cryptic

[US]/ˈkrɪptɪk/
[UK]/ˈkrɪptɪk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. misterioso, segreto

Phrases & Collocations

cryptic message

messaggio criptico

cryptic crossword

cruciverba enigmatico

cryptic code

codice enigmatico

cryptic behavior

comportamento enigmatico

Example Sentences

a cryptic(al) remark

un'osservazione criptica (ale)

decode a cryptic message

decodificare un messaggio criptico

he wrote cryptic notes in a cipher.

ha scritto note criptiche in codice.

The new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms. Something

La nuova polizza assicurativa è scritta senza termini criptici o misteriosi. Qualcosa

She made a cryptic comment about how the film mirrored her life.

Ha fatto un commento criptico su come il film rispecchiasse la sua vita.

3) Geographic isolation may facilitate cryptic speciation of marine holoplankton.However,contribution of allopatric speciation is still questionable;

3) L'isolamento geografico può favorire la speciazione criptica di plancton marino oloplanctonico.Tuttavia,il contributo della speciazione allopatrica è ancora discutibile;

Real-world Examples

They're just so cryptic and secretive.

Sono semplicemente così criptici e riservati.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds - Scientific American June 2022 Collection

Nice little cryptic saying, as is typical of Kafka.

Bella piccola frase criptica, come tipico di Kafka.

Source: Yale University Open Course: Death (Audio Version)

As is usual with the cryptic kingdom, no one really has a clue.

Come è consueto nel regno criptico, nessuno ha davvero idea.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

You're being cryptic now, father. Why don't you just say the word?

Ora sei criptico, padre. Perché non dici la parola?

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

Yeah. Good for you! - Lots of cryptic words does it help?

Sì. Bravo! - Molte parole criptiche, aiuta?

Source: Gourmet Base

And the others had to be content with this cryptic answer.

E gli altri dovevano accontentarsi di questa risposta criptica.

Source: Animal Farm

Muck diving is about searching for the unusual, the cryptic and the rare.

Le immersioni nella melma riguardano la ricerca dell'insolito, del criptico e del raro.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Well, you do that, it's was cryptic, so you do speaking code.

Beh, fallo, era criptico, quindi parla il codice.

Source: Go blank axis version

Some of his answers were so cryptic—as if he had a hidden agenda.

Alcune delle sue risposte erano così criptiche—come se avesse un'agenda nascosta.

Source: Fifty Shades of Grey (Audiobook Excerpt)

They were poets and provocateurs, writing cryptic messages on walls next to art galleries.

Erano poeti e provocatori, che scrivevano messaggi criptici sui muri accanto alle gallerie d'arte.

Source: Secrets of Masterpieces

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