reluctant

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

Translation

adj. mtakatifu kufanya jambo lolote, kufanya jambo kwa kusitasita

Phrases & Collocations

be reluctant to

kuwa haumtaki

reluctant to help

wasiwe na hamu ya kusaidia

Example Sentences

This is a soil reluctant to the plough.

Hii ni udongo usiohitaji kuvuna.

The police are reluctant to step in.

Polisi hawahitaji kuingilia kati.

he was reluctant to countenance the use of force.

Hakuwa tayari kuruhusu matumizi ya nguvu.

the reluctant cheers began to crescendo.

sherehe zisizofurahishwa zilianza kuongezeka.

they seem reluctant to deal with me direct.

Wanaonekana kutaka kunishughulikia moja kwa moja.

he was reluctant to leave the neighbourhood of London.

Hakuwa tayari kuondoka eneo karibu na London.

he was reluctant to spill her address.

Hakuwa tayari kufunua anwani yake.

He was very reluctant to go away.

Alikuwa hataki kuondoka sana.

The child was reluctant to leave her mother.

Mtoto hakutaka kuondoka mwanamama yake.

He gave me a reluctant assistance.

Alinishangulia kwa msaada usiohitaji.

Shops are often reluctant to take back unsatisfactory goods.

Maduka hayawanyi kurudisha bidhaa zisiridhishazo.

they were reluctant to commit themselves to an opinion.

Walikuwa hawawanyi kujitolea kwa maoni.

customers are reluctant to pay a premium for organic fruit.

Wateja hawawanyi kulipa malipo ya ziada kwa matunda ya kikaboni.

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

Walikuwa hawawanyi kuzungumza juu ya matukio ya mapinduzi.

Education has been reluctant to join hands with business.

Elimu haijawahi kushirikiana na biashara.

Real-world Examples

He was reluctant to plunge into the bitter partisan wrangle.

Alikuwa hahitaji kuingia katika migogoro ya chama cha kisiasa kali.

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

State of Grace always a bit reluctant going in.

Hali ya Neema daima inakuwa kidogo hahitaji kuingia.

Source: Before I Met You Selected

That could make them worry and reluctant to employ you.

Hiyo inaweza kuwafanya waseme na wasiwe na ujasiri kukutambulisha.

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

Uh, a very reluctant maybe to both.

Uh, labda hahitaji sana kwa wote.

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

But seems reluctant to embrace some of the newer treatments.

Lakini inaonekana hahitaji kukumbatia baadhi ya matibabu mapya.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 1

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

Hakuweza kuruka sana au haraka. Ilionekana kama hahitaji kuondoka.

Source: English translation

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

Nyati panda kubwa, baada ya chakula cha mchana, inaonekana kuwa mzito na hahitaji kuburudisha watazamaji.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

C) They were reluctant to collaborate with others.

C) Walikuwa hawahitaji kushirikiana na wengine.

Source: Past English Level 4 Reading Exam Papers

Nuclear weapons made both countries reluctant to fight.

Silaha nyuklia ziliwafanya mataifa yote wasiwe na ujasiri kupigana.

Source: CNN Selects December 2016 Collection

Feeling sad, Mary gave me a reluctant smile.

Akihisi kusikitika, Mary alinitolea tabasamu la hahitaji.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

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