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Italian: imprendibile

English translation: elusive/fleeting






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Italian term or phrase:imprendibile
English translation:elusive/fleeting
Entered by:Charles Searson
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Marketing - Mining & Minerals / Gems / Jewellery
Italian term or phrase: imprendibile
E’ come giocare con l’acqua, dalle dita vi nascono forme concentriche e imprendibili che si esaltano a vicenda
Charles Searson
Italy
Local time: 12:47
elusive/fleeting
Explanation:
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sofix
Italy
Local time: 12:47
Note from asker to answerer
Thanks. Charles
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3elusive/fleetingsofix
4 +1ungraspable, unseizable
nothing
4fugitive/transientxxxCMJ_Trans


  

Answers

12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ungraspable, unseizable


Explanation:
There are more words for this, but I can't think of any more at the moment. It's like playing with water: You cannot hold it, it just runs between your fingers

nothing
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:47
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Cristina Giannetti
2 mins
  -> Thank you, Cristina, but I like sofix answer better
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
elusive/fleeting


Explanation:


sofix
Italy
Local time: 12:47
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 3
Note from asker to answerer
Thanks. Charles

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree nothing: Elusive is just perfect
11 mins
  -> thanks!

agree Andreina Baiano
6 hrs

agree Michele Fauble
11 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
fugitive/transient


Explanation:
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immaterial

xxxCMJ_Trans
France
Local time: 12:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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