Secreto in english
Secret
pronunciation: sikrət part of speech: noun, adjective
pronunciation: sikrət part of speech: noun, adjective
In gestures
secretar = secrete.
Example: Musk is the name originally given to a perfume obtained originally from the strong-smelling substance secreted by a gland in the abdomen of some animals.secreto1 = secrecy ; secret.
Example: That book is a source document; it's something in the hand for somebody interested in censorship and secrecy in government.Example: And therein lies the secret of the unshakeable belief of reference librarians that what they do is the very pith and marrow of librarianship.more:
» confiar un secreto = tell + a secret .
Example: Fully 50% of the respondents to my survey say the person to whom they're most likely to tell a secret is their significant other.» descubrir un secreto = spill + the beans ; blow + the gaff ; let + the cat out of the bag ; blab .
Example: Native speakers of English use idioms such as 'put your foot down' and 'spill the beans' to label events that are not described literally by the words that make up the idioms. Example: It was not idealism but plain fear, plus a peasant's nose for security, which led to Vladimir's decision to blow the gaff. Example: Manic-depressives who are aware of their mental illness usually take great pains not to let the cat out of the bag, fearing it will damage their career and poison relationships. Example: Wark demonstrated that being the first to blab pays off when it's time for sentencing.» en el mayor secreto = a veil of secrecy .
Example: The judge also sealed the court records, drawing a veil of secrecy over those 10 cases.» en estricto secreto = tight-lipped .
Example: Police remain tight-lipped over the sudden, unexplained death of a security guard in west Auckland.» en secreto = in confidence ; covertly ; in secret ; in secrecy ; secretly ; by the back door ; through the back door ; behind the curtain ; behind the scenes ; on the down low [También abreviado a on the d-l] .
Example: This paper discusses reasons for freedom of information, information received by government in confidence and information violating personal privacy. Example: This article analyses 4 descriptive cataloguing orthodoxies of the past -- corporate authorship, uniform personal headings, main entry, dominance of the card catalogue -- maintaining that each has been overthrown either overtly or covertly. Example: Every single email she wrote in secret has been read by snoops. Example: A 14-year-old Dutch sailor departed in secrecy from Gibraltar Saturday on her quest to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world. Example: Have you ever been jealous of a girl's dance moves you've seen in a club and secretly wished you could dance just like her?. Example: Schools are expelling thousands of children 'by the back door' to ensure they do not appear in official statistics, it has been disclosed. Example: Government bows to pressure from business to allow bribery through the back door. Example: But, while the face to face interaction is incredibly important to us, a lot of work is done behind the curtain to provide you with a seamless service. Example: US libraries and librarians played a notable role, behind the scenes, in the preparations for peace toward the end of World War I. Example: Whatever the reason, many black women keep their sexuality a secret, behind closed doors, on the down low.» filtración de secreto industrial = industry leak .
Example: The final results were distorted in the press at least partly through industry leaks.» guardar en secreto = keep + confidential ; keep + Nombre + under wraps ; shroud in + secrecy ; wrap + Nombre + (up) in + secrecy ; cloak in + secrecy ; veil in + secrecy ; enshroud in + secrecy ; keep + a (tight) lid on ; keep it + a secret ; keep + hush hush ; keep + Nombre + under + Posesivo + hat ; keep + Nombre + out of sight .
