m secret;secret ballot vote m à bulletin secret;secret funds caisse f noire, fonds mpl secrets;secret police police f secrète;secret service (government organization) services mpl secrets;the Secret Service = service de protection des hauts fonctionnaires américains et de leurs familles;Literature the Secret Seven le Clan des Sept -
3 background
1) (the space behind the principal or most important figures or objects of a picture etc: He always paints ships against a background of stormy skies; trees in the background of the picture.) fond2) (happenings that go before, and help to explain, an event etc: the background to a situation.) arrière-plan3) (a person's origins, education etc: She was ashamed of her humble background.) origines
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