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1 nicht willens
loath -
2 abgeneigt
Adj.: abgeneigt sein, etw. zu tun be loath ( oder disinclined) to do s.th.; stärker: be reluctant ( oder unwilling) to do s.th.; einer Sache abgeneigt sein be averse to s.th., dislike s.th.; jemandem abgeneigt sein dislike s.o., stärker: have an aversion to s.o.; ich wäre nicht abgeneigt, etwas zu trinken I wouldn’t say no to a drink* * *unwilling; disinclined; loath; loth; indisposed; averse* * *ạb|ge|neigtadjaverse pred (+dat to)ich wäre gar nicht abgeneigt (inf) — actually I wouldn't mind
einer Sache nicht abgeneigt sein — not to be averse to sth
* * *1) ((with to) having a dislike for: averse to hard work.) averse* * *ab·ge·neigtadj (ablehnend)▪ jdm \abgeneigt sein to be ill-disposed towards sb▪ nicht \abgeneigt sein[, etw zu tun] to not be averse [to doing sth]* * *einer Sache (Dat.) abgeneigt sein — be averse to something
[nicht] abgeneigt sein, etwas zu tun — [not] be averse to doing something
* * *abgeneigt adj:abgeneigt sein, etwas zu tun be loath ( oder disinclined) to do sth; stärker: be reluctant ( oder unwilling) to do sth;einer Sache abgeneigt sein be averse to sth, dislike sth;ich wäre nicht abgeneigt, etwas zu trinken I wouldn’t say no to a drink* * *einer Sache (Dat.) abgeneigt sein — be averse to something
[nicht] abgeneigt sein, etwas zu tun — [not] be averse to doing something
* * *adj.antipathetic adj.antipathetical adj.averse adj.disinclined adj.indisposed adj.loath adj. adv.antipathetically adv.aversely adv. -
3 abgeneigt
1. antipathetic2. antipathetical3. antipathetically adv4. averse5. aversely6. disinclined7. indisposed8. loath -
4 abgeneigt sein etw. zu tun
to be loath to do sth. -
5 nur sehr ungern tun
to be loath to do sth.
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