Example: Provided that passwords are kept confidential -- and it is also a good policy to change them regularly -- this may be sufficient. Example: Maybe a whole slew of democrats knew about it and kept it under wraps until it was politically expedient to release it to the media. Example: India's first nuclear submarine remains shrouded in secrecy -- despite its public launch. Example: But even after this tragedy, the sect had continued to function -- to this day its motivation and goals remain wrapped in secrecy. Example: Cloaked in secrecy for years the project began as one of the world's biggest most ambitious and little-known undertakings. Example: Tibet, a land veiled in secrecy for centuries, 'the roof of the world' full of mystery, grandeur and overwhelming sights. Example: Though their methods are enshrouded in secrecy, magicians combine the art of performance with a variety of scientific disciplines to create their fascinating illusions. Example: Thankfully they'd been able to keep a tight lid on the execution date, for fear of too many rubbernecks hanging around the prison. Example: How the shit did she keep it a secret for 5 months?. Example: There is a back door to Yahoo that has been kept hush hush until recently. Example: Doug didn't tell anyone about his new job, he kept it under his hat = Dough no le habló a nadie de su nuevo trabajo, lo mantuvo en secreto. Example: To save her own face, she played her last trump, the card which she had hitherto been careful to keep out of sight.» guardar un secreto = keep + a secret .
Example: The article carries the title 'Telecommunications perspectives: `keeping a secret; encryption revisited (or, are we throwing the baby out with the bath water?)'.» ley del secreto industrial = trade secret law .
Example: It is possible to mix and match from copyright law, patent law and trade secret and contract law, and the choice of avenue offering the best protection will depend upon many variables.» mantener en secreto = keep + Nombre + secret ; keep + hush hush ; keep + confidential ; keep + Nombre + under wraps ; keep + a (tight) lid on ; keep it + a secret ; keep + Nombre + under + Posesivo + hat ; keep + Nombre + under the rug ; keep + Nombre + under the table ; keep + Nombre + on the down low ; keep + Nombre + out of sight .
Example: 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. Example: There is a back door to Yahoo that has been kept hush hush until recently. Example: Provided that passwords are kept confidential -- and it is also a good policy to change them regularly -- this may be sufficient. Example: Maybe a whole slew of democrats knew about it and kept it under wraps until it was politically expedient to release it to the media. Example: Thankfully they'd been able to keep a tight lid on the execution date, for fear of too many rubbernecks hanging around the prison. Example: How the shit did she keep it a secret for 5 months?. Example: Doug didn't tell anyone about his new job, he kept it under his hat = Dough no le habló a nadie de su nuevo trabajo, lo mantuvo en secreto. Example: The history of slavery is so complex that far too many people even among the opinion leaders in the country prefer to keep it under the rug. Example: His father is in politics and having bastard children isn't exactly good for his image, so he gave the mother hush money to keep it under the table. Example: While marijuana use has been prevalent here from the time I was a teen at least people made some attempt to keep it on the down low -- now it is out in the open and in your face all the time. Example: To save her own face, she played her last trump, the card which she had hitherto been careful to keep out of sight.» no + ser + ningún secreto que = be no secret that .
Example: It's no secret that all Commonwealth Games sites are lagging behind schedule but the organisers are putting on a brave face.» prohibición de informar por secreto de sumario = gag order [A veces los jueces responsable de un caso prohíben a la prensa que informe al público por secreto de sumario. También se usa pero con menor frecuencia gagging order] ; gagging order [También se usa con más frecuencia gag order] .
Example: Judges in many states have gagged the news media prohibiting them from reporting a criminal proceedings thus suggesting that a gag order is the preferred option rather than a last resort. Example: A wealthy celebrity who is a potential witness in a police investigation was granted a gagging order to protect his identity.» revelar el secreto de = lift + the curtain on .
Example: He makes science easy to understand and 'wows' the reader with terrific examples of how modern genetic research is lifting the curtain on human history.» revelar + Posesivo + secretos más íntimos = bare + Posesivo + heart and soul ; bare + Posesivo + soul .
Example: Readers admire her ability to bare her heart and soul, but to also speak out about the world as she sees it. Example: She lost her son 11 years ago, but she didn't begin to heal until she bared her soul through poetry.» revelar un secreto = spill + a secret ; reveal + a secret ; spill + the beans ; tell + a secret ; let + the cat out of the bag ; blow + the gaff ; blab .
