reluctant

[US]/rɪˈlʌktənt/
[UK]/rɪˈlʌktənt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. uvillig til å gjøre noe, gjør noe med nøling

Phrases & Collocations

be reluctant to

vær motvillig til

reluctant to help

motvillig til å hjelpe

Example Sentences

This is a soil reluctant to the plough.

Dette er en jord som nøler med å ta imot plogen.

The police are reluctant to step in.

Politiet er nølende med å gripe inn.

he was reluctant to countenance the use of force.

han var nølende med å godkjenne bruken av makt.

the reluctant cheers began to crescendo.

De nølende jublene begynte å øke.

they seem reluctant to deal with me direct.

De virker nølende med å forhandle direkte med meg.

he was reluctant to leave the neighbourhood of London.

Han var nølende med å forlate Londonområdet.

he was reluctant to spill her address.

Han var nølende med å røpe adressen hennes.

He was very reluctant to go away.

Han var veldig nølende med å dra.

The child was reluctant to leave her mother.

Barnet var nølende med å forlate moren sin.

He gave me a reluctant assistance.

Han ga meg en nølende hjelp.

Shops are often reluctant to take back unsatisfactory goods.

Butikker er ofte nølende med å ta tilbake utilfredsstillende varer.

they were reluctant to commit themselves to an opinion.

De var nølende med å binde seg til en mening.

customers are reluctant to pay a premium for organic fruit.

Kunder er ofte nølende med å betale en premie for økologisk frukt.

they were reluctant to talk about the traumas of the revolution.

De var nølende med å snakke om revolusjonens traumer.

Education has been reluctant to join hands with business.

Utdanning har vært nølende med å samarbeide med næringslivet.

Real-world Examples

He was reluctant to plunge into the bitter partisan wrangle.

Han var motvillig til å kaste seg inn i den bitre partipolitikken.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

State of Grace always a bit reluctant going in.

State of Grace var alltid litt motvillig til å starte.

Source: Before I Met You Selected

That could make them worry and reluctant to employ you.

Det kan få dem til å bekymre seg og være motvillige til å ansette deg.

Source: Past English CET-4 Listening Test Questions (with translations)

Uh, a very reluctant maybe to both.

Eh, kanskje en veldig motvillig ja til begge.

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

But seems reluctant to embrace some of the newer treatments.

Men virker motvillig til å ta i bruk noen av de nyere behandlingene.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 1

It didn't fly very high or very fast. It seemed almost reluctant to leave.

Den fløy ikke veldig høyt eller veldig fort. Den virket nesten motvillig til å dra.

Source: English translation

The giant panda, after lunch, seems torpid and reluctant to entertain the spectators.

Den store pandabjørnen virker slapp og motvillig til å underholde tilskuerne etter lunsj.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

C) They were reluctant to collaborate with others.

C) De var motvillige til å samarbeide med andre.

Source: Past English Level 4 Reading Exam Papers

Nuclear weapons made both countries reluctant to fight.

Atomvåpen gjorde at begge landene var motvillige til å kjempe.

Source: CNN Selects December 2016 Collection

Feeling sad, Mary gave me a reluctant smile.

Mary ga meg et motvillig smil, da hun var trist.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

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