desgana

f.

1 lack of enthusiasm, lack of interest, apathy, reluctance.

2 lack of appetite, loss of appetite.

3 weariness, apathy, despondency, abulia.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: desganar.

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desgana

► nombre femenino

1 (inapetencia) lack of appetite

2 (tedio) boredom, weariness

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FRASEOLOGÍA

con desgana reluctantly

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SF

1) (=falta de apetito) lack of appetite

2) (=apatía) unwillingness, reluctance

su desgana para hacerlo — his unwillingness o reluctance to do it

hacer algo a o con desgana — to do sth unwillingly o reluctantly

3) (Med) weakness, faintness

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femenino

a) (inapetencia) lack of appetite

comer con or a desgana — to eat without much appetite

b) (falta de entusiasmo)

trabajar con or a desgana — to work half-heartedly o without much interest

obedecer con or a desgana — to obey reluctantly

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= sloth, lassitude.

Ex. Students often misconceive what education requires, as prior schooling, plus sloth, predispose them to passivity.

Ex. His lassitude does not appear to emanate from laziness, but rather from the stirrings of nihilistic restlessness.

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* con desgana = listlessly, reluctantly, unwillingly.

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femenino

a) (inapetencia) lack of appetite

comer con or a desgana — to eat without much appetite

b) (falta de entusiasmo)

trabajar con or a desgana — to work half-heartedly o without much interest

obedecer con or a desgana — to obey reluctantly

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= sloth, lassitude.

Ex: Students often misconceive what education requires, as prior schooling, plus sloth, predispose them to passivity.

Ex: His lassitude does not appear to emanate from laziness, but rather from the stirrings of nihilistic restlessness.

* con desgana = listlessly, reluctantly, unwillingly.

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desgana

feminine

1 (inapetencia) lack of appetite

lo comió con or a desgana he ate it although he wasn't hungry o he didn't feel like it

desde que estuvo enfermo anda con mucha desgana he's lost his appetite o he's been off his food ever since he was ill

2

(falta de entusiasmo): trabaja con or a desgana she's working half-heartedly o without much interest

obedeció con or a desgana he obeyed reluctantly o unwillingly

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Del verbo desganar: (conjugate desganar)

desgana es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

desgana sustantivo femenino

a) (inapetencia) lack of appetite

b) (falta de entusiasmo): con or a desgana ‹trabajar› half-heartedly;

‹obedecer› reluctantly
desgana sustantivo femenino
1 (falta de apetito) lack of appetite
2 (falta de interés) apathy, indifference
con desgana, unwillingly
'desgana' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
flojear
- flojera
- desgano
English:
reluctance
- shuffle
- slouch about
- slouch around

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desgana nf, Am desgano nm

1. [falta de apetito] lack of appetite;

comer con desgana to eat with little appetite

2. [falta de ánimo] lack of enthusiasm;

con desgana unenthusiastically, reluctantly;

trabajar con desgana to work with little enthusiasm

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desgana

f loss of appetite;

con desgana fig reluctantly, half-heartedly

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desgana nf

1) inapetencia: lack of appetite

2) apatía: apathy, unwillingness, reluctance

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desgana n (falta de deseo) reluctance

con desgana reluctantly