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1 répugner
répugner [ʀepyɲe]➭ TABLE 1 indirect transitive verb• répugner à ( = dégoûter) to repel• répugner à faire qch ( = hésiter) to be reluctant to do sth* * *ʀepyɲe
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verbe transitif [nourriture, personne] to be repugnant to, to disgust [personne]vivre ici me répugne — I loathe ou detest living here
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répugner à verbe transitif indirect to be averse to [tâche, violence]répugner à faire — to be reluctant to do, to be loath to do
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verbe impersonnelil me répugne de vous le dire, mais... — I hate to have to tell you, but...
* * *ʀepyɲe vpr/vi1) (= faire horreur)répugner à qn — to repel sb, to disgust sb
2) (= rechigner)répugner à faire — to be loath to do, to be reluctant to do
* * *répugner verb table: aimerA vtr [nourriture, personne] to be repugnant to, to disgust [personne]; vivre ici me répugne I loathe ou detest living here; il me répugne profondément I find him deeply repugnant.B répugner à vtr ind to be averse to [tâche, effort, violence]; il ne répugne pas à la tâche he is not averse to work; répugner à faire to be reluctant to do, to be loath to do; il ne répugne pas à faire it doesn't bother him to do; il ne répugne pas à mentir he has no qualms about lying.C v impers il me répugne de vous le dire, mais… I hate to have to tell you, but…; il me répugne de devoir faire I am loath to do.[repyɲe]répugner à verbe plus préposition1. [être peu disposé à]répugner à faire quelque chose to be reluctant ou loath to do something2. [dégoûter]répugner à quelqu'un to repel somebody, to be repugnant to somebodyça ne te répugne pas, l'idée de manger du serpent? doesn't the idea of eating snake disgust you ou put you off?il me répugne de travailler avec lui I hate ou loathe working with him -
2 répugnance
répugnance [ʀepyɲɑ̃s]feminine nouna. ( = répulsion) (pour personnes) repugnance ( pour for ) ; (pour nourriture, mensonge) disgust ( pour for)* * *ʀepyɲɑ̃s1) ( aversion) revulsionavoir or éprouver de la répugnance pour — to loathe [aliment, idée, personne]; to find [something] revolting ou disgusting [comportement, mensonge, violence]; to find [something] disgusting [saleté]
2) ( hésitation) reluctance ( à faire to do)avec répugnance — reluctantly, with reluctance
* * *ʀepyɲɑ̃s nfrepugnance, loathing* * *répugnance nf1 ( aversion) repugnance; répugnance pour loathing of [aliment, odeur, saleté, crasse, personne]; disgust for [comportement]; loathing of, disgust for [mensonge, violence]; avoir or éprouver de la répugnance pour to loathe ou detest [aliment, odeur, idée, théorie]; to find [sth] repugnant ou disgusting [comportement, mensonge, violence]; to find [sth] disgusting [saleté]; to find [sb] repugnant, to loathe [personne]; je n'ai que de la répugnance pour ce genre de personne I feel nothing but disgust ou loathing for that sort of person; inspirer de la répugnance à qn to fill sb with loathing ou disgust;2 ( hésitation) reluctance (à faire to do); avec répugnance reluctantly, with reluctance.[repyɲɑ̃s] nom fémininavoir de la répugnance pour quelque chose/quelqu'un to loathe something/somebody2. [mauvaise volonté] reluctanceéprouver une certaine répugnance à faire quelque chose to be somewhat reluctant ou loath to do something -
3 renâcler
renâcler [ʀ(ə)nαkle]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb[personne] to grumble* * *ʀ(ə)nɑkleverbe intransitif1) [personne] to show reluctancerenâcler à quelque chose/à faire — to balk at something/at doing
2) [animal] to snort* * *ʀ(ə)nɒkle vi1) (= rechigner) to grumble, to balk2) [animal] to snort* * *renâcler verb table: aimer vi1 [personne] to show reluctance; renâcler à qch/à faire to balk at sth/at doing; renâcler devant un plat to turn up one's nose at a dish; sans renâcler without complaining; en renâclant grudgingly; renâcler à la besogne to be workshy; elle ne renâcle pas à la besogne she's not afraid of hard work;2 [animal] to snort.[rənakle] verbe intransitif1. [cheval] to snortrenâcler à faire quelque chose to be (very) loath ou reluctant to do something -
4 rechigner
COS esse reticente, ritenesi, astenesiEN to balk, to be loath
См. также в других словарях:
loath — loath; loath·er; loath·ful; loath·ing; loath·ing·ly; loath·ness; loath·some; loath·some·ly; loath·some·ness; loath·ly; … English syllables
Loath — (l[=o]th), a. [OE. looth, loth, AS. l[=a][eth] hostile, odious; akin to OS. l[=a][eth], G. leid, Icel. lei[eth]r, Sw. led, G. leiden to suffer, OHG. l[=i]dan to suffer, go, cf. AS. l[=i][eth]an to go, Goth. leipan, and E. lead to guide.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
loath — loth [ləuθ US louθ] adj [: Old English; Origin: lath] be loath to do sth formal to be unwilling to do something = ↑reluctant ▪ Sarah was loath to tell her mother what had happened … Dictionary of contemporary English
loath — [ louθ ] adjective FORMAL very unwilling to do something: RELUCTANT: loath to do something: Officials are loath to acknowledge the extent of their involvement … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
loath — meaning ‘averse, reluctant’, as in loath to comment, is spelt loath, not loth, and is pronounced lohth (like both). It should be distinguished from the verb loathe meaning ‘to hate’, which is pronounced lohdh. The adjective loathsome, meaning… … Modern English usage
loath — [lōth, lōth] adj. [ME loth < OE lath, hostile, hateful, akin to Ger leid, sorrow (orig. adj.) < IE base * leit , to detest, abhor > Gr aleitēs, sinner] unwilling; reluctant: usually followed by an infinitive [to be loath to depart] SYN.… … English World dictionary
loath´some|ness — loath|some «LOHTH suhm», adjective. very hateful; disgusting; making one feel sick: »a loathsome smell. Some of the details are loathsome. SYNONYM(S): abominable, detestable, repulsive, nauseating, odious. Also, lothsome. –loath´some|ly, adverb.… … Useful english dictionary
loath´some|ly — loath|some «LOHTH suhm», adjective. very hateful; disgusting; making one feel sick: »a loathsome smell. Some of the details are loathsome. SYNONYM(S): abominable, detestable, repulsive, nauseating, odious. Also, lothsome. –loath´some|ly, adverb.… … Useful english dictionary
loath|some — «LOHTH suhm», adjective. very hateful; disgusting; making one feel sick: »a loathsome smell. Some of the details are loathsome. SYNONYM(S): abominable, detestable, repulsive, nauseating, odious. Also, lothsome. –loath´some|ly, adverb.… … Useful english dictionary
loath, loathe — Loath is an adjective meaning reluctant, unwilling, averse, disinclined : I am always loath to admit my mistakes. Loathe is a verb meaning to detest, to abhor, to abominate, to feel disgust for : Most people loathe the rude jangling of an alarm… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
loath — (adj.) O.E. lað hated; hateful; hostile; repulsive, from P.Gmc. *laithaz (Cf. O.S., O.Fris. leth loathsome, O.N. leiðr hateful, hostile, loathed; M.Du. lelijc, Du. leelijk ugly; O.H.G. leid sorrowful, hateful, offensive, grievous, Ger. Leid sor … Etymology dictionary