clandestine

in Vietnamese Mật, bí mật

BrE /klænsˈdɛstiːn/ AmE /klænsˈdestin/

adjective en → vi

1 SECRET [attributive or predicative] B2

Mật, bí mật

kept secret and done in a way that is intended to be hidden from other people

  • a clandestine meeting/operation

Collocations clandestine activities · clandestine meetings

  • The police uncovered a clandestine drug operation.

    Cảnh sát đã phát hiện ra một hoạt động buôn bán ma túy bí mật.

2 CONSPIRACY [attributive or predicative] C1

Tổ chức âm mưu, bí mật

planned and carried out in secret, often by a group of people who are trying to hide their activities from others

  • clandestine plans/schemes

Collocations clandestine meetings · clandestine communications

  • The group had been planning a clandestine meeting.

    Nhóm đã lên kế hoạch cho một cuộc gặp gỡ bí mật.