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undercover

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un·der·cov·er  (ndr-kvr)
adj.
1. Performed or occurring in secret: an undercover investigation.
2. Engaged or employed in spying or secret investigation: undercover FBI agents.

undercover
Adjective
done or acting in secret: an undercover investigation
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.undercoverundercover - 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"
covert - secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels"

undercover
Translations
undercover [ʌndəˈkʌvəʳ] adjclandestino

undercover [ʌndəˈkʌvəʳ] under adjsecret/ète, clandestin(e)

undercover [ʌndəˈkʌvəʳ] under... adj [duty, agent] → Geheim-
adv [work] → insgeheim

undercover [ˈʌndəkʌvəʳ] adjsegreto/a, clandestino/a

undercover
adj undercover [ˈandəˈkavə]
working or done in secret He is an undercover agent for the Americans. geheim سِرّي таен tajný hemmelig Geheim-... μυστικός, που δουλεύει με κρυμμένη ταυτότητα secreto, clandestino salajane مخفی salainen clandestin חֲשָאִי गुप्त, खुफिया prikriven, tajni titkos leynilegur, leyni- segreto 秘密の slaptas(is) slepens pengintipan geheim hemmelig (agent), skjult tajny secreto sub acoperire тайный tajný tajen tajni hemlig อย่างลับ ๆ gizli (yapılan/çalışan) 秘密的 таємний, секретний پردہ کے اندر giấu diếm, lén lút 秘密


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