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[ɪ'luːsɪv]aggettivo [person, animal] inafferrabile; [ concept] elusivo; [prize, victory] irraggiungibile; [memory, dream] sfuggevole, evanescente* * *[-siv]adjective (escaping or vanishing, often or cleverly: an elusive criminal.) elusivo, inafferrabile* * *elusive /ɪˈlu:sɪv/a.1 difficile da catturare ( anche fig.); sfuggente; inafferrabile: an elusive animal, un animale difficile da trovare (o da catturare); elusive fame, la sfuggente fama; an elusive virus, un virus difficile da isolare2 difficile da definire; indefinibile; sfuggente: an elusive concept, un concetto difficile da definire3 evasivo: He answered with an elusive ‘It all depends’, rispose con un evasivo ‘Dipende’elusively avv. elusiveness n. [u].* * *[ɪ'luːsɪv]
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