Example: Journalists are worried about spilling military secrets, undermining national security, and consorting with the enemy. Example: Like a good magician, the exhibition reveals secrets to viewers, educates them in a detailed and systematic manner, and lets them ponder the countless questions that subsequently arise. Example: Native speakers of English use idioms such as 'put your foot down' and 'spill the beans' to label events that are not described literally by the words that make up the idioms. Example: Fully 50% of the respondents to my survey say the person to whom they're most likely to tell a secret is their significant other. Example: Manic-depressives who are aware of their mental illness usually take great pains not to let the cat out of the bag, fearing it will damage their career and poison relationships. Example: It was not idealism but plain fear, plus a peasant's nose for security, which led to Vladimir's decision to blow the gaff. Example: Wark demonstrated that being the first to blab pays off when it's time for sentencing.» secreto a voces = open secret .
Example: The routine spiking of milk with illicit substances was an open secret in China's dairy regions.» secreto celosamente guardado = closely kept secret ; closely guarded secret .
Example: Indeed, in most industries salary information is a closely kept secret. Example: Discover the closely guarded secret to the fastest acne cure around!.» secreto comercial = trade secret ; competitive information .
Example: As a result, laws which attempt to treat information as an economic good -- patent, trade secret, copyright or privacy laws, for instance -- run into continuing problems of interpretation and enforcement. Example: A major concern for organisations today is the protection of competitive information from thieving.» secreto de estado = state secret .
Example: 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.» secreto de familia = skeleton in the closet [Expresión del inglés americano] ; corpse in the basement ; skeleton in the cupboard [Expresión del inglés británico] .
Example: His article, 'The skeleton in the closet: public libraries art collections suffer appalling losses,' examines the problem of theft and mutilation of art materials in public libraries. Example: Anyone who tries to forget the past is living with a corpse in the basement. Example: It was the skeleton in the cupboard that successive South African leaders desperately tried to keep locked up.» secreto de guerra = secret of war .
Example: 400 pages of interrogations, once closely guarded as secrets of war, were discovered along with reams of other classified documents by a reporter.» secreto de la vida, el = secret of life, the .
Example: As it turns out, the secret of life is blissfully simple.» secreto del éxito = secret of/for success .
Example: The secret of success is to have a pragmatic approach to the practical problems of data entry.» secreto de sumario = gag order [A veces los jueces responsable de un caso prohíben a la prensa que informe al público por secreto de sumario. También se usa pero con menor frecuencia gagging order] ; gagging order [También se usa con más frecuencia gag order] .
Example: Judges in many states have gagged the news media prohibiting them from reporting a criminal proceedings thus suggesting that a gag order is the preferred option rather than a last resort. Example: A wealthy celebrity who is a potential witness in a police investigation was granted a gagging order to protect his identity.» secreto industrial = trade secret ; competitive information .
Example: As a result, laws which attempt to treat information as an economic good -- patent, trade secret, copyright or privacy laws, for instance -- run into continuing problems of interpretation and enforcement. Example: A major concern for organisations today is the protection of competitive information from thieving.» secreto mejor guardado = best kept secret .
Example: After the IFLA Conference I'll be driving up to the West Coast and hopping on a ferry to the islands before crossing to Aberdeen in the East (one of Scotland's best kept secrets).» secreto militar = military secret .
Example: Journalists are worried about spilling military secrets, undermining national security, and consorting with the enemy.» secreto muy bien guardado = closely kept secret ; closely guarded secret .
Example: Indeed, in most industries salary information is a closely kept secret. Example: Discover the closely guarded secret to the fastest acne cure around!.» secretos = wall of secrecy .
Example: Some of the information from the EEC Government in Brussels is provided off the record, which sometimes runs up against the UK Government's wall of secrecy.» secretos profesionales = security classification .
