31.2.5. gy. A1C1 (példák)

naked adjective /ˈneɪ.kɪd/ 2 leplezetlen (erőszak, valóság, stb.) [always before noun]

naked aggression

secret adjective /ˈsiː.krət/ titkos

The President escaped through a secret passage underneath the parliament building.

This is top secret information.

Do you think we'll manage to keep the surprise party secret from Mum until her birthday?

mysteriously adverb /mɪˈstɪə.ri.əs.li/ rejtélyes módon

"Perhaps, and perhaps not," she said mysteriously.

Mysteriously, the light came on, although no one was near the switch.

secretly adverb /ˈsiː.krət.li/ titokban

She said she didn't care about it, but I believe she was secretly delighted.

He was convicted on the evidence of secretly recorded telephone conversations.

Phrasal verbs:

give away ↔ sth /gɪv/ 2 elárul

The party was meant to be a surprise, but Dave gave it away.

hold back ↔ sth /həʊld/ 1 eltitkol vmit

I think she suspected I was holding something back.

turn out /tɜːn/ 2 kiderül vmi, kiderül róla (, hogy)

It turned out that we'd been to the same school.

Phrases and idioms:

beat about/around the bush köntörfalaz

I decided to stop beating around the bush and told him exactly what I thought of him.

in secret titokban

For years they met in secret.

keep a/sth secret titkot tart/titokban tart vmit

Mr Brown apparently delayed the announcement, and managed to keep it secret from the entire cabinet.

keep your mouth shut befogja a száját (nem beszél vmiről) (informal)

If you don't keep your mouth shut, there'll be trouble.

off the record nem hivatalos/bizalmas/nem leközlendő/jegyzőkönyvön kívül

Off the record, ministers are saying the president must resign.

remain a secret/mystery, etc. titok/rejtély/stb. marad

The exact date of the wedding remains a secret.

The true location of the treasure remains a mystery.

the secret nyitja/titka vminek

So what's the secret of your success?