secretive russian
таи́ться
to hide, to conceal oneself, to keep out of sight
to lurk, to lie hidden, to be latent
to keep secrets, to hold back (the truth), to be secretive
скры́тный
secretive, reserved, withdrawn
discreet, tight-lipped
секре́тничать
to be secretive, to keep secret dark, to converse in confidential tones
засекре́титься
to go into hiding, to become secretive, to become classified
скрыва́ющий
hiding, concealing, secretive
ута́ивающий
concealing, hiding, secretive
секре́тничающий
secretive, gossiping
таи́нственно
mysteriously, enigmatically, secretively
it is mysterious, it feels eerie
скры́тность
reserved character, reticence, secrecy, secretiveness
Examples
Швейца́рские ба́нки весьма скры́тны.
Swiss banks are very secretive.
Его скрытность настораживала многих коллег.
His secretiveness made many of his colleagues uneasy.
Скрытность мешала им доверять друг другу.
Their secretiveness made it difficult for them to trust each other.
Не секретничай, расскажи мне всё честно.
Don't be so secretive—tell me everything honestly.
После этого случая фирма засекретилась ещё больше.
After that incident, the company became even more secretive.



