Example: Having failed to make that note, there was no further justification for several possible subject tracings like CENSORSHIP -- UNITED STATES-CASE STUDIES, security classification -- UNITED STATES-CASE STUDIES, and so on.» secreto sumarial = gag order [A veces los jueces responsable de un caso prohíben a la prensa que informe al público por secreto de sumario. También se usa pero con menor frecuencia gagging order] ; gagging order [También se usa con más frecuencia gag order] .
Example: Judges in many states have gagged the news media prohibiting them from reporting a criminal proceedings thus suggesting that a gag order is the preferred option rather than a last resort. Example: A wealthy celebrity who is a potential witness in a police investigation was granted a gagging order to protect his identity.» tener un secreto de familia = have + a skeleton in the closet [Expresión del inglés americano] ; have + a corpse in the basement ; have + a skeleton in the cupboard [Expresión del inglés británico] .
Example: People who are so adamantly opposed and disgusted by all things gay more often than not have a skeleton in the closet. Example: Anyone who seeks to forget the past has a corpse in the basement. Example: Nearly a third of the population has a 'skeleton in the cupboard' according to new figures revealed in a nationwide survey of 1,000 adults.secreto2 = arcane ; confidential ; q.t. ; secret ; stealth ; undercover ; cryptic ; hush-hush.
Example: 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.Example: 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.Example: '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'.Example: This article raises some of the issues associated with the collection and documentation of Aboriginal archival material which is secret/sacred in nature.Example: A business dependency on sophisticated information systems makes it vulnerabble to stealth attacks.Example: 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.Example: Documentation in the on-line fields is a mass of small and medium-sized pamphlets, clumsy binder and cryptic electronic paragraphs.Example: 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.more:
» acuerdo secreto = secret deal .
Example: They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy.» admirador secreto = secret admirer .
Example: If you don't have the nerve to directly approach a girl who has caught your eye, consider being her secret admirer for a while.» agente secreto = secret agent .
Example: He used the University as his recruiting ground to enlist bright, patriotic young men to serve as secret agents.» amigo secreto = invisible friend .
Example: Having an invisible friend is a normal part of a child's development and can signify a very active imagination.» argot (secreto) de los cacos = thieves' cant .
Example: The highlight of his reading of criminal culture is his perceptive discussion of thieves' cant, which he interprets as the audible social impact of criminal culture.» argot (secreto) de los ladrones = thieves' cant .
Example: The highlight of his reading of criminal culture is his perceptive discussion of thieves' cant, which he interprets as the audible social impact of criminal culture.» arma secreta = secret weapon .
Example: On the banks of the windswept Columbia River, Google is working on a secret weapon in its quest to dominate the next generation of Internet computing.» célula secreta = secret cell .
Example: In late July, U.S. and Iraqi forces intensified their operations against secret cell leaders in Baghdad.» con el mayor secreto = a veil of secrecy .
Example: The judge also sealed the court records, drawing a veil of secrecy over those 10 cases.» cuarto secreto = secret room .
Example: Every kid talks about how they're going to have a secret room in his house when they grows up.» documento secreto = classified document .
Example: 400 pages of interrogations, once closely guarded as secrets of war, were discovered along with reams of other classified documents by a reporter.» en secreto = in confidence ; covertly ; in secret ; in secrecy ; secretly ; by the back door ; through the back door ; behind the curtain ; behind the scenes ; on the down low [También abreviado a on the d-l] .
Example: This paper discusses reasons for freedom of information, information received by government in confidence and information violating personal privacy. Example: This article analyses 4 descriptive cataloguing orthodoxies of the past -- corporate authorship, uniform personal headings, main entry, dominance of the card catalogue -- maintaining that each has been overthrown either overtly or covertly. Example: Every single email she wrote in secret has been read by snoops. Example: A 14-year-old Dutch sailor departed in secrecy from Gibraltar Saturday on her quest to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world. Example: Have you ever been jealous of a girl's dance moves you've seen in a club and secretly wished you could dance just like her?. Example: Schools are expelling thousands of children 'by the back door' to ensure they do not appear in official statistics, it has been disclosed. Example: Government bows to pressure from business to allow bribery through the back door. Example: But, while the face to face interaction is incredibly important to us, a lot of work is done behind the curtain to provide you with a seamless service. Example: US libraries and librarians played a notable role, behind the scenes, in the preparations for peace toward the end of World War I. Example: Whatever the reason, many black women keep their sexuality a secret, behind closed doors, on the down low.» entrada secreta = secret entrance .
