German-English translation for "widerstreben"

"widerstreben" English translation

widerstreben
intransitives Verb | intransitive verb v/i <untrennbar | inseparableuntrennb, kein -ge-; h; (Dativ | dative (case)dat)>

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  • oppose
    widerstreben Absichten, Plänen etc
    widerstreben Absichten, Plänen etc
  • go against
    widerstreben dem Gefühl, Empfinden etc
    widerstreben dem Gefühl, Empfinden etc
examples
widerstreben
unpersönliches Verb | impersonal verb v/unpers

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examples
I'm very much against what you're suggesting.
Was du vorgeschlagen hast, widerstrebt mir außerordentlich.
Source: Tatoeba
Her father reluctantly consented to her marriage.
Ihr Vater stimmte widerstrebend ihrer Heirat zu.
Source: Tatoeba
The thief reluctantly admitted his guilt.
Der Dieb gestand widerstrebend seine Schuld ein.
Source: Tatoeba
She did not like to call him either'the Count' or'Alexis Kirilich. '
Es widerstrebte ihr, ihn den Grafen, und es widerstrebte ihr, ihn Alexei Kirillowitsch zu nennen.
Source: Books
The thief reluctantly admitted his guilt.
Der Dieb hat seine Schuld widerstrebend eingestanden.
Source: Tatoeba
I am reluctantly voting in favour of this report today.
Es widerstrebt mir, heute für diesen Bericht zu stimmen.
Source: Europarl
in writing. - I voted in favour of this very reluctantly.
schriftlich. - Ich habe nur widerstrebend dafür gestimmt.
Source: Europarl
This goes entirely against liberalisation policies.
Dies widerstrebt einer Liberalisierungspolitik völlig.
Source: Europarl
Reluctantly, I voted for this report.
Ich habe widerstrebend für diesen Bericht gestimmt.
Source: Europarl
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"Widerstreben" English translation

Widerstreben
Neutrum | neuter n <Widerstrebens; keinPlural | plural pl>

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  • reluctance
    Widerstreben Abneigung
    Widerstreben Abneigung
examples
  • mit Widerstreben
    with reluctance, reluctantly
    mit Widerstreben
  • mit deutlichem [innerem] Widerstreben stimmten sie zu
    they agreed with obvious [inward] reluctance
    mit deutlichem [innerem] Widerstreben stimmten sie zu
  • nach einigem Widerstreben
    after some reluctance
    nach einigem Widerstreben
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  • antagonism, antipathy (gegen, gegenüber against, towards)
    Widerstreben Ablehnung
    Widerstreben Ablehnung
I did so with some slight reluctance.
Ich habe dies mit einigem Widerstreben getan.
Source: Europarl
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