English-German translation for "evasive"

"evasive" German translation

evasive
[-siv]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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  • voller Ausflüchte
    evasive full of excuses
    evasive full of excuses
examples
examples
  • schwer feststell-or | oder od fassbar
    evasive hard to ascertain
    evasive hard to ascertain
to take evasive action
sich drücken
to take evasive action
to take evasive action
sich dünn(e) machen
to take evasive action
Die Antworten auf derartige Fragen fallen sehr ausweichend aus, sind häufig nebulös.
The answers to questions like this remain very evasive, and indeed, often woolly.
Source: Europarl
Ich wollte eine Frage stellen, aber ich habe gesehen, daß die Antwort ausweichend ist.
I thought your last answer was evasive.
Source: Europarl
Was Sie hier heute gesagt haben, Herr Kommissar, war eine ausweichende Antwort.
What you gave us today, Commissioner, was an evasive answer.
Source: Europarl
Sie sind vorher darüber befragt worden, und Sie haben jedes Mal eine ausweichende Antwort gegeben.
You have been asked about this before and you have been evasive every time.
Source: Europarl
Sie haben darauf, wie ich finde, recht ausweichend geantwortet, was ich bedauerlich finde.
Your answers to me have been very evasive, which I find regrettable.
Source: Europarl
Auf meine mehrfach gestellte Frage habe ich nur ausweichende Antworten erhalten.
I have posed the question several times and received extremely evasive answers.
Source: Europarl
Bedauerlicherweise weicht der Iran nach wie vor aus.
Unfortunately, however, Iran remains evasive.
Source: Europarl
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