🙊evasive (ivésiv)

adjective
/ɪˈveɪsɪv/
evasivo (evasivo)

Meaning

Tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation; responding indirectly.
Tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation, especially by responding only indirectly.
Traducción del significado
Tendencia a evitar el compromiso o la auto-revelación; responder de manera indirecta.
Tendencia a evitar el compromiso o la auto-revelación; responder de manera indirecta.

Oraciones de ejemplo

The politician gave an evasive answer to the reporter's question.

El político dio una respuesta evasiva a la pregunta del reportero.
El político dio una respuesta evasiva a la pregunta del reportero.

He gave an evasive answer to avoid trouble.

Él dio una respuesta evasiva para evitar problemas.
Él dio una respuesta evasiva para evitar problemas.

Synonyms

elusive, vague, indirect, ambiguous, deceptive, shifty, slippery
Entrada 1
elusive, vague, indirect, ambiguous
Entrada 2
elusive, deceptive, indirect, shifty, slippery, vague

Antonyms

direct, honest, straightforward, frank, candid, open
Entrada 1
direct, honest, straightforward
Entrada 2
direct, honest, straightforward, frank, candid, open

Colocaciones

evasive answer, evasive tactics, evasive strategy, evasive reply

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