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sub-rosa

/sʌb ˈroʊ.zə/

Traduction: Adjectif vieilli signifiant secret, confidentiel ou fait en cachette.

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adjective

C2formalcommonobsolète/sʌb ˈroʊ.zə/

An old-fashioned adjective meaning secret, confidential, or done in a clandestine manner.

  • 🇫🇷Adjectif vieilli signifiant secret, confidentiel ou fait en cachette.
  1. Secret or Confidential C2 formal

    Designed and carried out in a secret or confidential manner.

    • The negotiations were conducted sub-rosa to avoid public scrutiny.
    • They held a sub-rosa meeting to discuss the merger.
    • The sub-rosa agreement was never made public.

    🇫🇷Secret ou confidentiel

    Synonymes: behind-the-scenesclandestineconfidentialcoverthush-hushoff the recordprivatesecretsurreptitiousundercover

    Antonymes: knownopenovertpublic

  • more sub-rosa comparative form
  • most sub-rosa superlative form