German-English translation for "widerwillig"

"widerwillig" English translation

widerwillig

Adjektiv | adjective adj

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reluctant, unwilling

widerwillig

Adverb | adverb adv

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reluctantly, with reluctance, unwillingly with great distaste, loathingly
examples
  • etwas (nur) widerwillig tun
    to doetwas | something sth loathingly
    etwas (nur) widerwillig tun
examples
nur widerwillig (oder | orod zögernd) seine Zustimmung geben
nur widerwillig (oder | orod zögernd) seine Zustimmung geben
Tom reluctantly accepted the gift.
Tom nahm das Geschenk widerwillig an.
Source: Tatoeba
And the judge found us-- reluctantly found us not guilty, so...
. Und der Richter musste uns widerwillig freisprechen.
Source: TED
America s acceptance ’ of Iran s current regime ’ is grudging.
Amerika akzeptiert das aktuelle Regime des Irans nur widerwillig.
Source: News-Commentary
My answer is, albeit reluctantly, yes.
Meine Antwort lautet, wenn auch widerwillig, ja.
Source: Europarl
Both South Korea and China are reluctant to support robust sanctions.
Sowohl Südkorea als auch China unterstützen harte Sanktionen nur widerwillig.
Source: News-Commentary
They are reluctant to negotiate salaries and rarely know how to do so.
Sie verhandeln widerwillig über Löhne und wissen selten, wie man dies tut.
Source: News-Commentary
Despite this, there are still many people who are reluctant to wake up from their bad nuclear dream.
Trotzdem gibt es immer noch viele Menschen, die nur widerwillig aus ihrem bösen Atomtraum erwachen.
Source: Europarl
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