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secret noun

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

secret adjective

  /ˈsiːkɹət/ , /ˈsiːkɹɛt/ , /ˈsiːkɹɪt/
  • Being or kept hidden. [from late 14th c.]
 geheim, Geheimnis

secrete verb

  /sɪˈkɹiːt/
  • (physiology, transitive, of organs, glands, etc.) To extract a substance from blood, sap, or similar to produce and emit waste for excretion or for the fulfilling of a physiological function.
 absondern, ausscheiden, aussondern, sezernieren

secretion noun

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

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
trade secret
Geschäftsgeheimnis, Kunstgeheimnis
secret Santa
Wichtel, Wichteln
secret society
Geheimbund
secret ballot
Urabstimmung
secret agent
Geheimagentin, Geheimagent
top secret
streng geheim
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