elusive [ɪˈluːsɪv] ADJ[prey, enemy] esquivo, escurridizo; [thoughts, word] inaprensible; [success] esquivo, difícil de conseguir
he is very elusive no es fácil encontrarlo
elusiveness [ɪˈluːsɪvnɪs] N carácter mesquivo
elude [ɪˈluːd] VT [+ pursuer] burlar [+ capture, arrest] eludir, escapar a [+ grasp, blow] esquivar, zafarse de [+ question] eludir [+obligation] eludir, zafarse de
the answer has so far eluded us hasta ahora no hemos dado con la respuesta
his name eludes me ahora no recuerdo su nombre
success has eluded him el éxito le ha eludido orle ha sido esquivo
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