1 adjective maintained in conditionit's well kepttá dea-bhail air, tá caoi mhaith air, tá dóigh mhaith airthey lived in an ill-kept housebhí siad ina gcónaí i dteach a raibh droch-chaoi air2 adjective also humorous living off sb else's moneyhe's a kept manis fear faoi choimirce é, is fear ceannaithe é
phrases
a well-kept secret
1 sth not generally knownrún dochtthe recipe is a well-kept secretníl an t-oideas ar eolas ach ag fíorbheagán daoine, ní scaoiltear an t-oideas le mórán2 sth/sb that should be better knownthis beautiful area is a well-kept secretní bhíonn mórán cainte ar an dúiche álainn seo, is beag iomrá a bhíonn ar an gceantar galánta seo
