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Translate elusive from English to French

Summary

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elusive:
- intangible; insaisissable; impalpable
Wiktionary:
- elusive → évasif

English

Detailed Translations for elusive from English to French

elusive:

elusive adj

elusive (intangible)
intangible; insaisissable; impalpable
- intangible adj
- insaisissable adj
- impalpable adj

Translation Matrix for elusive:

Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	baffling; knotty; problematic; problematical; subtle; tough
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	roguish
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
impalpable	elusive; intangible	immaterial; metaphysical
insaisissable	elusive; intangible	immaterial; metaphysical
intangible	elusive; intangible	immaterial; inviolable; metaphysical; unassailable

Related Words for "elusive":

elusiveness, elusively

Synonyms for "elusive":

unidentifiable
evasive; artful
subtle; impalpable

Related Definitions for "elusive":

skillful at eluding capture¹
- a cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist¹
making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe¹
difficult to describe¹
- a haunting elusive odor¹
difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze¹
- that elusive thing the soul¹

Wiktionary Translations for elusive:

elusive

adjective

evading capture, comprehension or remembrance
- elusive → évasif

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University