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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessecreto
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /seˈkɾe.to/
"Guarda este secreto para ti."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
"She promised never to tell his secret to anyone."
- 1
Kept hidden from general view or knowledge; confidential.
"They met at a secret location outside the city."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'secretus', meaning separated, withdrawn, or hidden, which is the past participle of 'secernere' (to set apart). Entering Middle English via Old French in the 14th century, the term evolved from denoting physical isolation to representing confidential knowledge kept from general view.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Secret" is said worldwide
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secret
Transliteration: sə.kʁɛ
"C'est un secret bien gardé."
Geheimnis
Transliteration: ɡəˈhaɪ̯m.nɪs
"Das ist ein gut gehütetes Geheimnis."
segreto
Transliteration: /seˈɡrɛ.to/
"Questo è un segreto tra di noi."
secreto
Transliteration: /seˈkɾe.to/
"Guarda este secreto para ti."
segredo
Transliteration: /seˈɡɾe.du/
"Eles guardaram o segredo por anos."
रहस्य
Transliteration: rahasya
"यह बात एक रहस्य है।"
秘密
Transliteration: mìmì
"这是一个不能说的秘密。"
비밀
Transliteration: bimil
"그것은 우리만의 비밀이에요."
秘密
Transliteration: himitsu
"それは誰にも言わない秘密です。"
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