confidential
Kept, or meant to be kept, secret within a certain circle of personsKept, or meant to be kept, secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly.
» The details are confidential.
Подробиці конфіденціальні.
Meaning
3 sensesKept, or meant to be kept, secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly.
The newspaper claims a leaked confidential report by the government admits to problems with corrupt MPs.
vertraulich
конфиденциа́льныйkonfidenciálʹnyj, та́йныйtájnyj, довери́тельныйdoverítelʹnyj
конфіденці́йнийkonfidencíjnyj
(dated)Inclined to share confidences; (of things) making people inclined to share confidences; involving the sharing of confidences.
Sitting in front of the fire, they became quite confidential, and began to gossip.
(dated)Having someone's confidence or trust; having a position requiring trust; worthy of being trusted with confidences.
a confidential agent
a confidential servant
- the level of official classification for documents next above restricted and below secret; available only to persons authorized to see documents so classified
- denoting confidence or intimacy
- (of information) given in confidence or in secret
- entrusted with private information and the confidence of another
Examples
40 sentencesThe details are confidential.
Подробиці конфіденціальні. — deniko
We need to keep this confidential.
deDas muss unter uns bleiben. — al_ex_an_der
I can see why it's confidential.
ruЯ вижу, почему это конфиденциально. — odexed
This information is confidential.
ruЭта информация носит конфиденциальный характер. — odexed
deDiese Information ist vertraulich. — samueldora
This is extremely confidential.
ruЭто крайне конфиденциально. — odexed
Translations
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Origin
From Latin cōnfīdentia + English -al. Possibly a calque of French confidentiel. First atteFrom Latin cōnfīdentia + English -al. Possibly a calque of French confidentiel. First attested in 1641.
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Forms
more confidential, most confidential| Comparative | more confidential Lesson |
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| Superlative | most confidential Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
6 synonyms- (of information) given in confidence or in secret:secret
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form