Das Buch Solutions - Fortgeschritten - Einheit 8 - 8C

not seen by or unknown to other people

vertraulich

a conversation about other people conveying harsh, vicious, and unproven information about their personal life

Klatsch

to allow someone to be part of a secret or to share information that was previously unknown to them

seine Geheimnisse mit jemandem teilen

used to refer to a situation in which information that was meant to be kept secret or private is made known to others

Wort raus

to tell other people what is supposed to stay secret

ein Geheimnis preisgeben

to avoid sharing a secret with others

wenn jemand ein Geheimnis für sich behält

to say the exact sentence or group of words someone else used in a movie, book, etc.

zitieren

***continue telling someone something

weiter gehen

information that is heard from someone else, rather than being firsthand knowledge

Hörensagen

said to ask someone to keep a conversation secret

Erzählen Sie dies nicht anderen

used when one says that one will not reveal secret information

Ich werde es niemandem erzählen

to not say something, against one's wish, in order to avoid causing an argument or upsetting someone

das Reden unterlassen

used to introduce a piece of information that is based on rumors or hearsay, rather than direct knowledge or evidence

Das heißt es