tenerlo segreto

to keep it secret

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phrase Uncommon #17,257
to keep it secret The pronoun “lo” means “it” and refers to something kept secret.
IT: Dobbiamo tenerlo segreto.
EN: We have to keep it secret.

Io potrei tenerlo segreto.

I could keep it a secret.

Potrei tenerlo segreto.

I could keep it a secret.

Tom mi chiese di tenerlo segreto.

Tom asked me to keep it a secret.

Gli promisi di tenerlo segreto.

I promised him I would keep it a secret.

Avreste dovuto tenerlo segreto.

You should have kept it a secret.

Stavamo provando a tenerlo segreto.

We were trying to keep it a secret.

Abbiamo dovuto tenerlo segreto.

We had to keep it a secret.

Stavamo cercando di tenerlo segreto.

We were trying to keep it a secret.