What is 'secret' called in English?

'secret' in English is called "Secretive". Secretive refers to: Une personne ou une organisation secrète a tendance à cacher ses activités et ses intentions aux autres.

How do you pronounce 'Secretive' and 'secret'?

Listen to clear English audio pronunciation of 'Secretive' and native French audio speech for 'secret' with bilingual sentence examples on DictBridge.

What is an example sentence for Secretive in French?

English: "He became very secretive after the incident." | French: "Il est devenu très secret après l'incident."

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English to French Dictionary

secretive Meaning in French (secretive signification en français)

secret

Synonymes:discretréservécaché

secret in English:secretive

Phonetic:sek-ret

Plural: secretive

Gender:Masculin

Quick Answer • En bref

La signification de secretive en français est secret. (Une personne ou une organisation secrète a tendance à cacher ses activités et ses intentions aux autres.)

Definitions of Secretive

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adjective
secret
A secretive person or organization tends to keep their activities and intentions hidden from others.
Une personne ou une organisation secrète a tendance à cacher ses activités et ses intentions aux autres.

Example Sentences

casual

“He became very secretive after the incident.”

Il est devenu très secret après l'incident.

casual

“She is naturally a secretive person and doesn't share much.”

Elle est naturellement une personne secrète et ne partage pas grand-chose.

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Synonyms (Synonymes)

In French:

discretréservécaché

In English:

reserveduncommunicativereticentprivateclose-mouthed

Antonyms (Antonymes)

In French:

ouvertfranctransparent

In English:

open frankcommunicativecandid transparent

Inflected Word Forms

nounsecretiveness

nounsecret

nounsecrecy

adverbsecretively

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

be secretive about somethingcollocation

To keep information or actions concerning something hidden from others.