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clandestinamente

clandestinely

adverb klahn-deh-stee-NAH-men-teh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Manner

Origin: From clandestino + -mente, from Latin clam, 'secretly'.

Also means

secretly

Usage Note

Clandestinamente means in a secret, hidden, or illegal manner. It is the adverb from clandestino (clandestine, illegal). A common collocation is entrare clandestinamente (to enter illegally, often used of undocumented immigration). It belongs to formal and journalistic register; in casual speech one might say di nascosto (in hiding) instead.

Examples

"Attraversò il confine clandestinamente di notte."

Natural Translation

He crossed the border clandestinely at night.

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