Scellés (en. Sealed)

/se.le/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adjective

Which has been closed in such a way that it cannot be opened without leaving a trace.

Important documents were sealed to ensure their integrity.

Les documents importants étaient scellés pour garantir leur intégrité.

Which is not accessible, rendered secret.

Confidential information is often placed in sealed files.

Les informations confidentielles sont souvent mises dans des fichiers scellés.

From the Latin 'signare' which means to mark, to sign.

sealed by silence

To make something secret by not talking about it.

scellé par le silence

sealed in memory

To evoke a memory that one keeps within oneself.

scellé dans la mémoire

seal

Action of closing definitively.

sceller

seal

Mark or wax imprint used to guarantee the authenticity of a document.

sceau

closure

Action of closing something securely.

fermeture

To be in a blur or uncertainty.

This event is sealed, no one knows what is going to happen.

Cet événement est scellé, personne ne sait ce qui va se passer.