-
1 ♦ reluctant
♦ reluctant /rɪˈlʌktnt/a.riluttante; restio: I am reluctant to accept, sono riluttante ad accettare; She was reluctant to marry, era restia al matrimonio; He watched her political progress with reluctant admiration, osservava la progressione della sua carriera politica ammirandola suo malgrado● a reluctant answer, una risposta data di malavogliareluctantly avv.
См. также в других словарях:
better to marry than to burn — With allusion to I CORINTHIANS vii. 8–9 (AV) I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I. But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn. 1911 G. B. SHAW Getting… … Proverbs new dictionary
The Reluctant Widow — infobox Book | name = The Reluctant Widow title orig = translator = image caption = author = Georgette Heyer cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Regency, Romance publisher = Sourcebooks, Inc. release date … Wikipedia
He Knew He Was Right — is a 1869 novel written by Anthony Trollope which describes the failure of a marriage caused by the unreasonable jealousy of a husband exacerbated by the stubbornness of a willful wife. As is common with Trollope s works, there are also several… … Wikipedia
Muhammad's wives — Part of a series on Islam Umm al Momineen Wives of Muhammad Khadijah bint Khuwaylid Sawda bint Zamʿa Aisha bint Abi Bakr Hafsa bint Umar Zaynab bint Khuzayma Hind bint A … Wikipedia
George VI of the United Kingdom — Infobox British Royalty|majesty name =George VI title =King of Great Britain, Ireland and the British dominions beyond the Seas; Emperor of India caption =Formal portrait, circa 1940–46. reign =11 December 1936 – 6 February 1952 Emperor of India … Wikipedia
Tudor dynasty — Royal house surname = Tudor estate = England coat of arms = country = Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Ireland, Kingdom of France parent house = Lancaster and York titles = Duke of Richmond, Honour of Richmond founder = Henry Tudor and Elizabeth… … Wikipedia
WOMAN — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the historical perspective biblical period marriage and children women in household life economic roles educational and managerial roles religious roles women outside the household… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Edward VIII abdication crisis — The Edward VIII abdication crisis occurred in the British Empire in 1936, when the desire of King Emperor Edward VIII to marry his mistress, Wallis Simpson, a twice divorced American socialite, caused a constitutional crisis.The marriage was… … Wikipedia
Mary of Teck — Mary of Teck … Wikipedia
Crusades — a series of military expeditions between the 11th and 14th centuries, in which armies from the Christian countries of Europe tried to get back the Holy Land (= what is now Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Egypt) from the Muslims. The soldiers who… … Universalium
The Marquise of O — See The Marquise of O (film) for the 1976 film directed by Éric Rohmer, based on this book. The Marquise of O (German: Die Marquise von O) is a novella by Heinrich von Kleist. It was first published in 1808. Synopsis The story begins with a one… … Wikipedia