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2 insaisissable
insaisissable [ɛ̃sezisabl]adjective[fugitif, ennemi] elusive ; [personnage] enigmatic* * *ɛ̃sɛzisabladjectif [voleur, animal, caractère] elusive; [nuance, image] imperceptible* * *ɛ̃sezisabl adj* * *insaisissable adj1 [voleur, animal, caractère, personnage] elusive; [nuance, image] imperceptible;2 Jur privileged from seizure.[ɛ̃sezisabl] adjectif1. [imprenable - terroriste, voleur] elusive -
3 fuyant
fuyant, e [fyijɑ̃, ɑ̃t]adjectivea. [regard, air] evasive ; [personne, caractère] elusiveb. [menton, front] receding* * *fuyante fɥijɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif [regard] shifty; [caractère] slippery (colloq); [point, horizon] receding; [bonheur] elusivefront/profil fuyant — receding forehead/profile
* * *fɥijɑ̃, ɑ̃t fuyant, -e1. participe présentSee:2. adj1) (regard) evasive2) (lignes) receding, (perspective) vanishing* * *fuyant, fuyante adj [personne, électeur, public] fickle; [regard] shifty; [caractère] slippery○; [point, horizon] receding; [bonheur] elusive; front/profil fuyant receding forehead/profile.2. [menton, front] receding -
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fugitif, -ive [fyʒitif, iv]1. adjective( = fugace) fleeting2. masculine noun, feminine noun* * *
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- ive fyʒitif, iv adjectif1) ( échappé) [prisonnier] escaped; [esclave] runaway (épith)2) ( bref) [sensation, pensée, ombre, espoir] fleeting; [plaisir, joie] elusive
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nom masculin, féminin fugitive* * *fyʒitif, iv (-ive)1. adj1) (lueur, amour) fleeting2) (prisonnier) runaway2. nm/ffugitive, runaway* * *A adj1 ( échappé) [prisonnier] escaped; [esclave] runaway ( épith); un criminel fugitif a fugitive from justice;2 ( bref) [sensation, pensée, ombre, espoir] fleeting; [plaisir, joie] elusive; le bonheur est fugitif happiness is elusive.————————, fugitive [fyʒitif, iv] nom masculin, nom féminin -
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6 fluide
fluide [flyid]1. adjective[liquide, substance] fluid ; [style, mouvement, ligne, silhouette, robe] flowing2. masculine nouna. ( = gaz, liquide) fluidb. ( = pouvoir) (mysterious) power* * *flɥid
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adjectif [huile, peinture] fluid; [style] fluent; [circulation] moving freely (jamais épith); [situation] fluid
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nom masculin1) Physique fluid2) ( de médium) (psychic) powers (pl)* * *flɥid1. adj1) (liquide, texture) fluid2) (circulation) flowing freely2. nm1) PHYSIQUE fluid2) (= force) (mysterious) power* * *A adj2 ( aisé) [style] fluent; [circulation] moving freely ( jamais épith); [situation] fluid; la circulation redevient fluide the traffic is moving freely again.B nm1 Phys fluid;2 ( de médium) (psychic) powers (pl).[flɥid] adjectif4. [flou - forme, blouse, robe] flowing————————[flɥid] nom masculin2. [d'un médium] aura -
7 invisible
invisible [ɛ̃vizibl]adjective* * *ɛ̃vizibl
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1) ( non perceptible) invisible2) ( hors de vue)3) ( non disponible) [personne] unavailable4) (caché, secret) [vestiges] hidden; [danger, menace] unseen
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nom masculin* * *ɛ̃vizibl adjinvisible, fig (personne) not available* * *A adj1 ( non perceptible) [particule, pellicule, réparation, couture] invisible; invisible à l'œil nu invisible to the naked eye;2 ( hors de vue) rester invisible [personne] not to put in an appearance; l'orchestre restait invisible the orchestra was hidden from view; la route était invisible depuis la maison the road could not be seen from the house; l'acteur est resté invisible pendant deux mois the actor wasn't seen for two months;3 ( non disponible) [personne] unavailable;4 (caché, secret) [vestiges] hidden; [danger, menace] unseen; [exportations] invisible.B nm l'invisible the invisible.[ɛ̃vizibl] adjectif1. [imperceptible] invisibleinvisible à l'œil nu invisible ou not visible to the naked eye3. [non disponible] unavailable————————invisibles nom masculin pluriela. [échanges] invisible tradeb. [exportations] invisible exports -
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n. f.1. Ne pas être à la minute: Not to be pressed for time.2. Entrecôte minute: Minute steak. (Unlike the English, there is no potential pun in this term.)3. (interj., also: minute papillon!): Half a mo! — Not so fast! — Wait a minute! (The expression originates from a café on the Boulevard St. Germain; Papillon was the nickname of an elusive and always hurried waiter, sporting a dicky-bow tie, whose epitaph in English might have read: 'At last God caught his eye!')
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elusive — elusive, illusory The confusion here has been greatly reduced by the virtual disappearance from the scene of the forms elusory and illusive. This leaves elusive as the adjective from elude, meaning ‘difficult to grasp (physically or mentally)’,… … Modern English usage
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elusive — I adjective abstruse, apt to flee, baffling, difficult, difficult to catch, difficult to comprehend, difficult to understand, eluding clear perception, elusory, enigmatic, equivocal, escaping, evanescent, evasive, fleeting, fugitive, hard to… … Law dictionary
elusive — 1719, from L. elus , pp. stem of eludere (see ELUDE (Cf. elude)) + IVE (Cf. ive). Related: Elusiveness … Etymology dictionary
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elusive — ► ADJECTIVE 1) difficult to find, catch, or achieve. 2) difficult to remember. DERIVATIVES elusively adverb elusiveness noun. ORIGIN from Latin eludere elude … English terms dictionary
elusive — [ē lo͞osə rē, i lo͞osə rēē lo͞o′siv, ilo͞o′siv] adj. [< L elusus (see ELUSION) + IVE] 1. tending to elude 2. hard to grasp or retain mentally; baffling: Also Rare elusory [ē lo͞osə rē, i lo͞osə rē] elusively adv. elusiveness n … English World dictionary
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elusive — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove ▪ Further movie roles have proved somewhat elusive for the young actor. ▪ become ▪ remain ADVERB … Collocations dictionary
elusive — e|lu|sive [ıˈlu:sıv] adj 1.) an elusive person or animal is difficult to find or not often seen ▪ She managed to get an interview with that elusive man. 2.) an elusive result is difficult to achieve ▪ She enjoys a firm reputation in this country… … Dictionary of contemporary English