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indiscreto

indiscreet

adjective een-dee-SKREH-toh Rare

Also means

nosy

Usage Note

Indiscreto describes a person or behaviour that is too prying or that reveals what should be kept private — a false friend for English speakers: indiscreto is NOT 'indiscreet' in the sense of lacking restraint in general, but more specifically 'nosy' or 'tactless about others' affairs'. Its opposite discreto means both 'discreet' and (separately) 'decent/fair' (un risultato discreto = a fair result). Feminine form: indiscreta; plural indiscreti/indiscrete.

Examples

"Non fare domande indiscrete agli ospiti."

Natural Translation

Don't ask indiscreet questions of the guests.

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