tight-lipped

[US]/[ˈtaɪt ˈlɪpt]/
[UK]/[ˈtaɪt ˈlɪpt]/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. Inte benägen att tala; reserverad; ovillig att avslöja information.

Phrases & Collocations

tight-lipped about

tystlåten om

was tight-lipped

var tystlåten

tight-lipped silence

tystlåten tystnad

remained tight-lipped

förblev tystlåten

becoming tight-lipped

bli tystlåten

tight-lipped response

tystlåtet svar

tight-lipped manner

tystlåtet sätt

tight-lipped smile

tystlåten smil

tight-lipped refusal

tystlåten vägran

tight-lipped witness

tystlåten vittne

Example Sentences

the witness remained tight-lipped during the entire interrogation.

vittnet var tyst under hela förhöret.

he gave a tight-lipped response when asked about his whereabouts.

han gav ett undvikande svar när han blev frågad om var han var.

the politician was tight-lipped about the ongoing negotiations.

politikern var undvikande om de pågående förhandlingarna.

she offered a tight-lipped smile, revealing nothing of her thoughts.

hon gav ett undvikande leende, och avslöjade ingenting om sina tankar.

the suspect was tight-lipped and refused to answer any questions.

misstänkte var undvikande och vägrade att svara på några frågor.

after the disastrous meeting, the board members were tight-lipped.

efter det katastrofala mötet var styrelsemedlemmarna undvikande.

the ceo remained tight-lipped regarding the company's financial struggles.

vd:n förblev undvikande angående företagets ekonomiska problem.

despite repeated questioning, the informant stayed tight-lipped.

trots upprepade frågor förblev informatören undvikande.

the lawyer advised his client to remain tight-lipped with the police.

advokaten rådde sin klient att förbli undvikande gentemot polisen.

the journalist noticed the source was unusually tight-lipped.

journalisten märkte att källan var ovanligt undvikande.

the team was tight-lipped about their strategy before the game.

laget var undvikande om sin strategi innan matchen.

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