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1 ♦ secret
♦ secret /ˈsi:krət/A a.1 segreto; nascosto; occulto; a secret door, una porta segreta; a secret society, una società segreta; (fin., leg.) secret partner, socio occulto; (rag.) secret profits, profitti occultiB n.1 segreto ( anche fig.): to keep a secret, mantenere (o serbare) un segreto; the secrets of nature, i segreti della natura; the secret of success, il segreto del successo; to let sb. in on (o into) the secret, mettere q. a parte del segreto; to betray a secret, tradire un segreto; to disclose (o to reveal) a secret, svelare un segreto; to tell a secret, dire (o svelare) un segreto; to uncover a secret, scoprire un segreto; a close secret, un segreto ben custodito; a dark secret, un oscuro segreto; a guilty secret, un segreto colpevole2 (relig.) segreta, secreta● secret agent, agente segreto □ secret police, polizia segreta □ the secret service, il servizio segreto; i servizi di sicurezza; i servizi □ (fig.) secret weapon, arma segreta; asso nella manica □ to have no secrets from sb., non avere segreti per q. □ in secret, in segreto; in confidenza □ to be in the secret, essere a parte di un segreto; conoscere le segrete cose □ an open secret, il segreto di Pulcinella □ Keep it secret!, acqua in bocca!secretly avv. secretness n. [u]. -
2 initiate
I [ɪ'nɪʃɪət]nome iniziato m. (-a)II [ɪ'nɪʃɪeɪt]1) dare inizio a [project, reform]; iniziare [ talks]to initiate proceedings against sb. — dir. intentare un'azione giudiziaria contro qcn
2) (admit)to initiate sb. into — ammettere qcn. in [ secret society]; iniziare qcn. a [ astrology]
* * *initiate /ɪˈnɪʃɪət/A a.iniziato; cominciatoB n.iniziato, iniziata.(to) initiate /ɪˈnɪʃɪeɪt/v. t.iniziare ( in ogni senso); avviare; introdurre: to initiate one's work, iniziare il lavoro; to initiate an advertising campaign, iniziare una campagna pubblicitaria; to initiate sb. into a science, iniziare q. a una scienza; to initiate sb. into a secret society, introdurre q. in (o iniziare q. a) una società segreta.* * *I [ɪ'nɪʃɪət]nome iniziato m. (-a)II [ɪ'nɪʃɪeɪt]1) dare inizio a [project, reform]; iniziare [ talks]to initiate proceedings against sb. — dir. intentare un'azione giudiziaria contro qcn
2) (admit)to initiate sb. into — ammettere qcn. in [ secret society]; iniziare qcn. a [ astrology]
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3 initial
I 1. [ɪ'nɪʃl]nome iniziale f.2.aggettivo inizialeII [ɪ'nɪʃl]verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. BE - ll-, AE -l-) apporre le proprie iniziali su, siglare [ document]* * *[i'niʃəl] 1. adjective(of, or at, the beginning: There were difficulties during the initial stages of building the house.) iniziale2. noun(the letter that begins a word, especially a name: The picture was signed with the initials JJB, standing for John James Brown.) iniziale3. verb(to mark or sign with initials of one's name: Any alteration on a cheque should be initialled.) siglare[-ʃieit]
1) (to start (eg a plan, scheme, changes, reforms etc): He initiated a scheme for helping old people with their shopping.)
2) (to take (a person) into a society etc, especially with secret ceremonies: No-one who had been initiated into the society ever revealed the details of the ceremony.)
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- initiation(a person who has been initiated (into a society etc).)
- initiative* * *I 1. [ɪ'nɪʃl]nome iniziale f.2.aggettivo inizialeII [ɪ'nɪʃl]verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. BE - ll-, AE -l-) apporre le proprie iniziali su, siglare [ document]
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