state secret
Information which pertains to the affairs of a country, access to which is restricted…Information which pertains to the affairs of a country, access to which is restricted by the government.
» Paper production remained a state secret for a long time.
Die Papierherstellung blieb lange Zeit ein Staatsgeheimnis.
Производство бумаги долгое время оставалось государственной тайной.
Meaning
2 sensesInformation which pertains to the affairs of a country, access to which is restricted by the government.
Staatsgeheimnis
госуда́рственная та́йнаgosudárstvennaja tájna, госта́йнаgostájna
держа́вна таємни́цяderžávna tajemnýcja, держтаємни́цяderžtajemnýcja
(broadly, humorous)Personal information which someone would like to keep private, even if ultimately not important.
Examples
5 sentencesPaper production remained a state secret for a long time.
ruПроизводство бумаги долгое время оставалось государственной тайной. — marafon
deDie Papierherstellung blieb lange Zeit ein Staatsgeheimnis. — faehrmann
It's a state secret.
ruЭто государственная тайна. — marafon
Mary used her feminine wiles to hoodwink Tom into revealing state secrets.
The public servant leaked the secret and he was prosecuted for revealing a state secret.
A dog could never be President of the United States. He would give away state secrets for back scratches.