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adjective1) (avoiding grasp or pursuit) schwer zu erreichen [Person]; schwer zu fassen [Straftäter]; scheu [Fuchs, Waldbewohner]2) (short-lived) flüchtig [Freude, Glück]3) (hard to define) schwer definierbar* * *[-siv]* * *elu·sive[ɪˈlu:sɪv]1. (evasive) ausweichendhe was a very \elusive person er war so jemand, der ständig ausweicht2. (difficult to obtain) schwer fassbar\elusive meaning schwer definierbare Bedeutung\elusive memory schlechtes Gedächtnis, schwache Erinnerung\elusive thought flüchtiger Gedanke3. (avoiding pursuit) schwer zu fassen* * *[I'luːsɪv]adjhappiness seems to be an elusive state for some people — Glück scheint für manche Menschen ein unerreichbarer Zustand zu sein
* * *elusive [-sıv] adj (adv elusively)3. unzuverlässig, schlecht (Gedächtnis)* * *adjective1) (avoiding grasp or pursuit) schwer zu erreichen [Person]; schwer zu fassen [Straftäter]; scheu [Fuchs, Waldbewohner]2) (short-lived) flüchtig [Freude, Glück]3) (hard to define) schwer definierbar* * *adj.trügerisch adj.unglaublich adj.
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