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1 reluctance
[rɪ'lʌktəns]nome riluttanza f.with reluctance — con riluttanza, controvoglia
* * *noun I don't understand his reluctance to go.) riluttanza* * *reluctance /rɪˈlʌktns/, reluctancy /rɪˈlʌktnsɪ/n. [u]1 riluttanza: I don't understand her reluctance to talk to her parents about it, non capisco la sua riluttanza a parlarne con i suoi genitori; He agreed with some reluctance, ha accettato con una certa riluttanza* * *[rɪ'lʌktəns]nome riluttanza f.with reluctance — con riluttanza, controvoglia
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2 hesitancy
['hezɪtənsɪ]nome esitazione f.; (reluctance) reticenza f.* * *noun (the tendency to hesitate.) esitazione* * *hesitancy► hesitant* * *['hezɪtənsɪ]nome esitazione f.; (reluctance) reticenza f. -
3 intimate
I 1. ['ɪntɪmət]1) (personal) intimo; [belief, friendship] intimo, profondoto be on intimate terms with sb. — essere intimo di qcn
2) (sexual) [ relationship] intimoto be intimate with sb. — avere rapporti intimi con qcn
3) (cosy) [ atmosphere] intimo2.nome intimo m.II ['ɪntimeɪt]2) (announce) annunciare [ content]* * *1. ['intimət] adjective1) (close and affectionate: intimate friends.) intimo2) (private or personal: the intimate details of his correspondence.) intimo3) ((of knowledge of a subject) deep and thorough.) profondo2. noun(a close friend.) (amico) intimo3. [-meit] verb(to give information or announce.) annunciare- intimacy
- intimately* * *intimate /ˈɪntɪmət/A a.1 intimo; (il) più segreto; intrinseco: intimate apparel, biancheria intima; one's intimate feelings, i propri sentimenti intimi; an intimate friend, un amico intimo; intimate relations, rapporti intimi; one's intimate thoughts, i pensieri più segreti; an intimate diary, un diario segreto; to be on intimate terms with sb., essere intimo di q.; essere in intimità con q.2 approfondito; profondo: an intimate knowledge of astronomy, una profonda conoscenza dell'astronomia3 che ha rapporti intimi (con q.)B n.(amico) intimo; (amica) intimaintimately avv. (to) intimate /ˈɪntɪmeɪt/v. t.1 annunciare formalmente; dichiarare, manifestare: to intimate one's reluctance to do st., manifestare la propria riluttanza (o dichiararsi riluttante) a fare qc.2 lasciar capire (o intendere); far capire; suggerire; insinuare: He has intimated his interest in buying, ha lasciato capire di essere interessato all'acquistoFALSI AMICI: to intimate non significa intimare.* * *I 1. ['ɪntɪmət]1) (personal) intimo; [belief, friendship] intimo, profondoto be on intimate terms with sb. — essere intimo di qcn
2) (sexual) [ relationship] intimoto be intimate with sb. — avere rapporti intimi con qcn
3) (cosy) [ atmosphere] intimo2.nome intimo m.II ['ɪntimeɪt]2) (announce) annunciare [ content]
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