off-the-record

ˌɔːfðəˈrɛkərd

Definition

Definition of off-the-record - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

unofficialnot officially documented or reported

His comments were off-the-record and not included in the minutes.

informal

unofficial

unrecorded

confidentialnot intended for public disclosure

The conversation was strictly off-the-record.

confidential

private

secret

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Origin of off-the-record

English, off (away) + the record (official statement)

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OTR

acr.

acr: off the record

not meant to be shared publicly

Examples of off-the-record in a sentence

They had an off-the-record conversation about the merger.
The remarks were made off-the-record.
He shared off-the-record details with the journalist.

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French:officieux, ...
German:inoffiziell, ...
Italian:non ufficiale, confidenziale, ...
Spanish:extraoficial, confidencial, ...
Portuguese:extraoficial, confidencial, ...
Chinese:非正式的, 不公开的, ...
Japanese:非公式, 非公開, ...
Arabic:غَيْر رَسْمِيّ, غير معلن, ...
Hebrew:לֹא לְפִרְסוּם, חָסוּי, ...
Russian:неофициальный, конфиденциальный, ...
Ukrainian:неофіційний, конфіденційний, ...
Hindi:अनौपचारिक, गोपनीय, ...
Bengali:অনানুষ্ঠানিক, গোপনীয়, ...
Catalan:extraoficial, ...
Czech:neoficiální, interní, ...
Danish:uofficiel, ikke beregnet til offentliggørelse, ...
Dutch:off the record, vertrouwelijk, ...
Greek:ανεπίσημος, εμπιστευτικός, ...
Hungarian:nem hivatalos, nem nyilvános, ...
Khmer:មិនផ្លូវការ, មិនបង្ហាញជាសាធារណៈ, ...
Korean:비공식적인, 비밀의, ...
Persian:غیررسمی, غیرقابل‌انتشار, ...
Polish:nieoficjalny, ...
Portuguese (BR):extraoficial, confidencial, ...
Romanian:neoficial, confidențial, ...
Swedish:inofficiell, konfidentiell, ...
Thai:ไม่เป็นทางการ, ไม่เปิดเผย, ...
Turkish:resmi olmayan, kayıt dışı, ...
Vietnamese:không chính thức, không công khai, ...

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