elusive

Spanish translation: insuficiente

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English term or phrase:elusive
Spanish translation:insuficiente
Entered by: Montserrat Guasch-Ortiz

14:12 Apr 3, 2001
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
English term or phrase: elusive
It also needs to overcome the cultural difference between watching TV and using PCs to stimulate interactivity. Such differences may mean that a single device may be elusive.
Montserrat Guasch-Ortiz
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Explanation:
"Elusive" tiene las siguientes connotaciones: escurridizo, esquivo, difícil de alcanzar, fugaz.

En el caso concreto, yo lo traduciría como "insuficiente".

Suerte!
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Rodrigo Ortiz-Monasterio Q.
Mexico
Local time: 14:15
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¡Gracias! tu opinión me ha sido muy útil. :)
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Summary of answers provided
naELUSIVO
Bertha S. Deffenbaugh
naevasivo, esquivo, fugaz
Oso (X)
naVer abajo
Rodrigo Ortiz-Monasterio Q.
natenue
trans4u (X)
naVANAL, POCO IMPORTANTE.
Ana Segura


  

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3 mins
ELUSIVO


Explanation:
sALUDOS, :)

bd

Bertha S. Deffenbaugh
United States
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8 mins
evasivo, esquivo, fugaz


Explanation:
Saludos afectuosos de OSO ¶:^)


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Oso (X)
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15 mins
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Explanation:
"Elusive" tiene las siguientes connotaciones: escurridizo, esquivo, difícil de alcanzar, fugaz.

En el caso concreto, yo lo traduciría como "insuficiente".

Suerte!

Rodrigo Ortiz-Monasterio Q.
Mexico
Local time: 14:15
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 180
Grading comment
¡Gracias! tu opinión me ha sido muy útil. :)

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two2tango

Patricia Lutteral

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19 mins
tenue


Explanation:
Saludos,

Bye


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15 hrs
VANAL, POCO IMPORTANTE.


Explanation:
Siempre me resulta más sencillo traducirlo en el contexto entero, por eso y para no pecar de literal te incluí el significado, ahí elusive está como haciendo referencia a la "poca importancia" que tiene la diferencia entre t.v. y p.c. Si es que en el contexto anterior no se contradice.
Hope it helps

También tenemos que trascender la diferencia cultural entre mirar t.v. y usar la PC para estimular la interacción.
Estas diferencias pueden sugerir que un simple aparato puede tener poca importancia.

Ana Segura
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