cloak-and-dagger

cloak-and-dag·ger (klkn-dgr)

adj.

Marked by melodramatic intrigue and often by espionage.

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cloak-and-dagger

n

(modifier) characteristic of or concerned with intrigue and espionage

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

cloak-and-dagger - conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance" clandestine, hush-hush, undercover, underground, secret, surreptitious, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger covert - secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels"

Translations

cloak-and-dagger [ˈkləʊkənˈdægəʳ] ADJ [activity] → clandestino; [play] → de capa y espada; [story] → de agentes secretos

cloak-and-dagger [ˌkləʊkənˈdægəʳ] adj (film) → del mistero; (activities) → misterioso/a