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Summary

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reluctant:
- verwerpen; weigerachtig; afwijzend; terugwijzend
Wiktionary:
- reluctant → aarzelend
- reluctant → balsturig, ingetogen

English

Detailed Translations for reluctant from English to Dutch

reluctant:

reluctant adj

reluctant (unwilling; rejecting; anaphoric)
verwerpen; weigerachtig; afwijzend; terugwijzend
- verwerpen adj
- weigerachtig adj
- afwijzend adj
- terugwijzend adj

Translation Matrix for reluctant:

Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
verwerpen		decline; denounce; disapprove; disclaim; object to; outvote; refuse; reject; repudiate; spurn; turn down; vote down
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
afwijzend	anaphoric; rejecting; reluctant; unwilling
weigerachtig	anaphoric; rejecting; reluctant; unwilling
-	loath; loth
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	refractory
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
terugwijzend	anaphoric; rejecting; reluctant; unwilling
verwerpen	anaphoric; rejecting; reluctant; unwilling

Related Words for "reluctant":

reluctantly

Synonyms for "reluctant":

loath; loth; unwilling
disinclined
uneager

Related Definitions for "reluctant":

not eager¹
- foreigners stubbornly reluctant to accept our ways¹
- fresh from college and reluctant for the moment to marry him¹
disinclined to become involved¹
- they were usually reluctant to socialize¹
- reluctant to help¹
unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom¹
- a reluctant smile¹

Wiktionary Translations for reluctant:

reluctant

adjective

not wanting to take some action
- reluctant → aarzelend

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• reluctant	→ balsturig	↔ renitent — einem Druck widerstehend
• reluctant	→ ingetogen	↔ zurückhaltend — sich nicht in den Vordergrund drängend

Related Translations for reluctant

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