under the radar

/ˈʌndər ðə ˈreɪdɑːr/

noun C1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. pasar desapercibido

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

fall through the cracks

under the radar means deliberately avoiding attention or detection; fall through the cracks means being accidentally overlooked or missed by a system — a subtle difference in intent.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa under the radar?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The small company stayed ___ the radar for years.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a under the radar?

noun

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