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"Secrecy" is a noun which is often translated as "el secreto", and "secret" is a noun which is also often translated as "el secreto". Learn more about the difference between "secrecy" and "secret" below.
secrecy(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el secreto (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A veil of secrecy surrounds the deliberations of the panel of judges.Las deliberaciones del jurado están envueltas en el mayor secreto.
b. el misterio (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Why so much secrecy?¿A qué viene tanto misterio?
c. la confidencialidad (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The contracts of the publisher's employees contain a clause on non-violation of professional secrecy.Los contratos de los empleados de la editorial contienen una cláusula de confidencialidad profesional.
secret(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el secreto (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
My sister is terrible at keeping secrets.Mi hermana no es capaz de guardar los secretos.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
2. (private)
b. confidencial
While doing research in France, she discovered Toulouse-Lautrec's secret journal.Mientras hacía investigaciones en Francia, descubrió el diario confidencial de Toulouse-Lautrec.
