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1 reluctant
(unwilling: He was reluctant to accept the medal for his bravery.) renuente, reacio- reluctance
reluctant adj reaciotr[rɪ'lʌktənt]1 renuente, reacio,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be reluctant to do something estar poco dispuesto,-a a hacer algoreluctant [ri'lʌktənt] adj: renuente, reacio, reticenteadj.• mal dispuesto adj.• poco dispuesto adj.• renuente adj.rɪ'lʌktəntadjective reacio, renuentehe's a reluctant teetotaler — es abstemio a su pesar or a regañadientes
to be reluctant to + INF: she seemed reluctant to tell us parecía reacia or renuente a decírnoslo, no parecía dispuesta a decírnoslo; I'm reluctant to sell this chair — me resisto a vender esta silla
[rɪ'lʌktǝnt]ADJ [person] reacio, reticente, renuente frm; [praise] a regañadientesI would make a reluctant secretary — yo trabajaría como secretario con desgana or a regañadientes
he indicated his reluctant acceptance of the proposals — indicó que aceptaba las propuestas con reservas
he left with Bernstein's reluctant consent — se fue con el consentimiento que Bernstein le había dado a regañadientes or muy a su pesar
he took the reluctant decision to stop production — tomó la decisión, muy a su pesar, de parar la producción
to be reluctant to do sth: she was reluctant to ask for help — se mostraba reacia a pedir ayuda
we were reluctant to sell the house — éramos reacios a vender la casa, nos resistíamos a vender la casa
* * *[rɪ'lʌktənt]adjective reacio, renuentehe's a reluctant teetotaler — es abstemio a su pesar or a regañadientes
to be reluctant to + INF: she seemed reluctant to tell us parecía reacia or renuente a decírnoslo, no parecía dispuesta a decírnoslo; I'm reluctant to sell this chair — me resisto a vender esta silla
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2 unwilling
(not willing; reluctant: He's unwilling to accept the money.) reacio, reluctante- unwillingly
unwilling adj poco dispuesto / reaciotr[ʌn'wɪlɪŋ]1 reacio,-a, poco dispuesto,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be unwilling to do something no estar dispuesto,-a a hacer algounwilling [.ʌn'wɪlɪŋ] adj: poco dispuestoto be unwilling to: no estar dispuesto aadj.• desinclinado, -a adj.• maldispuesto, -a adj.• malmandado, -a adj.• reacio, -a adj.'ʌn'wɪlɪŋadjective mal dispuestoto be unwilling to + INF — no querer* + inf, no estar* dispuesto a + inf
['ʌn'wɪlɪŋ]ADJ poco dispuestoto be unwilling to do sth — estar poco dispuesto a hacer algo, no estar dispuesto a hacer algo
* * *['ʌn'wɪlɪŋ]adjective mal dispuestoto be unwilling to + INF — no querer* + inf, no estar* dispuesto a + inf
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