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idiom: put one's mind to | Have you had your dinner?
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secure; trusted to do this right; discreet Mon Dec 03, 2007 20:41 pm  secure; trusted to do this right; discreet		  
Hello everyone
I'd like to ask about some things in the following passage.

Then Vega replaced his helmet, and he found himself assaulted by GDI chatter, but what caught his attention was Hastings's voice: "The town is secure. Repeat, the town is secure."
Vega looked around and spied someone he trusted to do this right. "Brodeur, secure this prisioner for transport back to base."
Smiling, Brodeur just gave Vega a thumbs-up, and then walked over.
Opening a discreet to Hastings, Vega said, "Major Hastings, this is Sergeant Vega. Units Gamma and Epsilon have a prisoner."

1. Does the phrase "the town is secure" mean "the town is seized and under control?
2. Does the phrase "someone he trusted to do this right" imply that Brodeur was the most appropriate person to deal with the prisoner?
3. Does the phrase "opening a discreet" mean "opening a conversation"?
KLPNO
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secure; trusted to do this right; discreet Tue Dec 04, 2007 12:47 pm  secure; trusted to do this right; discreet		  
KLPNO wrote:
1. Does the phrase "the town is secure" mean "the town is seized and under control?

Yes.

KLPNO wrote:
2. Does the phrase "someone he trusted to do this right" imply that Brodeur was the most appropriate person to deal with the prisoner?

Maybe not the only appropriate person, or the most appropriate person, but at least someone who could be relied on to do it right.

KLPNO wrote:
3. Does the phrase "opening a discreet" means "opening a conversation"?

It's odd-sounding. I think he means "opening a discreet conversation".
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secure; trusted to do this right; discreet Tue Dec 04, 2007 12:52 pm  secure; trusted to do this right; discreet		  
Jamie (K) wrote:
KLPNO wrote:
1. Does the phrase "the town is secure" mean "the town is seized and under control?

Yes.

KLPNO wrote:
2. Does the phrase "someone he trusted to do this right" imply that Brodeur was the most appropriate person to deal with the prisoner?

Maybe not the only appropriate person, or the most appropriate person, but at least someone who could be relied on to do it right.

KLPNO wrote:
3. Does the phrase "opening a discreet" means "opening a conversation"?

It's odd-sounding. I think he means "opening a discreet conversation".
Thank you very much, Jamie (k).
KLPNO
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