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Meanings of secret in anglès

portuguès
mistério
català
misteri
espanyol
misterio

Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained.

misteri
rus
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Prayer said in a low voice by the priest or bishop during religious services.

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Examples for "mystery"
Examples for "mystery"
1
We did know, however, that some mystery-somepositive danger-overhung our father.
Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
2
Cozies, thrillers, paranormals, police procedurals; every possible mystery genre to choose from.
Getting old is tres dangereux
3
Of course, Mr Putin's personal relationships have long been shrouded in mystery.
News.com.au
4
The boy pointed in the direction in which the mystery had appeared.
The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash; or, Facing Death in the Antarctic
5
It's still a mystery; no one seems to know exactly what happened.
The Guardian
1
Think of it: perhaps the enigma would, at last, prove me right.
The Flanders Panel
2
Today might see the answer to the enigma contained in the chronicles.
Land of marvels
3
Continue tracking enigma warships and engage them if the opportunity presents itself.
Beyond The Frontier: Invincible
4
The presence of water in the Earth has long been an enigma.
Pubmed
5
Back in my mind was buzzing the enigma of the Blind Spot.
The Blind Spot
1
That remained a closed book for me right until I was 23.
Independent.ie
2
I came into the closed book room, using the passkey I had.
Getting old is tres dangereux
3
The Generali Leben portfolio would mark the largest closed book sale ever.
Reuters
4
In the Catholic Church, the Bible had been literally a closed book.
How the scots invented the modern world: the true story of how w...
5
Miriam was sitting near the window, on her lap a closed book.
The Emancipated
català
arcà
espanyol
secreto

Information known only to a special group.

arcà

Conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods.

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Usage of secret in anglès
1
They say that keeping that number a secret is simply industry practice.
Wired
2
Methods: Review of previously secret tobacco industry documents available on the internet.
Pubmed
3
But New Zealand's high rates of family violence are hardly a secret.
Radio NZ
4
Hundreds have gone missing after seen last being taken by secret police.
Reuters
5
Its secret nature, however, meant that this information was slow in coming.
Reuters
6
He said to us: Remind your parents that the vote is secret.
The God That Failed
7
I never knew the official result of that secret mission, Walt said.
Accidentally the sheikh's wife
8
Prosecutors have brought cases involving secret accounts in India, Israel, and elsewhere.
Reuters
9
Exact figures for military funding are considered a state secret in Russia.
Reuters
10
IT'S NO secret Australia's housing market is seriously unaffordable for young people.
News.com.au
11
For this reason, great care is taken to keep the paper secret.
Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
12
However, for obvious reasons, they felt no compulsion to share their secret.
Halo Cryptum
13
They really want schools to be good -there's no secret agenda.
The Guardian
14
But Mr Laws said nothing in the report needed to be secret.
Radio NZ
15
Declared and secret energy agreements with Russia, Caspian basin countries, and others.
The Guardian
16
So perhaps we should let prisoners vote but withhold the secret ballot.
The Guardian
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