segreto
secret
adjective seh-GREH-toh Less Common
Origin: from Latin 'secretus', set apart
Usage Note
Segreto works as both adjective (una porta segreta) and noun (un segreto), agreeing as segreta/segreti/segrete. The plural noun appears in mantenere i segreti (to keep secrets). The phrase in segreto means 'secretly'.
Examples
"Ti dico un segreto importante."
Natural Translation
I'll tell you an important secret.
Literal Translation
To-you I-tell a secret important.
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