reticence in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for reticence in the English»French Dictionary

reticence [Brit ˈrɛtɪs(ə)ns, Am ˈrɛdəsəns] N

reticence

réticence f (on, about à propos de)

reticence

réserve f (on, about sur)

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initial shyness, reticence

initial, du début

Translations for reticence in the French»English Dictionary

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réticence liter

reticence uncountable

ses réticences en ce qui concerne le passé

his/her reticence about the past

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His initial reticence stemmed from a sense of revulsion at the marketing of music and bands.

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As a result, urban women are models of reticence in public and rural women appear properly submissive.

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He produced pieces of monumental solidity blazing with harmonious color, or gleaming with the sober and dignified reticence of ebony, ivory, and white metal.

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The portraits convey hope but also reticence.

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Hart's reticence is misunderstood as proof that he has something to hide.

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What reticence, what loserism had afflicted them?

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Given the power accorded by the regime to extremists, it is enough to shock most into reticence.

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Reticence conduces to effect, blatancy ruins it, and there is much blatancy in a lot of recent stories.

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Theirs was a quiet humor, restricted by a reticence that the culture soon would discard as old-fashioned.

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This natural reticence may have prevented him from making the most of career opportunities when they presented themselves.

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