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1 to be reluctant to do something
estar poco dispuesto,-a a hacer algoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to be reluctant to do something
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2 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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3 sell
selpast tense, past participle - sold; verb1) (to give something in exchange for money: He sold her a car; I've got some books to sell.) vender2) (to have for sale: The farmer sells milk and eggs.) vender3) (to be sold: His book sold well.) venderse4) (to cause to be sold: Packaging sells a product.) hacer vender•- sell-out- be sold on
- be sold out
- sell down the river
- sell off
- sell out
- sell up
sell vb venderdo you sell stamps? ¿vendéis sellos?tr[sel]1 (gen) vender■ sorry, we don't sell stamps lo siento, pero no vendemos sellos2 familiar (convince) convencer de1 (product) venderse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be sold on something estar entusiasmado,-a por algoto be sold out estar agotado,-a■ 'Sold out' "Agotadas las existencias"to sell like hot cakes venderse como rosquillasto sell oneself venderseto sell one's body vender el cuerpoto sell one's soul to the devil venderle el alma al diabloto sell somebody a pup venderle a alguien una mototo sell somebody down the river traicionar a alguiento sell somebody short (cheat) timar a alguien 2 (underestimate) subestimar a alguien, no reconocer el valor de alguien: vendersell vi: vendersev.(§ p.,p.p.: sold) = vender v.sel
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(past & past p sold) transitive verb1)a) \<\<goods/house/shares/player/insurance\>\> vendersell by 11.4.96 — fecha límite de venta: 11-4-96
to sell something TO somebody, to sell somebody something — venderle algo a alguien
to sell something FOR something — vender algo en or por algo
to sell something AT something: they are selling it at half price lo están vendiendo a mitad de precio; to sell something at a loss vender algo perdiendo dinero; to sell somebody short: he's been sold short ( unfairly treated) no lo han tratado como merece; ( ripped off) lo han timado; don't sell yourself short — tienes que hacerte valer, no te subestimes
b) ( achieve sales figure of)2) (colloq) ( make acceptable)to sell something TO somebody, to sell somebody something — convencer* a alguien de algo
to be sold on something: he's completely sold on the idea — está convencido de que es una magnífica idea; river
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via) \<\<person/company\>\> venderb) ( be sold) \<\<product\>\> venderseto sell AT/FOR something — venderse a/por algo
Phrasal Verbs:- sell off- sell out- sell up[sel] (pt, pp sold)1.VT venderdo you sell flowers? — ¿vende flores?
you've been sold * — (fig) te han dado gato por liebre
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to sell sth for £1 — vender algo por una libra•
he doesn't sell himself very well — no es capaz de causar buena impresión, no convence mucho•
to sell sb an idea — (fig) convencer a algn de una idea•
to be sold on sth/sb * — estar cautivado por algo/algnI'm not exactly sold on the idea — no me entusiasma la idea, para mí la idea deja mucho que desear
- sell sb down the river2. VI1) [merchandise] vendersethe idea didn't sell — (fig) la idea no convenció
2) (=person)3.N(Comm) see hard 3.; see soft 2.- sell off- sell on- sell out- sell up* * *[sel]
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(past & past p sold) transitive verb1)a) \<\<goods/house/shares/player/insurance\>\> vendersell by 11.4.96 — fecha límite de venta: 11-4-96
to sell something TO somebody, to sell somebody something — venderle algo a alguien
to sell something FOR something — vender algo en or por algo
to sell something AT something: they are selling it at half price lo están vendiendo a mitad de precio; to sell something at a loss vender algo perdiendo dinero; to sell somebody short: he's been sold short ( unfairly treated) no lo han tratado como merece; ( ripped off) lo han timado; don't sell yourself short — tienes que hacerte valer, no te subestimes
b) ( achieve sales figure of)2) (colloq) ( make acceptable)to sell something TO somebody, to sell somebody something — convencer* a alguien de algo
to be sold on something: he's completely sold on the idea — está convencido de que es una magnífica idea; river
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via) \<\<person/company\>\> venderb) ( be sold) \<\<product\>\> venderseto sell AT/FOR something — venderse a/por algo
Phrasal Verbs:- sell off- sell out- sell up -
4 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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5 yes
jes(used to express agreement or consent: Yes, that is true; Yes, you may go.) síyes adv sítr[jes]1 sí2 (answering person) dime; (answering phone) ¿dígame?1 sí nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto say yes decir que síto say yes to something consentir algo, decir que sí a algoyes ['jɛs] adv: síto say yes: decir que síyes n: sí madv.• sí adv.interj.• sí interj.n.• sí s.m.
I jes1)a) ( affirmative reply) síare you ready? - yes, I am — ¿estás listo? - sí
you didn't tell me - yes, I did! — no me lo dijiste - sí que te lo dije!
b) (obeying order, request) síbe there by nine o'clock - yes, OK — estáte allí antes de las nueve - bueno or (Esp tb) vale
c) (answering call, inquiry) síFred - yes? — Fred - ¿sí? or ¿qué?
2)a) (expressing pleasure, satisfaction) síb) ( emphasizing) síyou could win $5,000, yes, $5,000! — puede ganar 5.000 dólares, sí, 5.000 dólares!
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a) ( affirmative reply) sí mb) ( vote) voto m a favor[jes]1.ADV sí"I didn't say that!" - "oh, yes, you did" — -¡yo no he dicho eso! -sí, sí que lo has dicho
"you're not going, are you?" - "yes, I am" — -tú no vas, ¿verdad? -sí sí, (que) voy
yes? — (doubtfully) ¿de verdad?, ¿ah sí?; (awaiting further reply) ¿y qué más?, y ¿luego? (LAm); (answering knock at door) ¿sí?, ¡adelante!
to say yes — decir que sí, aceptar; (to marriage proposal) dar el sí
he says yes to everything — a todo dice que sí, se conforma con cualquier cosa
yes and no — (=sort of) sí y no
yes yes, but what if it doesn't? — de acuerdo, pero ¿y si no es así?
2.N sí m3.CPD* * *
I [jes]1)a) ( affirmative reply) síare you ready? - yes, I am — ¿estás listo? - sí
you didn't tell me - yes, I did! — no me lo dijiste - sí que te lo dije!
b) (obeying order, request) síbe there by nine o'clock - yes, OK — estáte allí antes de las nueve - bueno or (Esp tb) vale
c) (answering call, inquiry) síFred - yes? — Fred - ¿sí? or ¿qué?
2)a) (expressing pleasure, satisfaction) síb) ( emphasizing) síyou could win $5,000, yes, $5,000! — puede ganar 5.000 dólares, sí, 5.000 dólares!
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a) ( affirmative reply) sí mb) ( vote) voto m a favor
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