covert operation

• Operación secreta o encubierta, normalmente llevada a cabo por servicios de inteligencia, fuerzas militares o cuerpos de seguridad, diseñada para evitar ser detectada o conocida públicamente.

A secret or undercover mission, typically carried out by intelligence agencies, military forces, or law enforcement, designed to avoid detection or public knowledge.

1. Secret military or intelligence missionC1formal

   A planned activity carried out by a government, military, or intelligence agency in a way that is hidden from public view and often from the target.

   operación encubierta

   • The CIA conducted a covert operation to gather intelligence on the foreign leader.
   • The soldiers were trained for covert operations behind enemy lines.
   • The government denied any involvement in the covert operation.