Translations for „loath“ in the English » German Dictionary

loath [ləʊθ, Am loʊθ] ADJ pred form

to be loath to do sth

etw ungern [o. widerwillig] tun

loath ADJ

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loath

unwillig

loath

abgeneigt

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be loath to do sth

etw ungern [o. widerwillig] tun

loath as I am to disturb your meditations, but ...

es tut mir wirklich leid, dich aus deinen Gedanken reißen zu müssen, aber ...

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In booms, many are eager to borrow; in depressions, lenders are loath to lend money but eager to collect.

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Many lower-level bureaucrats and military officers were loath to speak to him directly, as were some higher officials.

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The confinement is palpable: horror cinema is an art of claustrophobia, making us loath to stay in the cinema but unable to leave.

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Employers were loath to fire puddlers during the war because so few replacement workers could be found.

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I parried; but my hands were loath and cold.

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Although he was not eloquent and had a nasal voice, his hearers were loath to miss any of his thoughtful teaching, which was unbiased and well expressed.

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It also covers other social issues, such as environmental protests, or speeches by opposition politicians that other media are loath to carry.

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It is paradoxical, since rails appear loath to fly, that the evolution of flightless rails would necessitate high dispersal to isolated islands.

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After her rebirth, he was loath to make the same mistake, since, after all, she had died from bionic rejection.

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It could potentially criminalise any business activity which environmentalists loath.

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