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1 cagey
adjective* * *['kei‹i](secretive: He's very cagey about his plans.) verschlossen- academic.ru/85038/caginess">caginess* * *cag·ey[ˈkeɪʤi]everytime I ask him about it, he becomes very \cagey er antwortet jedes Mal ausweichend, wenn ich ihn danach frageshe's \cagey about her age sie macht ein Geheimnis aus ihrem Alter* * *['keIdZɪ]adj (inf)vorsichtig; behaviour, answer also zugeknöpft (inf); (= evasive) ausweichendwhat are you being so cagey about? — warum tust du so geheimnisvoll?
she was very cagey about her age — sie hat aus ihrem Alter ein großes Geheimnis gemacht
he was very cagey about his plans — er hat mit seinen Absichten hinterm Berg gehalten
* * *cagey [ˈkeıdʒı] adj (adv cagily) umg1. verschlossen:be very cagey about ein großes Geheimnis machen aus2. vorsichtig3. US schlau, gerissen umg* * *adjective* * *adj.gerissen adj.raffiniert adj. -
2 cagey
( fam)every time I ask him about it, he becomes very \cagey er antwortet jedes Mal ausweichend, wenn ich ihn danach frage;she's \cagey about her age sie macht ein Geheimnis aus ihrem Alter
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