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1 sigiloso
• secretive• silent• slinky• stealthy -
2 hermético
adj.1 tight-lipped, tight, nondemonstrative, close-mouthed.2 hermetic, gastight, airproof, airtight.3 draftproof, draft-proof, draft-proofed, draughtproof.* * *► adjetivo1 hermetic, hermetical, airtight2 figurado impenetrable, secretive* * *ADJ1) (=cerrado) [gen] hermetic; [al aire] airtight; [al agua] watertight2) (=inescrutable) [teoría] watertight; [misterio] impenetrable; [persona] reserved, secretive* * *- ca adjetivoa) <envase/cierre> airtight, hermetic (tech)b) <persona/rostro> inscrutable, secretive* * *= airtight, watertight, reserved.Ex. Another modification using an unaltered sparking plug screwed into an airtight, closed vessel was developed.Ex. It uses a heavy-duty seal and is therefore watertight, but not submersible.Ex. Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.----* cierre hermético = seal.* * *- ca adjetivoa) <envase/cierre> airtight, hermetic (tech)b) <persona/rostro> inscrutable, secretive* * *= airtight, watertight, reserved.Ex: Another modification using an unaltered sparking plug screwed into an airtight, closed vessel was developed.
Ex: It uses a heavy-duty seal and is therefore watertight, but not submersible.Ex: Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.* cierre hermético = seal.* * *hermético -ca1 ‹envase/cierre› airtight, hermetic ( tech)2 ‹persona/rostro› inscrutable, secretive* * *
hermético◊ -ca adjetivo
hermético,-a adjetivo
1 (cierre, frasco) hermetic, airtight
2 fig (impenetrable, secreto) secretive, inscrutable
' hermético' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hermética
English:
airtight
- cliquey
- seal
- tight
- watertight
- air
- draftproof
- water
* * *hermético, -a adj1. [al aire] airtight, hermetic;[al agua] watertight, hermetic2. [persona] uncommunicative;[texto, comentario] impenetrable* * *adjcon cierre hermético hermetically sealed2 fig: persona inscrutable* * *hermético, -ca adj: hermetic, watertight♦ herméticamente adv -
3 reservado
adj.1 private, confidential.2 reserved, pre-selected, preselected.3 reserved, discreet, close-lipped, closemouthed.m.reserved place.past part.past participle of spanish verb: reservar.* * *1 (en local) private room; (en tren) reserved compartment————————1→ link=reservar reservar► adjetivo1 (plazas) booked, reserved2 (persona) reserved, discreet3 (asunto) confidential1 (en local) private room; (en tren) reserved compartment* * *(f. - reservada)adj.* * *1. ADJ1) [actitud, persona] (=poco comunicativo) reserved; (=discreto) discreet2) (=confidencial) [asunto, documento] confidentialestos documentos son materia reservada — these documents are confidential, these documents contain confidential material
2. SM1) (=habitación aparte) [en restaurante] private room; [en tren] reserved compartment2) Cono Sur (=vino) vintage wine* * *I II1) (en restaurante, bar) private room; ( en tren) reserved compartment2) (CS) ( vino) vintage wine* * *= on hold, reserved, retiring, confidential, subdued, uncommunicative, secretive.Ex. The librarian may also review the borrower status to see what documents he has on loan and on hold.Ex. Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.Ex. Who would want to here the the ramblings of a retiring past president?.Ex. There is also a large amount of information that is kept secret: not merely cloak-and-dagger state secrets, but vast quantities of confidential technical and commercial data.Ex. Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.Ex. He was standing in front of me, small, lithe, myopic, shy, uncommunicative, vulnerable.Ex. There is a tendency to be secretive about information, more prevalent in the UK and USA than in Japan, which is inimical to success.----* cola de documentos reservados y disponibles = held-document-available queue.* documento reservado = held document.* espacio reservado para el estudio = study space.* reservados todos los derechos = all rights reserved.* tener algo reservado = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.* tener una alternativa reservada = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.* tener una sorpresa reservada = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.* todos los derechos reservados = all rights reserved.* * *I II1) (en restaurante, bar) private room; ( en tren) reserved compartment2) (CS) ( vino) vintage wine* * *reservado22 = reserved.Ex: Windows can place regular files in these reserved areas when the rest of the disk is full.
