discretion

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• /dɪˈskɹɛʃən/
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From Middle English discrecioun, from Old French discretion, from Late Latin discrētiō, from Latin discerno. Equivalent to discreet + -ion.

80 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: дискретност (diskretnost) — the quality of being discreet or circumspect
• Catalan: discreció — the quality of being discreet or circumspect
• Chinese Mandarin: 謹慎 /谨慎 (jǐnshèn) — the quality of being discreet or circumspect
• Czech: diskrétnost — the quality of being discreet or circumspect
• Czech: ohleduplnost — the quality of being discreet or circumspect
• Dutch: discretie — the quality of being discreet or circumspect
• Esperanto: diskreteco — the quality of being discreet or circumspect
• Finnish: hienotunteisuus — the quality of being discreet or circumspect
• Finnish: hienovaraisuus — the quality of being discreet or circumspect
• Finnish: tahdikkuus — the quality of being discreet or circumspect
• French: discrétion — the quality of being discreet or circumspect
• German: Diskretion — the quality of being discreet or circumspect
• German: Takt — the quality of being discreet or circumspect
• German: Verschwiegenheit — the quality of being discreet or circumspect
• German: Angemessenheit — the quality of being discreet or circumspect
• German: Unaufdringlichkeit — the quality of being discreet or circumspect
• Greek: διακριτικότητα (diakritikótita) — the quality of being discreet or circumspect
• Greek: εχεμύθεια (echemýtheia) — the quality of being discreet or circumspect
• Hindi: विवेक (vivek) — the quality of being discreet or circumspect
• Italian: discrezione — the quality of being discreet or circumspect
• Italian: riservatezza — the quality of being discreet or circumspect
• Kazakh: абайлаушылық (abailauşylyq) — the quality of being discreet or circumspect
• Malayalam: വിവേകം (vivēkaṁ) — the quality of being discreet or circumspect
• Norwegian: diskresjon — the quality of being discreet or circumspect
• Polish: dyskrecja — the quality of being discreet or circumspect
• Portuguese: discrição — the quality of being discreet or circumspect
• Romanian: discreție — the quality of being discreet or circumspect
• Romanian: rezervă — the quality of being discreet or circumspect
• Russian: осмотри́тельность (osmotrítelʹnostʹ) — the quality of being discreet or circumspect
• Spanish: discreción — the quality of being discreet or circumspect
• Swedish: diskretion — the quality of being discreet or circumspect
• Ukrainian: обачність (obačnistʹ) — the quality of being discreet or circumspect
• Ukrainian: обережність (oberežnistʹ) — the quality of being discreet or circumspect
• Vietnamese: cẩn thận — the quality of being discreet or circumspect
• Vietnamese: cẩn trọng — the quality of being discreet or circumspect
• Vietnamese: thận trọng — the quality of being discreet or circumspect
• Welsh: pwyll — the quality of being discreet or circumspect
• Bulgarian: благоразумие (blagorazumie) — the ability to make wise choices or decisions
• Catalan: discreció — the ability to make wise choices or decisions
• Czech: uvážlivost — the ability to make wise choices or decisions
• Czech: soudnost — the ability to make wise choices or decisions
• Finnish: tilannetaju — the ability to make wise choices or decisions
• Finnish: harkintakyky — the ability to make wise choices or decisions
• French: discernement — the ability to make wise choices or decisions
• Georgian: კეთილგონიერება (ḳetilgoniereba) — the ability to make wise choices or decisions
• German: Klugheit — the ability to make wise choices or decisions
• German: Umsicht — the ability to make wise choices or decisions
• Greek: σύνεση (sýnesi) — the ability to make wise choices or decisions
• Greek: περίσκεψη (perískepsi) — the ability to make wise choices or decisions
• Hebrew: שיקול דעת (shikúl dá'at) — the ability to make wise choices or decisions
• Hindi: विवेक (vivek) — the ability to make wise choices or decisions
• Irish: críonnacht — the ability to make wise choices or decisions
• Italian: discernimento — the ability to make wise choices or decisions
• Malayalam: വിവേകം (vivēkaṁ) — the ability to make wise choices or decisions
• Polish: dowolność — the ability to make wise choices or decisions
• Romanian: maturitate (de gândire) — the ability to make wise choices or decisions
• Russian: прозорли́вость (prozorlívostʹ) — the ability to make wise choices or decisions
• Swedish: omdöme — the ability to make wise choices or decisions
• Ottoman Turkish: هوش (huş) — the ability to make wise choices or decisions
• Ottoman Turkish: ادراك (idrak) — the ability to make wise choices or decisions
• Ottoman Turkish: عقل (ʼakl, ʼakıl) — the ability to make wise choices or decisions
• Ukrainian: розважливість (rozvažlyvistʹ) — the ability to make wise choices or decisions
• Welsh: pwyll — the ability to make wise choices or decisions
• Armenian: հայեցողություն (hayecʻoġutʻyun) — the freedom to make one's own judgements
• Bulgarian: усмотрение (usmotrenie) — the freedom to make one's own judgements
• Bulgarian: преценка (precenka) — the freedom to make one's own judgements
• Czech: možnost uvážení — the freedom to make one's own judgements
• Czech: možnost se rozhodnout — the freedom to make one's own judgements
• Finnish: oma harkinta — the freedom to make one's own judgements
• French: discrétion — the freedom to make one's own judgements
• German: Ermessen — the freedom to make one's own judgements
• German: Gutdünken — the freedom to make one's own judgements
• Greek: διακριτική ευχέρεια (diakritikí efchéreia) — the freedom to make one's own judgements
• Greek: διάκριση (diákrisi) — the freedom to make one's own judgements
• Persian: صلاحدید (salâhdid) — the freedom to make one's own judgements
• Portuguese: critério — the freedom to make one's own judgements
• Romanian: libertate de decizie — the freedom to make one's own judgements
• Russian: свобо́да де́йствий (svobóda déjstvij) — the freedom to make one's own judgements
• Russian: усмотре́ние (usmotrénije) — the freedom to make one's own judgements
• Ukrainian: розсуд (rozsud) — the freedom to make one's own judgements