disinclined

[US]/dɪsɪn'klaɪnd/
[UK]/ˌdɪsɪnˈklaɪnd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. reacio; no dispuesto.

Example Sentences

he was disinclined to indulge in retrospection.

él no estaba inclinado a entregarse a la retrospectiva.

be disinclined to do sth.

no estar inclinado a hacer algo.

They were usually disinclined to socialize.

Normalmente, no estaban interesados en socializar.

He is disinclined to be photographed.

No le gusta que lo fotografíen.

the rural community was disinclined to abandon the old ways.

La comunidad rural no estaba dispuesta a abandonar las costumbres antiguas.

feel disinclined for any more sleep

no sentir ganas de dormir más.

He had a disinclined smile on his face.

Tenía una sonrisa poco entusiasta en su rostro.

A man like Luke had no need to force his attentions on disinclined women.

Un hombre como Luke no necesitaba forzar su atención sobre mujeres que no estaban interesadas.

Real-world Examples

Distrust in government may also have grown, leaving people disinclined to help statisticians.

La desconfianza en el gobierno también pudo haber crecido, dejando a las personas reacias a ayudar a los estadísticos.

Source: The Economist - Finance

This means, when confronted by an entitled team member, an ethical leader is significantly disinclined to accommodate their demands.

Esto significa que, cuando se enfrenta a un miembro del equipo que se cree con derecho a algo, un líder ético se muestra significativamente reacio a acceder a sus demandas.

Source: Past exam papers for the English CET-6 reading section.

Mrs. Yeobright appeared disinclined to enter further into the question. " I fear I must go on, " she said.

La Sra. Yeobright pareció reacia a entrar más a fondo en la cuestión. " Temo que debo continuar", dijo.

Source: Returning Home

And does she seem disinclined to marry?

¿Y parece que no está dispuesta a casarse?

Source: Gentleman Jack

Well, you may tell the captain that I am disinclined to acquiesce to his request.

Bueno, puedes decirle al capitán que no estoy dispuesto a acceder a su solicitud.

Source: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

I found my pupil sufficiently docile, though disinclined to apply: she had not been used to regular occupation of any kind.

Encontré a mi alumna suficientemente dócil, aunque reacia a aplicar: no estaba acostumbrada a una ocupación regular de ningún tipo.

Source: Jane Eyre (Original Version)

The man who does not force himself to work when he is disinclined to do so will never achieve anything worth doing.

El hombre que no se obliga a trabajar cuando no está dispuesto a hacerlo nunca logrará nada que valga la pena.

Source: Southwest Associated University English Textbook

The colonel launched a volley of oaths, denouncing the railway company and the conductor; and Passepartout, who was furious, was not disinclined to make common cause with him.

El coronel lanzó una ráfaga de maldiciones, denunciando a la compañía de ferrocarriles y al conductor; y Passepartout, que estaba furioso, no estaba reacio a unirse a él.

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

As he surveyed the rooms he felt strongly disinclined for the alterations which would have to be made in the time-honoured furnishing of his parents and grandparents, to suit Eustacia's modern ideas.

Mientras inspeccionaba las habitaciones, sintió una fuerte reticencia a realizar las modificaciones que tendrían que hacerse en los muebles tradicionales de sus padres y abuelos, para adaptarse a las ideas modernas de Eustacia.

Source: Returning Home

" Drawn from my study of the liberal sciences and from that careful training to which I admit that at no part of my life I have ever been disinclined."

"Extraído de mi estudio de las ciencias liberales y de esa cuidadosa formación a la que admito que en ninguna parte de mi vida he estado reacio."

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

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