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Significados de tightlipped em inglês

Inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information.

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Keeping one's thoughts and opinions to oneself.

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Examples for "reserved"
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However, the final decision on this point is reserved, the document states.
Reuters
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National Storage said Warburg Pincus reserved its right to revisit its decision.
Reuters
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This worked fine until a group called Catalyst reserved the display cases.
Wired
4
Fannie Mae reserved the right to bring future claims against the bank.
Reuters
5
Justice Peters reserved her decision, but said it would be given urgency.
News.com.au
1
Duterte said the use of air power had been restrained so far.
Reuters
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Europe was very patient, restrained and caring in its treatment of Greece.
The Irish Times
3
Police said both of the children were correctly restrained in car seats.
Radio NZ
4
No, her family said, and restrained her; so he came to her.
The family: the secret fundamentalism at the heart of american p...
5
The general grunted with irritation; Ptitsin and Totski barely restrained their smiles.
The Idiot
1
Wanda liked Dana, although her new friend was a shade too reticent.
Fortunate harbor
2
The lard is fun, but use vegetable oil if you are reticent.
The Irish Times
3
He grew reticent, and, to try you, asked you for your story.
The system of the world
4
He looked modest and reticent; his person was the reverse of commanding.
Denzil Quarrier
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And the main reason he'd been reticent to have Sydney join them.
The bone chamber
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Minurso officers are cagey about the last time ceasefire terms were violated.
Reuters
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I asked them some questions about Jamila, and they were definitely cagey.
Evanly bodies
3
He wouldn't give you the time of day; he was too cagey.
The big bite
4
You had to be careful with Cello; she was so socially cagey.
Black Deutschland
5
I couldn't tell if he was being cagey, or was simply obtuse.
Speaking in Bones
Uso de tightlipped em inglês
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But the prime minister and his entourage were tightlipped on the details.
Reuters
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Until then, the aviation industry is remaining tightlipped on possible causes.
The Guardian
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He waited, pale, tightlipped, and formidable; Sylvie moved a little closer to him.
Snow-Blind
4
Does your grandmother have that tightlipped, determined look she wears at times of stress?
The dark side of the sun
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Nehawu remained tightlipped about their reaction to the adjusted offer.
The South African
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The executives coming and going were tightlipped, but support staff tended to be more talkative.
Reuters
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I reckoned she knew much more than she let on, but was being very tightlipped.
Calamity jayne
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Both Government Buildings and Brussels remain tightlipped on the subject, saying only that discussions were ongoing.
The Irish Times
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Spaced out along the banks sat some men, tightlipped, fishing lines cast into the cloudy water.
Pinball, 1973
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Tata is tightlipped on how much money its various divisions are investing in the electric-vehicle push.
Reuters
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He was guarded and tightlipped at CPSR Roundtable; a "lion thrown to the Christians."
The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontie...
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He is notoriously tightlipped about his personal life.
The Guardian
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China is tightlipped on its further plans.
Reuters
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I looked for a reaction out of Tommy, but this tightlipped cowboy of El Cap just smiled.
Rock and Ice Magazine
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Inevitably, press complaints about a war against them include gripes about how tightlipped the current administration has become.
Reuters
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The team have called for clarity and speedy appointments but CSA are tightlipped and time is marching on.
The South African
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