Meanings
verbkeep a low profile (third-person singular simple present keeps a low profile, present participle keeping a low profile, simple past and past participle kept a low profile)
present singular third person keeps a low profile · participle present keeping a low profile · participle past kept a low profile · past kept a low profile
- idiomaticTo be discreet and quiet.
He kept a low profile during the carnival.
Synonyms: lie doggo, lie low, play doggo
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo be discreet and quiet.
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Translations
Arabic تَوَارَى عَنْ الْأَنْظَار
- تَوَارَى عَنْ الْأَنْظَار (tawārā ʕan al-ʔanẓār)to be quiet
Czech držet se zpátky, držet se při zemi
- držet se zpátkyto be quiet
- držet se při zemito be quiet
- chovat se nenápadněto be quiet
Finnish pitää matalaa profiilia
- pitää matalaa profiiliato be quiet
French faire profil bas, se tenir à carreau
- faire profil basto be quiet
- se tenir à carreauto be quiet
German sich zurückhalten, sich unauffällig verhalten
- sich zurückhaltento be quiet
- sich unauffällig verhaltento be quiet
Hungarian meghúzza magát, háttérben marad
- meghúzza magátto be quiet
- háttérben maradto be quiet
- háttérbe húzódikto be quiet
- kerüli a feltűnést/nyilvánosságotto be quiet
- meglapulto be quiet
Polish nie wychylać się, nie wychylić się
- nie wychylać sięto be quiet
- nie wychylić sięto be quiet
Portuguese aja com discrição
- aja com discriçãoto be quiet
Russian тихариться
- тихариться (tixaritʹsja)to be quiet
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