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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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