reluctance

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

Translation

n. relutância; hesitação
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

reluctance motor

motor de relutância

reluctance generator

gerador de relutância

Example Sentences

show reluctance to do sth.

mostrar hesitação em fazer algo.

my reluctance to stick a label on myself politically.

minha hesitação em colocar um rótulo em mim politicamente.

she sensed his reluctance to continue.

ela sentiu sua hesitação em continuar.

she felt miserably self-critical for her reluctance to go.

ela se sentiu miseravelmente autocrítica por sua hesitação em ir.

other countries don't share our reluctance to eat goat meat.

outros países não compartilham da nossa hesitação em comer carne de cabra.

These political tensions explain the reluctance of financiers to invest in the region.

Essas tensões políticas explicam a relutância dos financistas em investir na região.

They point to Seoul's reluctance to endorse HSBC's acquisition of Korea Exchange Bank as one sign of frostiness.

Eles apontam para a relutância de Seul em endossar a aquisição da Korea Exchange Bank pela HSBC como um sinal de frieza.

The method of calculating microstepping currents for variable reluctance stepping motor with equal microstep angle was described when motor torque characteristics were sinusoidal shapes.

O método de cálculo das correntes de micropasso para motor de passo de relutância variável com ângulo de micropasso igual foi descrito quando as características de torque do motor apresentavam formas senoidais.

Real-world Examples

Nearly everywhere Agassiz encountered an unyielding reluctance to accept his theories.

Source: A Brief History of Everything

So there's a reluctance again to sort of get involved.

Source: Financial Times

Don't pretend Mary's sudden reluctance can't be traced back to you.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 1

Yes, he agreed, much as Kaiser Bill agreed to abdicate with the greatest possible reluctance.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Version) Season 4

The man regarded her with tender reluctance, but stopped them.

Source: Returning Home

Yes he did but at the same time it was there was always a reluctance about him.

Source: VOA Standard English_Africa

But there's still a great reluctance among NATO allies to risk direct conflict between NATO and Russia.

Source: NPR News March 2022 Compilation

You know, I understand the source of your reluctance.

Source: Billions Season 1

But there is still a reluctance within the UK government even to identify ultra-processed food as a problem.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

Despite initial reluctance, colonizers eventually began cultivating — and popping — corn.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

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