covert

• Qualifie ce qui n'est pas montré ou exprimé ouvertement ; secret ou caché, ou fait discrètement pour ne pas être remarqué.

Describes something that is not openly shown or expressed; secret or hidden.

1. Secret or hiddenB2formal

   Not openly shown or acknowledged; concealed.

   Caché, secret

   • The agency conducted a covert operation to gather intelligence.
   • He gave her a covert signal from across the room.
   • They maintained a covert surveillance on the suspect.

   Synonymesclandestineconcealedfurtivehiddensecretstealthysurreptitiousundercoverveiled

   Antonymesacknowledgedexposedopenovertpublicvisible

2. Indirect or subtleC1formal

   Done in a way that is not obvious or direct.

   Dissimulé, indirect

   • She made a covert reference to the scandal in her speech.
   • His covert criticism was masked as a compliment.
   • The advertisement contained a covert message about the product.

   Synonymesclandestinefurtivehiddenindirectobliquesecretstealthysubtlesurreptitiousveiled

   Antonymesblatantdirectexplicitobviousopenovert

• Nom désignant un abri, une cachette ou des broussailles qui offrent une protection, en particulier pour les animaux ou les oiseaux.

A noun referring to a shelter, hiding place, or thicket that provides cover, especially for animals or birds.

1. Shelter or hiding placeC1formalbritish

   A thicket or area of undergrowth where animals can hide.

   Fourré servant d'abri

   • The hunter waited in the covert for the deer to appear.
   • Birds often nest in the dense covert of the forest.
   • The fox disappeared into the covert to escape the hounds.

   Synonymescoverdenhiding placelairrefugeshelterthicketundergrowth