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| has gloss | (noun) something that is supposed to be secret but is generally known; "their love affair was an open secret" open secret |
| has gloss | eng: An open secret is a concept or idea (often in, but not necessarily limited to, government and military circles) that is "officially" secret or restricted in knowledge, but is actually widely known; or refers to something which is widely known to be true, but which none of the people most intimately concerned is willing to categorically acknowledge in public. |
| lexicalization | eng: open secret |
| subclass of | (noun) something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on); "the combination to the safe was a secret"; "he tried to keep his drinking a secret" secret |
| Meaning | |
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| Czech | |
| lexicalization | ces: veřejné tajemství |
| German | |
| lexicalization | deu: Offenes Geheimnis |
| French | |
| has gloss | fra: Un secret de Polichinelle est un secret que tous et toutes connaissent, mais qui n’est pas d’une connaissance partagée . Il s’en distingue par le fait que les détenteurs du ne manifestent pas librement la connaissance qu’ils ont (parce qu’ils croient qu’il vaut mieux, pour eux ou pour d’autres, ne parler qu’avec des gens de confiance ou même complètement se taire), et par conséquent qu’ils ignorent le niveau de connaissance des autres. On est alors dans la situation où , . |
| lexicalization | fra: Secret de polichinelle |
| Hungarian | |
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| lexicalization | hun: nyílt titok |
| Indonesian | |
| lexicalization | ind: rahasia umum |
| Korean | |
| lexicalization | kor: 공공연한 비밀 |
| Polish | |
| has gloss | pol: Tajemnica poliszynela - rzekoma tajemnica, o której wszyscy wiedzą, lecz nikt o niej głośno nie mówi. |
| lexicalization | pol: Tajemnica poliszynela |
| lexicalization | pol: tajemnica poliszynela |
| Russian | |
| has gloss | rus: Секре́т Полишине́ля — секрет, который всем и так известен — «Секрет — на весь свет». |
| lexicalization | rus: Секрет Полишинеля |
| lexicalization | rus: секрет полишинеля |
| Castilian | |
| lexicalization | spa: secreto a voces |
| Thai | |
| lexicalization | tha: ความลับที่รู้กันทั่วไป |
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| similar | e/Open secret |
| Media | |
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| media:img | DBPB 1970 374 Polichinelle.jpg |
| media:img | SAND Maurice Masques et bouffons 12.jpg |
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