secret

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

Translation

n. kichwa kikilipwa au kichwa kikilipwa; misteri; taarifa ya kisurua
adj. kikilipwa na wengine; rahisi; si kuchangia kwa wengine
Word Forms
Pluralsecrets

Phrases & Collocations

top secret

siri ya juu

in secret

kwenye maktaba

secret of success

siri ya mafanikio

keep a secret

uweke secret

trade secret

siri ya uchaguzi

secret service

uteketezi wa maktaba

secret recipe

siri ya mchumia

business secret

siri ya biashara

secret weapon

moyo mpya

keep secret

kupanda maktaba

secret love

moyo wa maktaba

open secret

maktaba ya kuvuka

state secret

siri ya jamaa

secret code

kodini ya maktaba

secret agent

wakala wa siri

secret police

mipango ya polisi ya kisururu

secret society

jamaa ya misterio

secret ballot

mchakato mpya

secret message

ujumbe wa siri

keep the secret

kupanda maktaba

Example Sentences

Their secret is out.

Majukwai yao yanaonekana.

This is an untold secret..

Hii ni misteri uliyotangulia.

the secret of eternal youth.

siri ya mizigo ya kiume.

the secret was soon out.

siri ilifunuliwa haraka

an agent on a secret mission.

mkili kwenye misheni ya siri.

leave the secret untold

Acha siri bila kusema.

confide the secret to sb.

kutambua misteri kwa mtu

go into secret session

jenga mchezo mpya

The secret of this dish is in the sauce.

siri ya moyo hili ni kwenye mizani.

They will go into secret session.

Wanakwenda kwa mchezo mpya.

she's got a secret admirer.

Alikuwa na mwanamke mpya.

foster a secret hope.

kupiga upendo mpya.

Somehow the secret got out.

Jinsi hiyo, siri ilifichuka.

by pure mischance the secret was revealed.

Kwa bahati mbaya kabisa, siri ilifunuliwa.

Real-world Examples

You now possess the secret of success.

Umezaa mchawi wa mafanikio.

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 4

Sorry, sexy, some secrets have to stay secret.

Sogha, mchawi, baadhi ya mafanikio zinapaswa kubaki mafanikio.

Source: Sherlock Holmes Detailed Explanation

Secret? Married people aren't supposed to have secrets.

Mafanikio? Wale walioamini hawajui kuzingatia mafanikio.

Source: Friends Season 7

One I can tell my secrets to.

Mwenzangu mwenye uwekaji wa mafanikio yangu.

Source: The Little House on Mango Street

Someone there has given away corporate secrets.

Mwenzangu huko amepewa mafanikio ya biashara.

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

They pledged themselves never to tell the secrets.

Walitangaza wakipewa mafanikio.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

So we can say the team spirit is the secret of success.

Hakuna mchawi wa mafanikio kwa mafanikio ya timu.

Source: 50 Sample Essays for English Major Level 8 Exam Memorization

He threatened to expose the secret to the police.

Alikuwa amekuwa kusogea mafanikio kwa polisi.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

Their secret to survival is a myoglobin.

Mafanikio yao kwa ujike ya myoglobin.

Source: Insect Kingdom Season 2 (Original Soundtrack Version)

They wanna protect trade secrets, proprietary information.

Wanataka kuharibu mafanikio ya uchakata, maelezo ya mwenyewe.

Source: Wall Street Journal

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