secret

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.) secreto

2. noun
1) (something which is, or must be kept, secret: The date of their marriage is a secret; industrial secrets.) secreto
2) (a hidden explanation: I wish I knew the secret of her success.) secreto
- secretive
- secretively
- secretiveness
- secretly
- secret agent
- secret police
- in secret
- keep a secret

secret1 adj secreto
a secret plan un plan secreto
secret2 n secreto
it's a secret es un secreto
can you keep a secret? ¿sabes guardar un secreto?
secret
tr['siːkrət]
adjective
1 (gen) secreto,-a
this is my secret hiding-place este es mi escondite secreto
she's a secret gin drinker bebe ginebra en secreto
noun
1 (gen) secreto; (something confided) secreto, confidencia
our affair must remain a secret tenemos que mantener en secreto nuestra relación
2 (method, key) secreto, clave nombre femenino
what's the secret of your success? ¿cuál es el secreto de tu éxito?
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
in secret en secreto
open secret secreto a voces
to be in (on) the secret estar al tanto, estar en el ajo, estar al corriente
to keep a secret guardar un secreto
can you keep a secret? ¿sabes guardar un secreto?
to keep something secret mantener algo en secreto
to let somebody in on a secret revelar un secreto a alguien, compartir un secreto con alguien
to make no secret of something no tratar de esconder algo
secret agent agente nombre masulino o femenino secreto,-a, espía nombre masulino o femenino
secret ballot votación nombre femenino secreta
secret police policía secreta
secret Santa amigo invisible
secret service servicio secreto
secret ['si:krət] adj
: secreto
secretly adv
secret n
: secreto m
secret
adj.
arcano, -a adj.
clandestino, -a adj.
oculto, -a adj.
secreto, -a adj.
sigiloso, -a adj.
n.
confidencia s.f.
entresijo s.m.
secreto s.m.

I 'siːkrət, 'siːkrɪt
noun secreto m

in secret — en secreto

can you keep a secret? — ¿sabes guardar un secreto?

is she in on the secret? — ¿lo sabe?, ¿está al corriente?

an open secret — un secreto a voces

he kept it a secret from her for years — se lo ocultó durante años

to make no secret of something — no esconder or ocultar algo


II
adjective secreto

to keep something secret from somebody — ocultarle algo a alguien

['siːkrɪt]
1.
ADJ [plan, ingredient, admirer, mission] secreto; [information, document] secreto, confidencial; [drinker, drug addict] a escondidas

it's all highly secret — todo es de lo más secreto

to keep sth secret — mantener algo en secreto

to keep sth secret from sb — ocultar algo a algn

they held a secret meeting — mantuvieron una reunión en secreto

2.
N secreto m

the secrets of nature — los misterios de la naturaleza

to do sth in secret — hacer algo en secreto or a escondidas

to be in on the secret — estar en el secreto, estar al corriente

to keep a secret — guardar un secreto

to keep sth a secret from sb — ocultar algo a algn

to let sb into a/the secret — contar or revelar a algn un/el secreto

it's no secret that ... — no es ningún secreto que ...

there's no secret about it — esto no tiene nada de secreto

to have no secrets from sb — no tener secretos para algn

to make no secret of sth — no ocultar algo

to remain a secret — seguir siendo un secreto

to tell sb a secret — contar un secreto a algn

the secret, the secret is to — + infin el secreto consiste en + infin

the secret of success — el secreto del éxito

open 1., 9), state 3.
3.
CPD

secret agent N — agente mf secreto(-a), espía mf

secret drawer N — cajón m secreto or oculto

secret police N — policía f secreta

secret service N — servicio m secreto

secret society N — sociedad f secreta

secret weapon N — (lit, fig) arma f secreta

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I ['siːkrət, 'siːkrɪt]
noun secreto m

in secret — en secreto

can you keep a secret? — ¿sabes guardar un secreto?

is she in on the secret? — ¿lo sabe?, ¿está al corriente?

an open secret — un secreto a voces

he kept it a secret from her for years — se lo ocultó durante años

to make no secret of something — no esconder or ocultar algo


II
adjective secreto

to keep something secret from somebody — ocultarle algo a alguien


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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