* asiento reservado = reserved seat.* campo reservado = reserved field.* libro reservado = reserved book.= on hold, reserved, retiring, confidential, subdued, uncommunicative, secretive.Ex: The librarian may also review the borrower status to see what documents he has on loan and on hold.
Ex: Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.Ex: Who would want to here the the ramblings of a retiring past president?.Ex: There is also a large amount of information that is kept secret: not merely cloak-and-dagger state secrets, but vast quantities of confidential technical and commercial data.Ex: Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.Ex: He was standing in front of me, small, lithe, myopic, shy, uncommunicative, vulnerable.Ex: There is a tendency to be secretive about information, more prevalent in the UK and USA than in Japan, which is inimical to success.* cola de documentos reservados y disponibles = held-document-available queue.* documento reservado = held document.* espacio reservado para el estudio = study space.* reservados todos los derechos = all rights reserved.* tener algo reservado = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.* tener una alternativa reservada = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.* tener una sorpresa reservada = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.* todos los derechos reservados = all rights reserved.* * *A ‹persona/actitud› reservedB ‹asunto/tema› confidentialun documento de carácter reservado a confidential documentA1 (en un restaurante, bar) private room2 (en un tren) reserved compartmentB (CS) (vino) vintage wine* * *
Del verbo reservar: ( conjugate reservar)
reservado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
reservado
reservar
reservado◊ -da adjetivo ‹persona/actitud› reserved;
‹asunto/tema› confidential;
ver tb◊ reservar
reservar ( conjugate reservar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹asiento/habitación/mesa› to reserve, book;
‹pasaje/billete› to book
2 ( guardar) ‹porción de comida/dinero› to set aside;
reservó lo mejor para el final she kept the best till last
reservarse verbo pronominal
reservado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (información, etc) confidential
2 (callado, discreto) reserved
II sustantivo masculino private room
reservar verbo transitivo
1 (algo para más tarde) to keep back
(guardar para alguien) to keep (aside): le reservamos una sorpresa, we have a surprise in store for him
2 (en un hotel, restaurante, etc) to book, reserve: hemos reservado una mesa para cuatro (personas), we reserved a table for four
' reservado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
admisión
- cámara
- íntima
- íntimo
- privada
- privado
- reservar
- reservada
- sanctasanctórum
- taciturna
- taciturno
- reticente
English:
antisocial
- bay
- cagey
- close
- distant
- private
- quiet
- remote
- reserved
- secretive
- shy
- uncommunicative
- unreserved
- book
- reserve
- top
* * *reservado, -a♦ adj1. [mesa, plaza] reserved2. [tema, asunto] confidential3. [persona] reserved♦ nm[en restaurante] private room; [en tren] reserved compartment* * *I adj reservedII m private room* * *reservado, -da adj1) : reserved, reticent2) : confidential* * *reservado adj reserved -
4 sigiloso
adj.secretive, slinky, silent, reserved.* * *► adjetivo1 (discreto) secretive2 (secreto - asunto) secret; (- persona) secretive3 (silencioso) quiet* * *ADJ (=silencioso) stealth; (=secreto) secret* * *- sa adjetivo stealthy* * *= stealthy [stealthier -comp., stealthiest -sup.], slinky [slinkier -comp., slinkiest -sup.].Ex. In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.Ex. Told in rhyme, this is the story of a slinky black cat who prowls at night and becomes a thief.* * *- sa adjetivo stealthy* * *= stealthy [stealthier -comp., stealthiest -sup.], slinky [slinkier -comp., slinkiest -sup.].Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.
