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1 to keep something under wraps
to keep something under wrapsesconder, ficar em segredo, ficar debaixo dos panos.English-Portuguese dictionary > to keep something under wraps
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2 wrap
[ræp] 1. past tense, past participle - wrapped; verb1) (to roll or fold (round something or someone): He wrapped his handkerchief round his bleeding finger.) envolver2) (to cover by folding or winding something round: She wrapped the book (up) in brown paper; She wrapped the baby up in a warm shawl.) embrulhar2. noun(a warm covering to put over one's shoulders.) agasalho- wrapper- wrapping
- wrapped up in
- wrap up* * *[ræp] n 1 agasalho, xale, cachecol, casaco, manta, capa (também wraps), abrigo. 2 cobertor. 3 segredo, ocultamento, encobrimento, censura. the wraps come off / vêm à tona, revelam-se, aparecem. • vt+vi (ps, pp wrapped, wrapt) 1 enrolar, envolver (round, about em, em volta). 2 cobrir, encobrir. the isle is wrapped in mist / a ilha está encoberta de nevoeiro. 3 embrulhar, empacotar. wrap it in paper / embrulhe-o em papel. 4 enredar (in em). 5 agasalhar (up). I wrapped myself up / agasalhei-me bem. 6 ocultar, encobrir, dissimular. 7 cair, assentar (vestido). to be wrapped up in a) estar devotado ou dedicado a. you are completely wrapped up in your wife / você está completamente doido por sua mulher. b) estar com o pensamento concentrado em. c) estar envolvido em, relacionado com. you are completely wrapped up in your work / você está completamente absorto em seu trabalho. to keep something under wraps esconder, ficar em segredo, ficar debaixo dos panos. to wrap up a) agasalhar-se. b) coll completar, resolver, solucionar (um acordo, um trabalho). c) confundir, enrolar (com frases complicadas). d) sl calar-se, ficar quieto. wrapped in silence envolto em silêncio. wrapped up in wool envolvido, embrulhado em lã.
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keep something under wraps — keep (something) under wraps to hide something. The studio is keeping details of the new movie under wraps until its release in May. The painting was bought by someone who wants to keep his name under wraps. Related vocabulary: draw a veil over… … New idioms dictionary
keep something under wraps — informal phrase to keep something secret She decided to keep her plans under wraps for a while. Thesaurus: to keep something secretsynonym Main entry: wrap … Useful english dictionary
keep something under wraps — informal to keep something secret She decided to keep her plans under wraps for a while … English dictionary
keep sth under wraps — keep sth/be under wraps ► INFORMAL to keep something secret or to be secret: »The firm kept its troubles under wraps. Main Entry: ↑wrap … Financial and business terms
keep under wraps — keep (something) under wraps to hide something. The studio is keeping details of the new movie under wraps until its release in May. The painting was bought by someone who wants to keep his name under wraps. Related vocabulary: draw a veil over… … New idioms dictionary
keep sth/be under wraps — ► INFORMAL to keep something secret or to be secret: »The firm kept its troubles under wraps. Main Entry: ↑wrap … Financial and business terms
keep under wraps — keep something hidden, not show or talk about Details of the program were kept under wraps until the election … English idioms
keep under wraps — If something is kept under wraps, it is held secret and not revealed to anyone. The plan was kept under wraps until the contract as officially signed … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
be under wraps — keep sth/be under wraps ► INFORMAL to keep something secret or to be secret: »The firm kept its troubles under wraps. Main Entry: ↑wrap … Financial and business terms
draw a veil over something — draw a veil over (something) 1. to hide something. Dense fog drew a veil over the landscape. 2. to avoid talking about something. I think we should draw a veil over this conversation and pretend it never happened. Related vocabulary: keep… … New idioms dictionary
wrap — [[t]ræ̱p[/t]] ♦♦♦ wraps, wrapping, wrapped 1) VERB When you wrap something, you fold paper or cloth tightly round it to cover it completely, for example in order to protect it or so that you can give it to someone as a present. [V n] Harry had… … English dictionary