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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmissão secreta
Pronunciation / Transliteration: miˈsãw siˈkɾetɐ
"Eles realizaram uma missão secreta na madrugada."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An assigned task or undertaking that is kept hidden from the general public or enemy forces, typically involving espionage, reconnaissance, or covert operations.
"The elite squad was briefed on their secret mission under the cover of darkness." - 2
A confidential or undeclared objective pursued by an individual or organization.
"She embarked on a secret mission to uncover the truth behind the corporate scandal."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'secret', derived from the Latin 'secretus' (meaning set apart, hidden, or withdrawn), and 'mission', from the Latin 'missio' (meaning a sending or dispatching). Historically used in military and espionage contexts, the compound phrase gained widespread cultural currency through twentieth-century literature and film depicting covert operations.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Secret mission" is said worldwide
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mission secrète
Transliteration: mi.sjɔ̃ sɛkʁɛt
"Les agents sont partis pour une mission secrète."
Geheimbesorgung
Transliteration: ɡəˈhaɪmˌmɪsjoːn
Script: Geheime Mission
"Sie waren auf einer geheimen Mission im Ausland."
missione segreta
Transliteration: misˈsjoː.ne seˈɡrɛː.ta
"La loro era una missione segreta di massima importanza."
misión secreta
Transliteration: miˈsjon seˈkɾeta
"El espía emprendió una misión secreta en territorio enemigo."
missão secreta
Transliteration: miˈsãw siˈkɾetɐ
"Eles realizaram uma missão secreta na madrugada."
गुप्त मिशन
Transliteration: gupta mission
"सैनिक एक गुप्त मिशन पर रवाना हुए।"
秘密任务
Transliteration: mìmì rènwù
"特工们正在执行一项秘密任务。"
비밀 임무
Transliteration: bi-mil im-mu
"요원들은 위험한 비밀 임무를 수행했다."
秘密任務
Transliteration: himitsu ninmu
"彼は危険な秘密任務を引き受けた。"
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