Ex: Told in rhyme, this is the story of a slinky black cat who prowls at night and becomes a thief.* * *sigiloso -sastealthy* * *
sigiloso◊ -sa adjetivo
stealthy
sigiloso,-a adjetivo stealthy
' sigiloso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sigilosa
English:
sly
- stealthy
* * *sigiloso, -a adj1. [discreto] secretive2. [al robar, escapar] stealthy* * *adj stealthy* * *sigiloso, -sa adjfurtivo: furtive, stealthy♦ sigilosamente adv -
5 secreto
adj.1 secret, backstairs, backstage, covert.2 secret, undeclared.3 secret, hidden.m.1 secret, secrecy.2 secret, hidden fact.3 secret, hidden know-how.4 soundboard, sounding board.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: secretar.* * *► adjetivo1 secret1 (lo reservado) secret2 (reserva) secrecy\en secreto secretlyguardar un secreto to keep a secretsecreto a voces familiar open secretsecreto de estado state secretsecreto profesional (práctica) professional secrecy————————1 (lo reservado) secret2 (reserva) secrecy* * *1. (f. - secreta)adj.2. noun m.1) secret2) secrecy* * *1. SM1) (=confidencia) secretconfiar o contar un secreto a algn — to tell sb a secret
en secreto — in secret, secretly
estar en el secreto — frm to be in on the secret
hacer secreto de algo — frm to be secretive about sth, keep sth secret
secreto de confesión — (Rel) confessional secret
secreto de Polichinela — frm open secret
mantener 1., 2), b)secreto de sumario, secreto sumarial, debido al secreto del sumario o sumarial — because the matter is sub judice
2) (=clave) secret¿cuál es el secreto de su éxito? — what is the secret of her success?
3) (=reserva) secrecy4) (=cajón) secret drawer5) (=combinación) combination2.ADJ secret* * *I- ta adjetivo secretIIa) ( información confidencial) secretlos preparamos en secreto — we prepared them secretly o in secret
revelar un secreto — to give away o reveal a secret
no es ningún secreto que... — it is no secret that...
b) ( truco) secret* * *I- ta adjetivo secretIIa) ( información confidencial) secretlos preparamos en secreto — we prepared them secretly o in secret
revelar un secreto — to give away o reveal a secret
no es ningún secreto que... — it is no secret that...
b) ( truco) secret* * *secreto11 = secrecy, secret.Ex: That book is a source document; it's something in the hand for somebody interested in censorship and secrecy in government.
Ex: And therein lies the secret of the unshakeable belief of reference librarians that what they do is the very pith and marrow of librarianship.* confiar un secreto = tell + a secret.* descubrir un secreto = spill + the beans, blow + the gaff, let + the cat out of the bag.* en el mayor secreto = a veil of secrecy.* filtración de secreto industrial = industry leak.* guardar en secreto = keep + Nombre + under wraps.* guardar un secreto = keep + a secret.* ley del secreto industrial = trade secret law.* mantener en secreto = keep + Nombre + under wraps.* prohibición de informar por secreto de sumario = gag order.* revelar el secreto de = lift + the curtain on.* revelar secretos = reveal + secrets.* revelar un secreto = spill + secret, spill + the beans, tell + a secret, let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff.* secreto a voces = open secret.* secreto celosamente guardado = closely kept secret.* secreto comercial = trade secret, competitive information.* secreto de estado = state secret.* secreto de familia = skeleton in the closet.* secreto de la vida, el = secret of life, the.* secreto del éxito = secret of/for success.* secreto de sumario = gag order.* secreto industrial = trade secret, competitive information.* secreto mejor guardado = best kept secret.* secreto militar = military secret.* secretos = wall of secrecy.* secretos profesionales = security classification.* secreto sumarial = gag order.secreto22 = arcane, confidential, q.t., secret, stealth, undercover, cryptic, hush-hush.Ex: It is the breadth, not the depth, of librarians' knowledge that enables them quickly to provide a productive context for even the most apparently arcane questions.
