remiso

adj.

1 reluctant, unwilling.

2 weak, inactive.

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remiso

► adjetivo

1 (reacio) reluctant, unwilling

■ se mostró remiso a ayudar he was reluctant to help

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ADJ

1) [persona]

estar o mostrarse remiso a hacer algo — to be reluctant to do sth, be unwilling to do sth

2) [movimiento] slow, sluggish

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I

-sa adjetivo (reacio) reluctant

remiso A + INF — reluctant to + inf

II

masculino (Andes) draft dodger

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= reticent, reluctant, refractory.

Ex. Some library members are still reticent about using technological innovations such as microfiche readers so it may be only library staff who use the catalogue.

Ex. Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.

Ex. However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.

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I

-sa adjetivo (reacio) reluctant

remiso A + INF — reluctant to + inf

II

masculino (Andes) draft dodger

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= reticent, reluctant, refractory.

Ex: Some library members are still reticent about using technological innovations such as microfiche readers so it may be only library staff who use the catalogue.

Ex: Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.

Ex: However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.

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remiso¹ -sa

adjective

A (reacio) reluctant

a la hora de colaborar se mostraron remisos they were reluctant to help when the time came

los primeros rayos de un remiso sol primaveral (liter); the first hesitant rays of spring sunshine

remiso A + INF reluctant to + INF

son remisos a decir cuánto ganan they are reluctant o unwilling to say how much they earn

B (negligente) remiss, lax remiso EN algo remiss IN sth

han estado remisos en el cumplimiento del deber they have been remiss in the execution of their duty (frml)

remiso²

masculine

(Andes)

draft dodger

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remiso,-a adjetivo reluctant [a, to]
'remiso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
remisa

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remiso, -a adj

[reacio] reluctant;

se mostró remiso a los cambios he was resistant to the changes;

es remiso a intervenir he is reluctant to intervene

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remiso

adj reluctant (a to)

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remiso, -sa adj

1) : lax, remiss

2) : reluctant