diskret
Danish
Etymology
From French discret, from Latin discretus, from past participle of discernere (“to separate, discern”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /diskrɛːt/, [d̥iˈsɡ̊ʁɛːˀd̥], [d̥isˈkʰʁ̥ɛːˀd̥]
Adjective
diskret
- discreet
- 2016, Christian Kampmann, Blandt venner, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:
- Hun presser ham ikke yderligere; hun har diskretere og mere effektive måder at få sin vilje på.
- She does not press him further; she has more discreet and efficient ways to get her way.
- 1978, Poul-Henrik Trampe, To år efter:
- På Høeghsmindevej går man til selskab i mørkt tøj og taler stilfuldt om hvordan man skal snyde resten af befolkningen diskretest muligt.
- On Høeghsmindevej, one attends a gathering in dark clothes and stylishly discuss how to cheat the rest of the populace in the most discreet way possible.
- (mathematics) discrete
Inflection
| positive | comparative | superlative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite common singular | diskret | diskretere | diskretest2 |
| indefinite neuter singular | diskret | diskretere | diskretest2 |
| plural | diskrete | diskretere | diskretest2 |
| definite attributive1 | diskrete | diskretere | diskreteste |
1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.
See also
diskret on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
German
Etymology
From French discret, from Latin discretus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
diskret (strong nominative masculine singular diskreter, comparative diskreter, superlative am diskretesten)
- discreet
- (especially) respectful of privacy and secrecy
- Meine Nachbarin hat die Sache sehr diskret behandelt, und niemand sonst im Haus hat davon erfahren.
- My neighbour handled the matter in a very discreet way, and nobody else in the house came to know about it.
- (less often more broadly) trying to avoid causing embarrassment or undue attention
- Synonyms: taktvoll, dezent
- Es war sehr diskret von ihm, zwar der Rede seines Kontrahenten beizuwohnen, aber auf die anschließende Abendveranstaltung zu verzichten.
- It was very discreet of him that he did attend his opponent’s speech but forwent the evening event that followed it.
- (especially) respectful of privacy and secrecy
- (mathematics) discrete
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch discreet, from Middle Dutch discreet, from Old French discret, from Medieval Latin discrētus, from discernō.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈdiskrɛt/ [ˈdis.krɛt̪̚]
- Rhymes: -iskrɛt
- Syllabification: dis‧kret
Adjective
diskrèt (comparative lebih diskret, superlative paling diskret)
- discrete; separate, distinct, independent, non-continuous
- Synonym: mujarad
Further reading
- “diskret”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin discretus, via French discret; and English discrete.
Adjective
diskret (neuter singular diskret, definite singular and plural diskrete)
Synonyms
- diskré (discreet)
References
- “diskret” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin discretus, via French discret; and English discrete.
Adjective
diskret (neuter singular diskret, definite singular and plural diskrete)
Synonyms
- diskré (discreet)
References
- “diskret” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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