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1 secrecy
noun (the state of being or the act of keeping secret.) sigilo* * *se.cre.cy[s'i:krisi] n 1 segredo, intimidade. 2 discrição, sigilo. the strictest secrecy must be observed / deve ser observado sigilo absoluto. 3 reserva. -
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3 secrecy
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4 to swear someone to secrecy
to swear someone to secrecyfazer alguém jurar que não vai contar para outras pessoas o que acabou de ser dito. he was sworn to secrecy / ele prestou juramento de guardar segredo. -
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6 swear
[sweə]past tense - swore; verb1) (to state, declare, or promise solemnly with an oath, or very definitely and positively: The witness must swear to tell the truth; He swore an oath of loyalty; Swear never to reveal the secret; I could have sworn (= I'm sure) she was here a minute ago.) jurar2) (to use the name of God and other sacred words, or obscene words, for emphasis or abuse; to curse: Don't swear in front of the children!) praguejar•- sworn- swear-word
- swear by
- swear in
- swear to* * *[swɛə] n praga, imprecação, palavrão. • vt (ps swore, pp sworn) 1 jurar, prestar juramento. I have sworn to myself never to drink again / jurei nunca mais beber. he was sworn a member / ele prestou juramento como membro. 2 fazer jurar. 3 declarar (sob juramento). 4 contratar ou admitir sob juramento. 5 prometer solenemente, fazer voto ou promessa. 6 xingar. 7 praguejar, blasfemar, falar palavrões. to swear at maldizer, rogar pragas. he swears at his work / ele maldiz seu trabalho. to swear by ter confiança em. he swears by his friend / ele tem muita confiança em seu amigo. he swears by his daily bath / ele acredita no efeito de seu banho diário. to swear off prometer que vai parar de fazer algo que faz mal. I have sworn off cards / jurei nunca mais jogar cartas. to swear someone in fazer com que alguém prometa em público ser fiel a alguma instituição, emprego oficial, etc. all witnesses were sworn in / todas as testemunhas prestaram juramento. to swear someone to secrecy fazer alguém jurar que não vai contar para outras pessoas o que acabou de ser dito. he was sworn to secrecy / ele prestou juramento de guardar segredo. to swear to afirmar ou identificar sob juramento. I could swear to it / eu poderia confirmar isso sob juramento. -
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[ple‹] 1. noun1) (a promise: He gave me his pledge.) promessa2) (something given by a person who is borrowing money etc to the person he has borrowed it from, to be kept until the money etc is returned: He borrowed $20 and left his watch as a pledge.) penhor3) (a sign or token: They exchanged rings as a pledge of their love.) sinal2. verb1) (to promise: He pledged his support.) prometer2) (to give to someone when borrowing money etc: to pledge one's watch.) empenhar* * *[pledʒ] n 1 penhor, caução. 2 garantia, fiança. 3 brinde, saúde. 4 promessa, compromisso. under pledge of secrecy / sob promessa de sigilo. 5 voto de abstenção de bebidas alcoólicas. 6 Hist refém. • vt 1 empenhar, caucionar. I pledged my word of honour / dei minha palavra de honra. 2 garantir, ser fiador de. 3 brindar, beber à saúde de. 4 prometer. 5 comprometer-se a. he pledged himself to / ele se comprometeu a. 6 prometer abstenção de bebidas alcoólicas. 7 hipotecar. to pledge someone beber à saúde de, brindar. to put in a pledge penhorar. -
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['si:krit] 1. adjective(hidden from, unknown to, or not told to, other people: a secret agreement; He kept his illness secret from everybody.) secreto2. noun1) (something which is, or must be kept, secret: The date of their marriage is a secret; industrial secrets.) segredo2) (a hidden explanation: I wish I knew the secret of her success.) segredo•- secrecy- secretive
- secretively
- secretiveness
- secretly
- secret agent
- secret police
- in secret
- keep a secret* * *se.cret[s'i:krit] n 1 segredo, mistério. I am in the secret / conheço o segredo. can you keep a secret? / você pode guardar um segredo? we let him into the secret / confiamos-lhe o segredo. 2 razão ou causa oculta. • adj 1 secreto, oculto, clandestino. we kept it secret / guardamos segredo. 2 fechado, reservado. 3 escondido. 4 segregado, retirado, solitário, isolado. 5 obscuro, recôndito. in secret secretamente, em segredo. many are the secret ways of God muitos são os caminhos (secretos) de Deus. open secret pretenso segredo por todos sabido. -
9 veil
[veil] 1. noun(a piece of thin cloth worn over the face or head to hide, cover, or protect it: Some women wear veils for religious reasons, to prevent strangers from seeing their faces; a veil of mist over the mountains; a veil of secrecy.) véu2. verb(to cover with a veil.) cobrir com véu- veiled* * *[veil] n 1 véu, tecido com que se cobre alguma coisa. 2 cortina. 3 mantilha de freira. 4 disfarce, dissimulação, máscara. 5 qualquer coisa que cobre. • vt velar: 1 vendar, cobrir com um véu. 2 encobrir, esconder, disfarçar, dissimular. to be under the veil of religion estar sob a máscara da religião. to take the veil tornar-se freira. -
10 hammer home
(to make great efforts to make a person realize: We'll have to hammer home to them the importance of secrecy.) insistir -
11 hammer home
(to make great efforts to make a person realize: We'll have to hammer home to them the importance of secrecy.) insistir -
12 secret
['si:krit] 1. adjective(hidden from, unknown to, or not told to, other people: a secret agreement; He kept his illness secret from everybody.) secreto2. noun1) (something which is, or must be kept, secret: The date of their marriage is a secret; industrial secrets.) segredo2) (a hidden explanation: I wish I knew the secret of her success.) segredo•- secrecy- secretive - secretively - secretiveness - secretly - secret agent - secret police - in secret - keep a secret -
13 veil
[veil] 1. noun(a piece of thin cloth worn over the face or head to hide, cover, or protect it: Some women wear veils for religious reasons, to prevent strangers from seeing their faces; a veil of mist over the mountains; a veil of secrecy.) véu2. verb(to cover with a veil.) velar, pôr véu- veiled
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secrecy — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, complete, total ▪ great, strict, utmost ▪ excessive ▪ government … Collocations dictionary
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secrecy — se|cre|cy [ sikrəsi ] noun uncount a situation in which you keep something secret, or the process of keeping something secret: Discussions were to take place in total secrecy. shrouded/cloaked/veiled in secrecy: The Iraqi contract was shrouded in … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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