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1 elusive
- sivadjective (escaping or vanishing, often or cleverly: an elusive criminal.) esquivotr[ɪ'lʊːsɪv]1 (difficult to capture) huidizo,-a, esquivo,-a, escurridizo,-a2 (difficult to remember) difícil de recordar; (difficult to understand) difícil de entenderelusive [i'lu:sɪv] adj1) evasive: evasivo, esquivo2) slippery: huidizo, escurridizo3) fleeting, intangible: impalpable, fugazadj.• difícil de encontrar adj.• esquivo, -a adj.• evasivo, -a adj.• fugaz adj.• huidizo, -a adj.iː'luːsɪv, i'luːsɪvadjective <enemy/prey> escurridizo, difícil de aprehender; <goal/agreement> difícil de alcanzaryou're an elusive man — no hay quien te pille (fam), eres difícil de localizar
[ɪ'luːsɪv]ADJ [prey, enemy] esquivo, escurridizo; [thoughts, word] inaprensible; [success] esquivo, difícil de conseguir* * *[iː'luːsɪv, i'luːsɪv]adjective <enemy/prey> escurridizo, difícil de aprehender; <goal/agreement> difícil de alcanzaryou're an elusive man — no hay quien te pille (fam), eres difícil de localizar
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2 elude
i'lu:d1) (to escape or avoid by quickness or cleverness: He eluded his pursuers.) eludir, escapar2) (to be too difficult etc for (a person) to understand or remember: The meaning of this poem eludes me.) eludir•- elusivetr[ɪ'lʊːd]1 (escape from) escaparse de■ to elude the police, he crossed the border para escaparse de la policía, cruzó la frontera2 (avoid) eludir3 (not remember) no recordar, no acordarse; (not understand) no entendersev.• burlar v.• eludir v.• escapar de v.• esquivar v.iː'luːd, ɪ'luːd[ɪ'luːd]VT [+ pursuer] burlar; [+ capture, arrest] eludir, escapar a; [+ grasp, blow] esquivar, zafarse de; [+ question] eludir; [+ obligation] eludir, zafarse desuccess has eluded him — el éxito le ha eludido or le ha sido esquivo
* * *[iː'luːd, ɪ'luːd]
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