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clandestine

[/klænˈdɛstɪn/]
adjective
clandestino
1. kept secret or done secretively, especially because it is illegal or socially disapproved of
They held clandestine meetings to plan the resistance movement.
Eles realizavam reuniões clandestinas para planejar o movimento de resistência.
2. operating in secret; hidden from view or knowledge
The organization ran a clandestine operation to smuggle refugees across the border.
A organização conduzia uma operação clandestina para contrabandear refugiados pela fronteira.
NYC Slang
under the table, on the down-low, hush-hush
Synonyms
secretcovertundergroundsurreptitioushiddenconcealed
Antonyms
openpublicoverttransparentofficialacknowledged

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
clandestino
Most common usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
clandestino
Standard usage, sometimes colloquially shortened to 'clandestina'
São Paulo
clandestino
Standard usage, formal and informal contexts
Portugal
clandestino
Standard usage, identical to Brazilian Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

clandestine affair - relação clandestina
clandestine network - rede clandestina
clandestine entry - entrada clandestina
operate clandestinely - operar clandestinamente
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