- be loath to do something
- не хотеть сделать что-л.
Новый англо-русский словарь. 2013.
be loath to do something
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loath — [ louθ ] adjective FORMAL very unwilling to do something: RELUCTANT: loath to do something: Officials are loath to acknowledge the extent of their involvement … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
loath — UK [ləʊθ] / US [loʊθ] adjective formal very unwilling to do something loath to do something: Officials are loath to acknowledge the extent of their involvement … English dictionary
loath — [[t]lo͟ʊθ[/t]] also loth ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ to inf If you are loath to do something, you do not want to do it. She is loath to give up her hard earned liberty... The new finance minister seems loth to cut income tax. Syn: reluctant … English dictionary
loath — loth [ləuθ US louθ] adj [: Old English; Origin: lath] be loath to do sth formal to be unwilling to do something = ↑reluctant ▪ Sarah was loath to tell her mother what had happened … Dictionary of contemporary English
loath — adjective be loath to do sth formal to be unwilling to do something: Sarah was loath to tell her mother all that had happened … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
loath — also loth or loathe adjective Etymology: Middle English loth loathsome, from Old English lāth; akin to Old High German leid loathsome, Old Irish lius loathing Date: 12th century unwilling to do something contrary to one s ways of thinking ;… … New Collegiate Dictionary
loath — [ləʊθ] adj formal very unwilling to do something Syn: reluctant … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
loathing — loath|ing [ louðıŋ ] noun uncount a strong feeling of disliking something or someone very much … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
List of commonly misused English words — This is a list of English words which are commonly misused. It is meant to include only words whose misuse is deprecated by most usage writers, editors, and other professional linguists of Standard English. It is possible that some of the… … Wikipedia
disinclined — adj Disinclined, indisposed, hesitant, reluctant, loath, averse mean manifesting neither the will nor the desire to do or to have anything to do with something indicated or understood. Disinclined implies a lack of taste or inclination for… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
reluctant — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. disinclined, loath, hesitant, unwilling, averse, opposed, backward, laggard, remiss, slack, squeamish, demurring, grudging, involuntary, uncertain, hanging back, hesitating, diffident, with bad grace, indisposed,… … English dictionary for students
