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covert:
- furtif; en secret; sournois; en cachette; secret; clandestin; dissimulé; clandestinement; furtivement; sournoisement; secrètement
Wiktionary:
- covert → clandestin, secret

English

Detailed Translations for covert from English to French

covert:

covert adj

covert (underhand; sneaky; malicious; secretly; sneakily; nasty; on the sly; secretive; mean; behind someone's back)
furtif; en secret; sournois; en cachette; secret; clandestin; dissimulé; clandestinement; furtivement; sournoisement; secrètement
- furtif adj
- en secret adj
- sournois adj
- en cachette adj
- secret adj
- clandestin adj
- dissimulé adj
- clandestinement adj
- furtivement adj
- sournoisement adj
- secrètement adj

Translation Matrix for covert:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
clandestin		person in hiding
secret		concealment; confidentiality; mysteriousness; mystery; privacy; secrecy; secret; secretiveness; stealth
sournois		fly boy; shifty character; slick customer; smooth operator; sneak; sneaks
-	concealment; cover; screen
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
furtif	behind someone's back; covert; malicious; mean; nasty; on the sly; secretive; secretly; sneakily; sneaky; underhand	clandestine; concealed; covertly; furtive; in secret; secretly; sneakily; sneaking; stealth; stealthily; stealthy
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
clandestin	behind someone's back; covert; malicious; mean; nasty; on the sly; secretive; secretly; sneakily; sneaky; underhand	bad; behind one's back; clandestine; concealed; covertly; disguised; falsely; foul; furtive; illegal; illegitimate; illicit; in disguise; in secret; indecent; jarring; low; mean; nasty; offensive; on the quiet; on the sly; quietly; ribald; scurvy; secret; secretly; silently; sneakily; sneaking; softly; stealthily; stealthy; subterranean; surreptitiously; underground; undisclosed; unnoticed; unobserved; unperceived; unseen; veiled; vicious; vile
clandestinement	behind someone's back; covert; malicious; mean; nasty; on the sly; secretive; secretly; sneakily; sneaky; underhand	bad; behind one's back; clandestine; concealed; disguised; falsely; foul; furtive; illegal; illegitimate; illicit; in disguise; indecent; jarring; low; mean; nasty; offensive; privately; ribald; scurvy; secret; secretly; sneaking; stealthily; stealthy; subterranean; underground; underhand; undisclosed; unseen; veiled; vicious; vile
dissimulé	behind someone's back; covert; malicious; mean; nasty; on the sly; secretive; secretly; sneakily; sneaky; underhand	bad; behind one's back; falsely; feigned; foul; hypocritical; indecent; insincere; jarring; low; mean; nasty; offensive; pretencious; ribald; sanctimonious; scurvy; secretly; stealthily; vicious; vile
en cachette	behind someone's back; covert; malicious; mean; nasty; on the sly; secretive; secretly; sneakily; sneaky; underhand	bad; behind one's back; clandestine; concealed; disguised; falsely; foul; in disguise; indecent; jarring; low; mean; nasty; offensive; privately; ribald; scurvy; secret; secretly; stealthily; stealthy; subterranean; underground; underhand; undisclosed; unseen; veiled; vicious; vile
en secret	behind someone's back; covert; malicious; mean; nasty; on the sly; secretive; secretly; sneakily; sneaky; underhand	bad; behind one's back; covertly; falsely; foul; furtive; in secret; indecent; jarring; low; mean; nasty; offensive; ribald; scurvy; secretly; sneakily; stealthily; vicious; vile
furtivement	behind someone's back; covert; malicious; mean; nasty; on the sly; secretive; secretly; sneakily; sneaky; underhand	clandestine; concealed; covertly; furtive; in secret; privately; secretly; sneakily; sneaking; stealthily; stealthy; underhand
secret	behind someone's back; covert; malicious; mean; nasty; on the sly; secretive; secretly; sneakily; sneaky; underhand	clandestine; concealed; covertly; cryptic; disguised; enigmatic; furtive; hidden; in disguise; in secret; mysterious; not saying much; on the quiet; on the sly; quietly; reserved; secret; secretly; silently; sneakily; sneaking; softly; stealthily; stealthy; subterranean; surreptitiously; taciturn; tight-lipped; underground; undisclosed; unobserved; unperceived; unseen; veiled
secrètement	behind someone's back; covert; malicious; mean; nasty; on the sly; secretive; secretly; sneakily; sneaky; underhand	clandestine; concealed; covertly; furtive; in secret; privately; secretly; sneakily; sneaking; stealthily; stealthy; underhand
sournois	behind someone's back; covert; malicious; mean; nasty; on the sly; secretive; secretly; sneakily; sneaky; underhand	bad; behind one's back; cunning; false; falsely; foul; indecent; jarring; low; mean; nasty; offensive; ribald; scurvy; secretly; sharp; shrewd; slippery; sly; stealthily; underhand; vicious; vile
sournoisement	behind someone's back; covert; malicious; mean; nasty; on the sly; secretive; secretly; sneakily; sneaky; underhand	bad; behind one's back; cunning; false; falsely; foul; indecent; jarring; low; mean; nasty; offensive; on the sly; ribald; scurvy; secretly; sharp; shrewd; slippery; sly; stealthily; underhand; underhanded; vicious; vile

Related Words for "covert":

covertness, covertly

Synonyms for "covert":

backstair; backstairs; furtive; black; clandestine; cloak-and-dagger; hole-and-corner; hugger-mugger; hush-hush; secret; surreptitious; undercover; underground; collusive; conniving; cloaked; disguised; masked; sub-rosa; under-the-table; behind-the-scenes; subterranean; subterraneous; ulterior; under wraps; undisclosed; unrevealed; implicit; inexplicit; invisible; unseeable; concealed
protected; secure
flock
screen; cover; concealment; covering

Antonyms for "covert":

overt

Related Definitions for "covert":

secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed¹
- covert actions by the CIA¹
- covert funding for the rebels¹
(of a wife) being under the protection of her husband¹
- a woman covert¹
a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something¹
- the brush provided a covert for game¹
a flock of coots¹

Wiktionary Translations for covert:

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• covert	→ clandestin	↔ heimlich — im Verborgenen, ohne das Wissen anderer
• covert	→ clandestin; secret	↔ klammheimlich — ganz heimlich

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