secret

el secreto

secret(si-kriht)

noun

1. (private information)

a. el secreto

(M)

My sister is terrible at keeping secrets.

Mi hermana no es capaz de guardar los secretos.

adjective

2. (private)

a. secreto

Teo and Lili have a secret meeting spot.

Teo y Lili tienen un punto de encuentro secreto.

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.

secret

Noun

1. (general)

a. el secreto

(M)

to do something in secrethacer algo en secreto

I make no secret of itno pretendo que sea un secreto

to let somebody into a secretrevelar or contar un secreto a alguien

adjective

2. (general)

a. secreto(a)

to keep something secret from somebodyocultar algo a alguien

secret agentagente secreto(a)

secret policepolicía secreta

the Secret Servicelos servicios secretos

3. (also fig)

a.

secret weaponarma secreta

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secret [ˈsiːkrɪt]

adjective

[+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

his secret life as a gambler

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

they had secret talks with other companies he was sacked for a secret affair with his boss I'm being sent on a secret mission

noun

secreto (m)

the secrets of nature los misterios de la naturaleza

to tell sb sth [as] a secret

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

Does that mean you have something to keep a secret from us? she kept their engagement a secret from everybody except her closest friends

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 ...

It's no secret that he's madly in love with the boss's daughter

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

The results of these experiments remain a secret

to tell sb a secret contar un secreto a algn

I'll tell you a secret

the secret

the secret is to el secreto consiste en

the secret of a successful business

the secret of success el secreto del éxito

the secret of being a good teacher is listening to listen to one's pupils If you want to get a job done quickly, the secret is not to involve too many other people I once asked him the secret of his success, and he replied: "I chose the right people to work with me" She has made no secret of the fact that she wants to get another job I shall let you into a secret regarding my choice I arranged to meet him in secret

open state

modifier

secret agent (n) agente (m) secretoasecreta;a secreta espía (m)

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 [societies] such as the Templars and the Jesuits

secret weapon (n) arma (f) secreta