Example: A band of thieves managed to find a secret entrance to the pyramid from which they spirited away piles of treasure in the dead of night = Una banda de ladrones logró encontrar una entrada secreta a la pirámide desde la que hicieron desaparecer sin dejar rastro montones de tesoros en la oscuridad de la noche.» guardar en secreto = keep + confidential ; keep + Nombre + under wraps ; shroud in + secrecy ; wrap + Nombre + (up) in + secrecy ; cloak in + secrecy ; veil in + secrecy ; enshroud in + secrecy ; keep + a (tight) lid on ; keep it + a secret ; keep + hush hush ; keep + Nombre + under + Posesivo + hat ; keep + Nombre + out of sight .
Example: Provided that passwords are kept confidential -- and it is also a good policy to change them regularly -- this may be sufficient. Example: Maybe a whole slew of democrats knew about it and kept it under wraps until it was politically expedient to release it to the media. Example: India's first nuclear submarine remains shrouded in secrecy -- despite its public launch. Example: But even after this tragedy, the sect had continued to function -- to this day its motivation and goals remain wrapped in secrecy. Example: Cloaked in secrecy for years the project began as one of the world's biggest most ambitious and little-known undertakings. Example: Tibet, a land veiled in secrecy for centuries, 'the roof of the world' full of mystery, grandeur and overwhelming sights. Example: Though their methods are enshrouded in secrecy, magicians combine the art of performance with a variety of scientific disciplines to create their fascinating illusions. Example: Thankfully they'd been able to keep a tight lid on the execution date, for fear of too many rubbernecks hanging around the prison. Example: How the shit did she keep it a secret for 5 months?. Example: There is a back door to Yahoo that has been kept hush hush until recently. Example: Doug didn't tell anyone about his new job, he kept it under his hat = Dough no le habló a nadie de su nuevo trabajo, lo mantuvo en secreto. Example: To save her own face, she played her last trump, the card which she had hitherto been careful to keep out of sight.» información secreta = secret information .
Example: I hope I'm not disclosing any secret information.» informe secreto = intelligence report .
Example: Kelly reportedly said that top aides of Prime Minister Tony Blair had 'sexed up' intelligence reports to help justify an invasion of Iraq.» mantener en secreto = keep + Nombre + secret ; keep + hush hush ; keep + confidential ; keep + Nombre + under wraps ; keep + a (tight) lid on ; keep it + a secret ; keep + Nombre + under + Posesivo + hat ; keep + Nombre + under the rug ; keep + Nombre + under the table ; keep + Nombre + on the down low ; keep + Nombre + out of sight .
Example: 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. Example: There is a back door to Yahoo that has been kept hush hush until recently. Example: Provided that passwords are kept confidential -- and it is also a good policy to change them regularly -- this may be sufficient. Example: Maybe a whole slew of democrats knew about it and kept it under wraps until it was politically expedient to release it to the media. Example: Thankfully they'd been able to keep a tight lid on the execution date, for fear of too many rubbernecks hanging around the prison. Example: How the shit did she keep it a secret for 5 months?. Example: Doug didn't tell anyone about his new job, he kept it under his hat = Dough no le habló a nadie de su nuevo trabajo, lo mantuvo en secreto. Example: The history of slavery is so complex that far too many people even among the opinion leaders in the country prefer to keep it under the rug. Example: His father is in politics and having bastard children isn't exactly good for his image, so he gave the mother hush money to keep it under the table. Example: While marijuana use has been prevalent here from the time I was a teen at least people made some attempt to keep it on the down low -- now it is out in the open and in your face all the time. Example: To save her own face, she played her last trump, the card which she had hitherto been careful to keep out of sight.» mantener secreto = keep + Nombre + secret .
