Latvian

Noun

noslēpums m (1st declension)

1. secret (information which is not to be disclosed to others)

   valsts noslēpums‎ ― state secret

   kara noslēpums‎ ― war secret

   dienesta noslēpums‎ ― professional secret

   glabāt noslēpumu‎ ― to keep a secret

   turēt noslēpumā‎ ― to keep (something) a secret

   izpaust noslēpumu‎ ― to reveal, to disclose a secret

   atklāt draugam noslēpumu‎ ― to reveal a secret to a friend

   no dieva puses, nestāstiet nevienam, tas ir liels noslēpums‎ ― for god's sake, don't tell anyone, this is a big secret

   Zanda... tu esi mana sieva, nekādu noslēpumu starp mums nedrīkst būt‎ ― Zanda... you are my wife, there should be no secrets between us

2. secret, mystery (something that is not known, that has not been investigated or researched)

   darbs - liela mūža noslepums‎ ― work (is) the secret of a big (= long) life

   kolosālie zinātnes sasniegumi matērijas dziļāko noslēpumu atklāšanā‎ ― colossal scientific achievements in the discovery of the deepest secrets of matter

Declension

Derived terms

• noslēpumains, noslēpumainība

Related terms

• noslēpt