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| confidentially; told in confidence; under one's hat (ABelonogov); in confidence; in private; word in one's ear; for one's own private ear; under the rose; between ourselves; between you and me; in secret; sub-rosa (sub-rosa meeting – тайная встреча; to hold a meeting sub rosa – встретиться тайно Taras); sub rosa (Taras); low key (Low key, he is a good chess player Taras); subrosa (Taras); in secrecy | |||
| secretly | |||
| stealthily | |||
| on the QT (secretly, as in They told her on the Q.T. that she was being promoted. This slangy term, in which Q.T. is an abbreviation for "quiet" Taras) | |||
| privately (kee46) | |||
| auricular | |||
| по секрету: 41 phrases in 10 subjects |
| American usage, not spelling | 2 |
| Australian | 1 |
| Business | 1 |
| General | 16 |
| Humorous / Jocular | 1 |
| Informal | 1 |
| Makarov | 12 |
| Proverb | 3 |
| Scientific | 1 |
| Slang | 3 |