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Translation of indiscretion in Spanish:

indiscretion

indiscreción, n.

Pronunciation /ˌɪndəˈskrɛʃ(ə)n//ɪndɪˈskrɛʃ(ə)n/

noun

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    (indiscreet act, remark)
    indiscreción feminine
    • Our politicians, rather than be themselves, have to hide and cover up any indiscretion of any sort because of the hounding they will get.
    • Did not every white family dread that one day some indiscretion with a non-white might come back to haunt their lineage with a coloured child?
    • In the match programme yesterday he apologised for that indiscretion and claimed he was ‘under severe pressure’ at the time.
    • But should we judge the man simply on this indiscretion?
    • The Profumo scandal showed that some acts of indiscretion and immorality would not be overlooked.
    • Yet he had been the model of indiscretion all around London for years.
    • The home side's resolve refused to cower, although their way back into the game came from an opponent's indiscretion rather than their own invention.
    • Today, with the publication of the independent investigators' report, the bank is expected to pay for that indiscretion.
    • Had it not been for my indiscretion, or intended indiscretion, Gerald wouldn't be in this predicament right now.
    • I still haven't told my girlfriend about our little indiscretion.
    • However, the overall suggestion is that indiscretion is seen as the biggest crime in the royal family.
    • He generally seized his chances but is well aware a moment of indiscretion let points slip away at the US Grand Prix.
    • In case of divorce, it's common to draw up a contract in advance, so why not in case of sexual indiscretion?
    • He's brave, full of youthful indiscretion, but inevitably damaged by his childhood in a totalitarian state.
    • Where there is indiscretion we have got to be dealing with it.
    • The very first package trip was not a search for sun, sea and indiscretion but a quarterly delegate meeting of the local temperance association.
    • Her excessive libido and debauched lifestyle are now discussed with unprecedented enthusiasm and indiscretion.
    • An indiscretion or mistake committed by the press should be examined first as to whether it was free of malice or an intentional action, he said.
    • Many US field officers were candid to the point of indiscretion.
    • But the Hollywood golden boy's star appears to have slipped with the revelation of his latest indiscretion.

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