Hello English learners. Welcome to Daily Video Vocabulary Episode 79. In today’s episode, I have a new word for you: "clandestine". Let’s find out what it means and how you can use it in daily conversation. “Clandestine” - sometimes you are very secretive about a plan that you have in mind. You keep it to yourself for the time being as you don’t want to disclose it. The word “clandestine” basically means something that is planned or done secretly, or you can say something that is kept hidden. I’m sure you have certain secrets or keep some things hidden from people. It could be due to various reasons that you don’t wish to share when something you do is not officially allowed or not permitted by law. You do it clandestinely. So, such things are done in a hush-hush manner to keep it away from the public eye. For example, when you have a secret affair and keep it under wraps, it means you have a clandestine affair. As the word “clandestine” describes something that is kept hidden or secret, it is an adjective. Okay, now that you know what clandestine means, let’s go through some example sentences: those you can use in your daily conversation.
Peter and Mary had no choice but to have a clandestine marriage as their parents were against them getting married.
The clandestine operation undertaken by the police helped them to uncover the white color thief, who had stolen millions from the company.
The board of directors were clandestine about the proposal of selling the company to their competitor, they didn’t want to upset the employees until things were finalized.
Michelle and Smith had a clandestine affair at work, as they didn’t want their colleagues to know of their relationship.
William bribed the traffic officer clandestinely, after he had been caught for jumping the traffic light.
Shawn told his brother, “Shut you mouth! And be clandestine about the surprise party of our parents wedding anniversary.”
The suspicious wife as usual clandestinely overheard her husband’s phone conversation and was shocked to know that he was fired from his job.
Even though Peter was clandestine about his drugs selling business, it came out in open and was finally arrested by the police.
William was jealous and asked his girlfriend, “What are you clandestine about? These days you are just into your phone messaging somebody all the time.”
At the store, Tina took a clandestine peek at the price on the diamond ring that she had always admired.
That’s the end of today’s episode. Have you ever been clandestine about something? or have you ever done anything clandestinely? Kindly share your experiences in the comment box below this video. Thank you for watching us. Do watch all the episodes of daily video vocabulary to better your English language skills. Do subscribe to our channel and stay updated with all the latest lessons. I will see you again tomorrow with a new word or phrase. Till then, bye and take care.
文章を読むためのポイント：take a clandestine peek at the price.
take a clandestine peek at the priceという表現は、「価格をこっそり覗き見る」という意味です。ここで使われている言葉の意味を解説します。take: 「取る」という意味ですが、ここでは「行動する」という意味で使われています。 clandestine: 「秘密の」という意味です。つまり、非公開で行われる行動を指します。 peek: 「ちらっと見る」という意味です。一瞬だけ覗き見ることを表します。price: 「価格」という意味です。例文：She took a clandestine peek at the price tag while pretending to browse through the store.（彼女は店内を見ているフリをしながら、価格札をこっそり覗き見た。）I couldn't resist taking a clandestine peek at the price of the new smartphone when nobody was looking.（誰も見ていない時に、新しいスマートフォンの価格をこっそり覗き見てしまった。）