Ex: There is also a large amount of information that is kept secret: not merely cloak-and-dagger state secrets, but vast quantities of confidential technical and commercial data.Ex: 'I probably shouldn't tell you this,' he said confidentially, 'but you'll find out sooner or later; in the meantime, it's strictly q.t.; Jay's in trouble'.Ex: This article raises some of the issues associated with the collection and documentation of Aboriginal archival material which is secret/sacred in nature.Ex: A business dependency on sophisticated information systems makes it vulnerabble to stealth attacks.Ex: Small to midsize companies are more likely to use technological surveillance (i.e., computer spy programs), as they're more readily available than undercover detective agencies, which can get a bit pricey.Ex: Documentation in the on-line fields is a mass of small and medium-sized pamphlets, clumsy binder and cryptic electronic paragraphs.Ex: Several hundred women die every year in the United States from hospital-acquired infections, but it's so hush-hush here that we rarely hear about them.* acuerdo secreto = secret deal.* agente secreto = secret agent.* amigo secreto = invisible friend.* argot secreto de los cacos = thieves' cant.* argot secreto de los ladrones = thieves' cant.* arma secreta = secret weapon.* célula secreta = secret cell.* con el mayor secreto = a veil of secrecy.* en secreto = in confidence, covertly, in secret.* guardar en secreto = keep + confidential.* información secreta = secret information.* mantener en secreto = keep + secret, keep + hush hush, keep + confidential.* mantener secreto = keep + secret.* más secreto = innermost.* pacto secreto = secret deal.* pasadizo secreto = secret passage.* policía secreto = undercover police officer.* sociedad secreta = secret brotherhood.* voluntad de mantener Algo en secreto = secretiveness.* voto secreto = secret ballot.* * *secret1 (información confidencial) secretguardar un secreto to keep a secretel secreto de su éxito the secret of his successlos preparamos en secreto we prepared them secretly o in secret o in secrecyreveló todos los secretos she gave away o revealed all the secretste lo dije en secreto I told you in confidenceven que te lo digo en secreto ( fam); come here and I'll whisper it in your earno es ningún secreto que están pasando una crisis it is no secret that they are going through a crisis2 (truco) secretel secreto está en la manera de doblarlo the secret is in the way you fold ity no tiene más secreto and that's all there is to itCompuestos:open secretel secreto bancario client confidentialityintimate secretsecret of the confessionalstate secretel secreto de sumario me impide dar más detalles I am unable to give further details because the matter is sub judicemilitary secretprofessional secret* * *
Del verbo secretar: ( conjugate secretar)
secreto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
secretó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
secretar
secreto
secreto 1◊ -ta adjetivo
secret
secreto 2 sustantivo masculino
◊ los preparamos en secreto we prepared them secretly o in secret;
secreto a voces open secret
◊ el secreto está en … the secret is in …
secretar verbo transitivo to secrete
secreto,-a
I adjetivo secret
agente secreto, secret agent
II sustantivo masculino
1 secret: no sabe guardar un secreto, he can't keep a secret
la naturaleza tiene sus secretos, Nature has its own mysteries
un secreto a voces, an open secret
2 (discreción, reserva) secrecy
secreto profesional, professional secrecy
♦ Locuciones: en secreto, in secret, secretly
' secreto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
callarse
- cifra
- consistir
- descubrir
- divulgar
- divulgación
- guardar
- hermética
- hermético
- iniciar
- privada
- privado
