reticente
- Examples
La literatura científica sobre el tema parece reticente e incierta. | The scientific literature on the subject seems reticent and uncertain. |
Irving era reticente a aceptar la traducción de vernichtung como exterminio. | Irving was reluctant to accept the translation of vernichtung as extermination. |
En este terreno, la Comisión se muestra tímida y reticente. | In this area, the Commission is timid and reluctant. |
Como muchos hombres, parece un poco callado y reticente para hablar. | Like many men, he seems quiet and reticent to speak. |
Ciertamente mas saludable que tu actitud reticente hacia la sensualidad. | Certainly healthier than your grudging attitude towards sensuality. |
Es solo que ha estado muy reticente a ayudar. | It's just that she's being very reluctant to help. |
Es un paquete reticente: demasiado poco, demasiado tarde. | It is a grudging package of too little, too late. |
Verdadera historia: Mi hijo era un lector reticente. | True Story: My son was a reluctant reader. |
Sí, es solo que... has estado un poco reticente hasta ahora. | Yeah, it's just that, well, you've been a little reluctant until now. |
¿Por qué eres tan reticente a los coches eléctricos? | Why are you so resistant to the idea of electric cars? |
Y sé que Peter está reticente también. | And I know that Peter is reticent as well. |
No, pero su papá se mostró reticente cuando le pregunté dónde estaba. | No, but his dad seemed squirrelly when I asked where he was. |
Creo que es consciente de por qué fui reticente. | I think you're aware of why I was resistant. |
Pero Otoniel fue reticente en pedir más a su poderoso suegro. | But Othniel was reticent to ask any more from his powerful new father-in-law. |
Parecía muy reticente a tomar ningún paso demasiado rápido. | He seemed to be really weary of taking any steps too fast. |
Pareció reticente para hablar cuando estábamos en la comisaría. | He did seem more willing to talk when we were at the station. |
La administración comunitaria ha sido poco flexible, incluso reticente. | And the Community administration has been fairly inflexible, indeed do-nothing. |
Hemos tenido un banco reticente, pero éste no es un problema grave. | We have had a reluctant bank, but this is not a severe problem. |
Pero Netanyahu se mostró reticente a la propuesta, según informó la agencia IPS. | But Netanyahu was reticent towards the proposal, according to the IPS agency. |
No hablamos mucho, yo era bastante reticente. | We didn't talk much, I was fairly reticent. |
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