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secluded [sɪ'klu:dɪd]∎ to live a secluded life mener une vie solitaire, vivre en reclus;∎ I tried to find a secluded corner to read j'ai essayé de trouver un coin tranquille pour lire -
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[si'klu:did](not able to be seen, talked to etc by other people; far away from other people etc: a secluded cottage.) retiré -
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['ko:nə] 1. noun1) (a point where two lines, walls, roads etc meet: the corners of a cube; the corner of the street.) coin2) (a place, usually a small quiet place: a secluded corner.) coin3) (in football, a free kick from the corner of the field: We've been awarded a corner.) corner2. verb1) (to force (a person or animal) into a place from which it is difficult to escape: The thief was cornered in an alley.) acculer2) (to turn a corner: He cornered on only three wheels; This car corners very well.) prendre un virage•- cornered- cut corners - turn the corner -
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[-ʒən]noun (the state of being secluded; privacy: She wept in the seclusion of her own room.) isolement; solitude -
7 nook
nook [nʊk]∎ nooks and crannies coins et recoins;∎ in every nook and cranny dans le moindre recoin∎ a shady nook une retraite ombragée, un coin ombragé -
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retired [rɪ'taɪəd](a) (from job) retraité, à la retraite;∎ to be retired être à la retraite;∎ Military to put or to place sb on the retired list mettre qn à la retraite;∎ Admiral James Walker, retired Amiral James Walker, retraité(c) (secluded) retiré;∎ to live a retired life mener une vie retirée;∎ a retired spot un endroit retiré ou isolé -
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seclude [sɪ'klu:d]éloigner du monde, isoler;∎ they are secluded from the world ils sont retirés du monde;∎ she secludes herself from contact with society elle se coupe de tout contact avec autrui -
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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
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