secrets in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for secrets in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.secret [Brit ˈsiːkrɪt, Am ˈsikrɪt] ADJ

secret passage, meeting, ingredient, admirer, admiration

segreto

secret contributor

anonimo

to keep sth secret from sb

tenere qc nascosto a qn

to be a secret drinker

bere di nascosto

II.secret [Brit ˈsiːkrɪt, Am ˈsikrɪt] N

1. secret (unknown thing):

secret

segreto m

to tell sb a secret

rivelare un segreto a qn

to keep a secret

mantenere un segreto

to let sb in on a secret

mettere qn a parte di un segreto

I make no secret of my membership of the party

la mia appartenenza al partito non è un segreto

it's an open secret that…

è un segreto di Pulcinella che…

there's no secret about who, when, how etc.

non è un segreto chi, quando, come ecc.

I have no secrets from my sister

non ho segreti per mia sorella

2. secret (key factor):

secret

segreto m (of di)

3. secret:

in secret

in segreto

in secret LAW

a porte chiuse

Official Secrets Act [Brit] N (in GB)

Official Secrets Act

legge f sul segreto di stato

to have signed the Official Secrets Act

dovere mantenere il segreto di stato

secret police [Brit, Am ˈsikrɪt pəˈlis] N

secret police

polizia f segreta

trade secret [Brit, Am treɪd ˈsikrɪt] N

trade secret

segreto m industriale

trade secret

segreto m di fabbricazione

trade secret hum

segreto m di stato

top secret [Brit tɒp ˈsiːkrət, Am ˌtɑp ˈsikrət] ADJ

top secret

top secret

secret service [Brit, Am ˈsikrɪt ˈsərvəs] N

1. secret service:

secret service

servizi mpl segreti

2. secret service (in US):

Secret Service

= servizi segreti incaricati di proteggere il presidente e gli alti funzionari di stato

open secret [Am ˈoʊpən ˈsikrɪt] N

open secret

segreto m di Pulcinella

secret ballot N

secret ballot

scrutinio m segreto

the election was held by secret ballot

l'elezione si è tenuta a scrutinio segreto

secret weapon [ˌsiːkrɪtˈwepən] N

secret weapon

arma f segreta also fig

secret agent [Brit, Am ˌsikrɪt ˈeɪdʒənt] N

secret agent

agente m segreto

secrets in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for secrets in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.secret [ˈsi:·krɪt] N

1. secret (information):

secret

segreto m

an open secret

un segreto di Pulcinella

to let sb in on a secret

rivelare un segreto a qu

2. secret (knack):

secret

trucco m

secret of success

segreto m

3. secret (mystery):

secret

mistero m

II.secret [ˈsi:·krɪt] ADJ (known to few)

secret

segreto, -a

to keep sth secret (from sb)

tenere qc nascosto (a qu)

top-secret ADJ

top-secret

top secret inv

trade secret N

trade secret

segreto m professionale

secret agent N

secret agent

agente m segreto

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

well-kept secret

ben mantenuto, -a

secret agent

agente segreto

Translations for secrets in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

scoprire gli -i fig hum

to reveal sb's guilty secrets

segreto (-a)

secret

riposto (-a)

secret

trafugamento (di opere d'arte)

(secret) theft

secrets Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

an open secret

un segreto di Pulcinella

to let sb in on a secret

rivelare un segreto a qu

to keep sth secret (from sb)

tenere qc nascosto (a qu)

the secret will die with her

si porterà il segreto nella tomba

to worm a secret out of sb

estorcere un secreto a qu

an open secret

una cosa risaputa

to plant a secret agent

infiltrare un agente segreto

to uncover a secret

scoprire un segreto

member of the Carbonari 19th-century secret political organization

carbonaro

of the Carbonari 19th-century secret political organization

carbonaro (-a)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She was a poised young cook up on stage and happily shared some of her trade secrets.

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The plot, full of deceptions, secrets and betrayals interspersed with turnabouts, keeps surprising the audience.

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And we pried into the secrets of heaven, but we found it filled with stern guards and flaming fires.

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Apart from this, trade secrets have another nature of being assigned, gifted, sold and licensed like any other tangible property.

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The female housemates can only discuss these secrets inside the parlour.

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Stars were exposed doing drugs -- and selling them -- and one wealthy society doyenne slipped him embarrassing secrets about royals.

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I'm a working gal who gets the inside scoop on the beauty secrets of a glamour girl.

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He decided to let it all hang out by singing about some of his own little secrets, as well as a few bones from his homies' skeleton-filled closets.

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They then repeated this process, despite complaints from shipbuilders that their trade secrets were being given away.

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As it begins to take effect, the night deteriorates, accusations are made, secrets are revealed, and relationships slowly unravel.

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