el
masculine
/seˈkɾeto/
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Translation
secret
Word origin
From Latin secretus ('set apart, hidden'), the past participle of secernere ('to separate, to sift apart'), from se- ('apart') and cernere ('to sift, to separate').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- secretus
- English cognates
- secret, secrete, discrete
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralsecretos
Examples
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I am going to tell you a secret.
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She keeps secrets very well.
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The secret of success is hard work.
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She kept the secret for years without saying a word.
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They discovered a secret room behind the wall.
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