Translations for „elusive“ in the English » German Dictionary

elu·sive [ɪˈlu:sɪv] ADJ

1. elusive (evasive):

elusive

ausweichend

he was a very elusive person

er war so jemand, der ständig ausweicht

2. elusive (difficult to obtain):

elusive

schwer fassbar

elusive meaning

schwer definierbare Bedeutung

elusive memory

schlechtes Gedächtnis

elusive memory

schwache Erinnerung

elusive thought

flüchtiger Gedanke

3. elusive (avoiding pursuit):

elusive

schwer zu fassen

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

elusive memory

schlechtes Gedächtnis

elusive thought

flüchtiger Gedanke

elusive meaning

schwer definierbare Bedeutung

he was a very elusive person

er war so jemand, der ständig ausweicht

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

For its part, the wolf is an elusive species which avoids human interaction.

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Overall, the meetings were well attended but support for the island moving towards independence remained elusive.

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Knoll is kindhearted and very intellectual, but is made secretive and rather elusive by the troubling knowledge he holds.

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A smart and elusive runner with great pass-catching abilities, he was undersized and so would rarely receive the most carries.

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It is often elusive and hard to see, but is commoner and less shy than other gnateaters.

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This event later launched her on an exploratory quest, attempting to find out more about her father's elusive childhood.

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Gibbons used his elusive defense and precise counter-punching to escape with the decision in what was clearly his biggest test to date.

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The intention was to address the elusive boys' magazine market.

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He is of the opinion, that poetry is like a spurt; elusive, and not enough to say inexplicable.

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This point is somewhat elusive and much research is still going on in this area.

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