- reservarse
- revelar
- revelación
- sanctasanctórum
- secreta
- urdir
- voto
- voz
- agente
- callar
- confiar
- contar
- develar
- impenetrable
- indiscreción
- indiscreto
- íntimo
- luz
- pregonar
- reserva
English:
agent
- away
- betray
- classified
- closely
- closet
- collude
- confidence
- confidential
- covert
- divulge
- ear
- expose
- exposure
- give away
- hush-hush
- in
- inner
- innermost
- intelligence agent
- keep
- let out
- open
- put
- repeat
- scandal
- search out
- secrecy
- secret
- secret agent
- secret service
- secretly
- skeleton
- sneaking
- strict
- swear
- top-secret
- trade secret
- undercover
- unspoken
- well-kept
- wrap
- hush
- top
- trade
- under
* * *secreto, -a♦ adjsecret♦ nm1. [noticia, información] secret;guardar un secreto to keep a secret;mantener algo en secreto to keep sth secret;ser un secreto a voces to be an open secret;no es ningún secreto que el país atraviesa una crisis it's no secret that the country is going through a crisis;la mecánica no tiene ningún secreto para él mechanics holds no secrets for himsecreto bancario banking confidentiality;secreto de confesión secrecy of the confessional;secreto de Estado State secret;secreto profesional professional secret;secreto sumarial o del sumario: [m5] decretar el secreto sumarial o [m5] del sumario = to deny access to information relating to a judicial inquiry2. [sigilo] secrecy;en secreto in secret;me dijo en secreto que iba a divorciarse she told me in secret that she was going to get divorced;llevaban con mucho secreto los preparativos de la fiesta they kept the preparations for the party very secret* * *I adj secretII m secret;un secreto a voces an open secret;en secreto in secret* * *secreto, -ta adj1) : secret2) : secretive♦ secretamente advsecreto nm1) : secret2) : secrecy* * *secreto adj n secreten secreto in secret / secretly -
6 esotérico
adj.esoteric, occult, secretive.* * *► adjetivo1 esoteric* * *ADJ esoteric* * *- ca adjetivo esoteric* * *= arcane, esoteric.Ex. It is the breadth, not the depth, of librarians' knowledge that enables them quickly to provide a productive context for even the most apparently arcane questions.Ex. However, I do not readily see that there is an esoteric punctuation, for example, produced for the benefit of the computer that necessarily has to appear on the card.* * *- ca adjetivo esoteric* * *= arcane, esoteric.Ex: It is the breadth, not the depth, of librarians' knowledge that enables them quickly to provide a productive context for even the most apparently arcane questions.
Ex: However, I do not readily see that there is an esoteric punctuation, for example, produced for the benefit of the computer that necessarily has to appear on the card.* * *esotérico -caesoteric* * *
esotérico,-a adjetivo esoteric
' esotérico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
esotérica
English:
esoteric
* * *esotérico, -a adjesoteric* * *adj esoteric* * *esotérico, -ca adj: esoteric♦ esotéricamente adv -
7 sigilo
m.1 secrecy (secreto).2 secret, reserve, secrecy, secretiveness.3 stealth, stealthiness, stealthness.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: sigilar.* * *1 (secreto) secrecy2 (discreción) discretion\con mucho sigilo in great secrecysigilo sacramental secrecy of the confessional* * *SM (=silencio) stealth; (=secreto) secrecycon mucho sigilo — [entrar, caminar] very stealthily; [reunirse, negociar] amid great secrecy, with great secrecy
* * *masculino stealth* * *= stealth.Ex. A business dependency on sophisticated information systems makes it vulnerabble to stealth attacks.----* con sigilo = by stealth, stealthily, as quiet as a mouse.* * *masculino stealth* * *= stealth.Ex: A business dependency on sophisticated information systems makes it vulnerabble to stealth attacks.
