loath in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

loath in the PONS Dictionary

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Translations for loath in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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ça me répugne de le faire
I'm loath to do it
éprouver de la répugnance à +infin
to be loath to +infin

loath Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be loath to +infin
répugner à +infin
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In booms, many are eager to borrow; in depressions, lenders are loath to lend money but eager to collect.
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Rice was loath to mix business with pleasure and assured the director he would begin working as soon as his holiday ended.
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Understandably, they were loath to tour and promote another album.
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Nevertheless, it has been repeatedly demonstrated that she is not actually absolutely fearless, although she might be loath to admit to that.
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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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I am loath to close.
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Similarly, he would have been loath to enter the options market without what he perceived as an advantage.
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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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Now the only thing lacking was an operating permit, which the government was still loath to supply.
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In fact, each man is loath to use the words "hostile" because they are so willing to talk to each other.
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