Example: 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.» más secreto = innermost .
Example: Thus a folio gathering might consist of three folio sheets, the outermost of which contained pages 1 and 12 and pages 2 and 11; the middle sheet had pages 3 and 10, 4 and 9; and the innermost sheet had pages 5 and 8, 6 and 7.» operación secreta = secret operation .
Example: A secret operation saved hundreds of thousands of Muslim manuscripts in Tumbuktu's ancient libraries from destruction by militants.» pacto secreto = secret deal ; secret pact .
Example: They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy. Example: This article relates the untold story of the secret pact between the Third Reich and Jewish Palestine.» pasadizo secreto = secret passage ; secret tunnel ; hidden passage ; secret passageway .
Example: He may have been preparing himself for his later infatuation with video games where finding secret passages was also important. Example: The king had long ago found a secret tunnel that led to the edge of the river. Example: The story was inspired by her own children after they had found a hidden passage in their basement. Example: Everyone loves a secret passageway and all the best ones have a very discreet switch to activate the entrance.» pasaje secreto = secret passage ; secret tunnel ; secret tunnel ; hidden passage ; secret passageway .
Example: He may have been preparing himself for his later infatuation with video games where finding secret passages was also important. Example: The king had long ago found a secret tunnel that led to the edge of the river. Example: The king had long ago found a secret tunnel that led to the edge of the river. Example: The story was inspired by her own children after they had found a hidden passage in their basement. Example: Everyone loves a secret passageway and all the best ones have a very discreet switch to activate the entrance.» policía secreta = secret police .
Example: The lack of intervention by the secret police has improved postal communication.» policía secreto = undercover police officer ; undercover cop ; plain-clothes police officer ; plain-clothes policeman ; plain clothes policewoman ; plain-clothes cop .
Example: A bridegroom was killed yesterday by undercover police officers in a hail of 50 bullets as he left his stag party = Un novio a punto de casarse fue acribillado ayer por policías encubiertos con una ráfaga de 50 balas cuando salía de su fiesta de despedida de soltero.. Example: Later he was arrested for offering weed to an undercover cop. Example: Protesters have complained recently about an increase in the number of plain-clothes police officers at protest marches. Example: A young man who punched a plain-clothes policeman unconscious during a buck's night celebration will serve four months behind bars. Example: The resulting shouting match drew a passing plain-clothes policewoman who tried to break it up. Example: Man says he was beaten after running from plain-clothes cop he mistook for a robber.» puerta secreta = secret door .
Example: Secret doors and hidden passageways may sound like the stuff of movies and novels but these are for real.» secreto oscuro = dark secret .
Example: Showing a happy and fulfilled facade, she is hiding a dark secret that could eventually bring her to her knees.» servicio secreto = secret service .
Example: As the presidential campaign narrows into a dead heat, the Secret Service learns of a catastrophic plot to assassinate one of the candidates.» sociedad secreta = secret brotherhood ; secret society .
Example: From Ancient Egypt to the lodges that dot America today, this is a probing look at the world's most famous secret brotherhoods. Example: The author examines the worship of aestheticism, spiritualism, medievalism and the supernatural, present in the work of the Visionists, a secret society of artists, poets and writers.» túnel secreto = secret tunnel ; hidden passage .
Example: The king had long ago found a secret tunnel that led to the edge of the river. Example: The story was inspired by her own children after they had found a hidden passage in their basement.» voluntad de mantener Algo en secreto = secretiveness .
Example: The omission of the names or initials of printer and publisher itself suggests secretiveness, and the practice was often combined with printing a false place of publication.» voto secreto = secret ballot .
Example: This kind of thinking contrasts starkly with the importance accorded to the secret ballot in other matters.