* con sigilo = by stealth, stealthily, as quiet as a mouse.* * *stealthse acercó a la puerta con mucho sigilo he crept quietly o stealthily up to the doorentró con mucho sigilo he slipped in quietly o stealthily o with great stealthllevaron a cabo las negociaciones con gran sigilo the negotiations took place amid great secrecyCompuestos:client confidentialitysecrecy of the confessional* * *
sigilo sustantivo masculino
stealth;
sigilo sustantivo masculino
1 (silencio) stealth: el gato salió con mucho sigilo, the cat went out very stealthily
2 (reserva) la policía actuó con sigilo para obtener información, the police moved quietly to gather information
(una negociación, un pacto) con gran sigilo, in great secrecy
' sigilo' also found in these entries:
English:
secretiveness
- slip back
- slip in
- slip into
- stealth
- stealthiness
* * *sigilo nm1. [secreto] secrecy;actuar con sigilo to be secretive2. [al robar, escapar] stealth;con sigilo stealthily;se me acercó con mucho sigilo he crept up to me* * ** * *sigilo nm: secrecy, stealth -
8 misterio
m.1 mystery.una novela de misterio a mystery2 unanswered question, mystery, interrogation.3 mystery play, mystery.4 Passion play.* * *1 mystery\hacer algo con mucho misterio to do something in secret* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=incógnita) mystery2) (=secreto) secrecy¿a qué viene tanto misterio? — why all this secrecy?, why are you being so mysterious?
3) (Teat) mystery play* * *1) (enigma, secreto) mystery2)a) (Relig) mysteryb) (Teatr) mystery play* * *1) (enigma, secreto) mystery2)a) (Relig) mysteryb) (Teatr) mystery play* * *misterio11 = mystery, puzzle, riddle, mystique, uncanniness, eeriness.Ex: In some cases the real question that needs to be answered may indeed turn out to be, as Winston Churchill once said of Russia, 'a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma'.
Ex: We talk heatedly about books that lie beyond our present concerns because these allow us to speculate and often present us with puzzles we want to explore.Ex: In some cases the real question that needs to be answered may indeed turn out to be, as Winston Churchill once said of Russia, 'a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma'.Ex: Quite apart from a completely new vocabulary, the whole mystique of computers is still a source of bewilderment.Ex: The author shares with her readers her awareness of the dilemmas raised by the uncanniness of her subjects.Ex: The eeriness of the novel is increased by the everyday look of its characters.* aclarar un misterio = unravel + mystery.* esclarecer un misterio = unravel + mystery, figure out + mystery.* escritor de novelas de misterio = mystery writer.* halo de misterio = mystique.* misterio fascinante = intriguing mystery.* no es un misterio = not (exactly) rocket science.* novela de misterio = mystery romance, mystery story, mystery book, mystery novel.* resolver un misterio = solve + mystery, unravel + mystery.* rodear de misterio = shroud in + mystery, veil in + mystery.misterio22 = mystery play.Ex: Mystery plays are among the earliest formally developed plays in medieval Europe.
* * *A (enigma, secreto) mysteryuna novela de misterio a mystery novel¡déjate de misterios y habla claro! stop being so mysterious and tell us straight! ( colloq)el crimen sigue siendo un misterio the crime remains a mysteryel asunto está envuelto en un halo de misterio the affair is shrouded in mysterynos iniciaron en los misterios del periodismo we were initiated into the mysteries of journalismB ( Relig)1 (dogma) mysteryel misterio de la Santísima Trinidad the mystery of the Holy Trinity2 (del rosario) mystery3 ( Teatr) mystery play* * *
misterio sustantivo masculino
mystery
misterio sustantivo masculino mystery
' misterio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
comecocos
- descifrar
- despejar
- envuelta
- envuelto
- incógnita
- clave
- develar
- esclarecer
- impenetrable
- profundo
- resolver
English:
bottomless
- clear up
- clue
- crack
- invest
- key
- mystery
- puzzle
- secret
- shed
- unravel
- Virgin birth
- cloak
- lend
- riddle
- shroud
- thriller
