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'kei‹i(secretive: He's very cagey about his plans.) reservado- caginesstr['keɪʤɪ]1 familiar reservado,-a, cauteloso,-a, precavido,-a■ she was very cagey about what happened at the meeting se mostró reacia a explicar lo que pasó en la reunión1) cautious: cauteloso, reservado2) shrewd: astuto, vivo♦ cagily [-ʤəli] advadj.• astuto, -a adj.• ladino, -a adj.• torcido, -a adj.• zorro, -a adj.'keɪdʒi['keɪdʒɪ](compar cagier) (superl cagiest) ADJ (=reserved) reservado; (=cautious) cautelosoMichael was cagey about his plans after resigning — Michael mantenía celosamente en secreto sus planes tras dimitir
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