cagey

cagey
adjective
(coll.) (wary) vorsichtig (about bei); (secretive, uncommunicative) zugeknöpft (ugs.)
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['kei‹i]
adjective
(secretive: He's very cagey about his plans.) verschlossen
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cag·ey
[ˈkeɪʤi]
adj (fam)
1. (secretive) verschlossen, zugeknöpft fam
everytime I ask him about it, he becomes very \cagey er antwortet jedes Mal ausweichend, wenn ich ihn danach frage
she's \cagey about her age sie macht ein Geheimnis aus ihrem Alter
2. (sneaky) durchtrieben, gerissen fam, clever fam
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['keIdZɪ]
adj (inf)
vorsichtig; behaviour, answer also zugeknöpft (inf); (= evasive) ausweichend

what are you being so cagey about? — warum tust du so geheimnisvoll?

she was very cagey about her age — sie hat aus ihrem Alter ein großes Geheimnis gemacht

he was very cagey about his plans — er hat mit seinen Absichten hinterm Berg gehalten

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cagey [ˈkeıdʒı] adj (adv cagily) umg
1. verschlossen:
be very cagey about ein großes Geheimnis machen aus
2. vorsichtig
3. US schlau, gerissen umg
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adjective
(coll.) (wary) vorsichtig (about bei); (secretive, uncommunicative) zugeknöpft (ugs.)
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adj.
gerissen adj.
raffiniert adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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