* * *misterio nm1. [hecho inexplicable] mystery;la desaparición del empresario sigue siendo un misterio the disappearance of the businessman remains a mystery;Famyo no le veo el misterio I don't see what's so hard to understand about it2. [secretismo] secrecy;están preparando la fiesta con mucho misterio they're being very secretive about the preparations for the party3. [intriga] mystery;una novela de misterio a mysteryel misterio de la Santísima Trinidad the mystery of the Holy Trinity7. Teatro mystery play* * *m mystery* * *misterio nm: mystery* * * -
9 andarse
1. VPR1) (=irse) to go off, go away2)• andarse con, ándate con cuidado — take care
no andarse con contemplaciones o remilgos — not to stand on ceremony
no podía andarse con demasiados remilgos a la hora de elegir marido — she couldn't be too fussy when choosing a husband
no podemos andarnos con contemplaciones a la hora de buscar una solución a la crisis — we can't afford to worry about the niceties when looking for a solution to the crisis
3)• andarse en — [+ herida, nariz] to pick; (=permitirse) to indulge in
4)2.SM walk, gaita más o todo andar — at full speed, as quickly as possible
* * *vpr1. [obrar]andarse con cuidado/misterios to be careful/secretive;andarse con rodeos, andarse por las ramas to beat about the bush;mi jefa no se anda con bromas, si cometes un error te despide my boss isn't one to mess around, if you make a mistake, she sacks you2. [recorrer] to walk;nos anduvimos todas las calles del centro we walked up and down every street Br in the city centre o US downtown3. Am [marcharse] to go, to leave;ándate o llegarás tarde you'd better go or you'll be late;¡ándate de una vez! go away!* * *v/r:andarse con bromas kid around fam ;todo se andará fam all will become clear* * *andarse vb¡no te andes con bobadas! stop being so silly!¡no te andes con rodeos! stop beating about the bush! -
10 hermética
-
11 andar con secreteos
• be secretive -
12 esotérico
• esoteric• secretive -
13 oculto
• concealed• enigmatic• myrtle• mysteriously• secretive -
14 ser reservado
• be reserved• be secretive• keep one's counsel• keep one's own counsel -
15 ser reservado
v.to be reserved, to keep one's own counsel, to be secretive, to keep one's counsel.
См. также в других словарях:
Secretive — Se*cret ive, a. Tending to secrete, or to keep secret or private; as, a secretive disposition. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
secretive — index clandestine, evasive, furtive, laconic, mysterious, noncommittal, oblique (evasive), sly … Law dictionary
secretive — (adj.) inclined to secrecy, 1815 (implied in secretiveness); see SECRET (Cf. secret) + IVE (Cf. ive). Related: Secretively … Etymology dictionary
secretive — close, close lipped, closemouthed, tight lipped, *silent, uncommunicative, taciturn, reticent, reserved Analogous words: *cautious, circumspect, wary: restrained, inhibited (see RESTRAIN) Contrasted words: *talkative, loquacious, garrulous,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
secretive — [adj] uncommunicative backstairs*, buttoned up*, cagey, clammed up*, close, close mouthed*, covert, cryptic, enigmatic, feline, furtive, hushed, in chambers*, in privacy*, in private, in the background*, in the dark*, on the QT*, reserved,… … New thesaurus
secretive — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ inclined to conceal feelings and intentions or not to disclose information. DERIVATIVES secretively adverb secretiveness noun … English terms dictionary
secretive — [sē′krə tiv; ] occas., and for 2 always [, si krēt′iv] adj. [ SECRET + IVE] 1. tending to conceal one s thoughts, feelings, affairs, etc. from others; reticent; not frank or open 2. SECRETORY secretively adv. secretiveness n … English World dictionary
secretive — adj. secretive about (secretive about one s plans) * * * secretive about (secretive about one s plans) … Combinatory dictionary
secretive — se|cre|tive [ˈsi:krıtıv, sıˈkri:tıv] adj a secretive person or organization likes to keep their thoughts, intentions, or actions hidden from others ▪ The government has been accused of being secretive and undemocratic. secretive about ▪ Carla was … Dictionary of contemporary English
secretive — [[t]si͟ːkrətɪv, sɪkri͟ːt [/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ about n If you are secretive, you like to have secrets and to keep your knowledge, feelings, or intentions hidden. Billionaires are usually fairly secretive about the exact amount that they re… … English dictionary
secretive — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ highly … Collocations dictionary