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SECRECY
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Traducere în limba română
secrecy substantiv
1. discreţie;
he promised secrecy a făgăduit să fie discret.
2. deţinere, păstrare a unui secret.
3. tăinuire, ţinere în secret; ascundere, disimulare;
in secrecy în secret, în taină.
4. singurătate, izolare.
Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:
If I may give an opinion, remarked the strange gentleman, we’ve had just a little too much secrecy over this business already.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
He readily assured her of his secrecy; again expressed his sorrow for her distress, wished it a happier conclusion than there was at present reason to hope, and leaving his compliments for her relations, with only one serious, parting look, went away.
(Pride and Prejudice, de Jane Austen)
Unless its recovery can be attended with the utmost secrecy, then it may as well not be recovered at all, for all that is aimed at by those who have taken it is that its contents should be generally known.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
On this point, as well as on all other possible points, Mr. Dick was convinced that my aunt was the wisest and most wonderful of women; as he repeatedly told me with infinite secrecy, and always in a whisper.
(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)
She then left the room; and Elinor dared not follow her to say more, for bound as she was by her promise of secrecy to Lucy, she could give no information that would convince Marianne; and painful as the consequences of her still continuing in an error might be, she was obliged to submit to it.
(Sense and Sensibility, de Jane Austen)
It was some months before Sir Thomas's consent could be received; but, in the meanwhile, as no one felt a doubt of his most cordial pleasure in the connexion, the intercourse of the two families was carried on without restraint, and no other attempt made at secrecy than Mrs. Norris's talking of it everywhere as a matter not to be talked of at present.
(Mansfield Park, de Jane Austen)
But why all this secrecy?
(Pride and Prejudice, de Jane Austen)
I have a professional commission for you, but absolute secrecy is quite essential—absolute secrecy, you understand, and of course we may expect that more from a man who is alone than from one who lives in the bosom of his family.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
He looked surprised and said, I beg your pardon, I am afraid my inquiry has been impertinent; but I had not supposed any secrecy intended, as they openly correspond, and their marriage is universally talked of.
(Sense and Sensibility, de Jane Austen)
Not a soul of all my relations know of it but Anne, and I never should have mentioned it to you, if I had not felt the greatest dependence in the world upon your secrecy; and I really thought my behaviour in asking so many questions about Mrs. Ferrars must seem so odd, that it ought to be explained.
(Sense and Sensibility, de Jane Austen)