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secret noun

  /ˈsiː.kɹət/ , /ˈsiː.kɹɛt/ , /ˈsiː.kɹɪt/
  • (countable) A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden. [from late 14th c.]
 Geheimnis, geheim

secret adjective

  /ˈsiː.kɹət/ , /ˈsiː.kɹɛt/ , /ˈsiː.kɹɪt/
  • Being or kept hidden. [from late 14th c.]
 geheim, Geheimnis

secrete verb

  /səˈkɹiːt/ , /sɪˈkɹiːt/
absondern, ausscheiden, aussondern, sezernieren

secretion noun

  /sɪˈkriːʃ(ə)n/
  • (uncountable) The act of secreting a substance, especially from a gland.
 Sekretion
  • (countable) Any substance that is secreted by an organism.
 Sekret, Absonderung

secretive adjective

  /ˈsiːkɹətɪv/ , /ˈsiːkɹɪtɪv/
  • Having an inclination to secrecy.
 verschlossen, heimlichtuerisch

secretiveness noun

  • The state or characteristic of being secretive.
 Geheimniskrämerei, Geheimnistuerei
secret service
Geheimdienst, Nachrichtendienst
secret police
Geheimpolizei
state secret
Staatsgeheimnis
open secret
offenes Geheimnis
trade secret
Geschäftsgeheimnis, Kunstgeheimnis
secret Santa
Wichtel, Wichteln
secret society
Geheimbund
secret of Polichinelle
offenes Geheimnis
secret ballot
Urabstimmung
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