secretear
secretear
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
1. (colloquial) (general) (Latin America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. to whisper
¿En qué andan ustedes dos? Han estado secreteando todo el día.What are you two up to? You've been whispering all day long.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Todos se la han pasado secreteando hoy. ¿Qué está pasando aquí?Everyone has been whispering to each other today. What's going on here?
Hoy vi a Luis y José secreteando, y cuando me acerqué, se quedaron en silencio.I saw Luis and Jose whispering to each other today and, when I walked up to them, they stopped talking.
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