English-Portuguese translations for reticence

• reticência
  Estas reticências de princípio são reais. This reticence in principle is very real.
  Basta de reticências - o Conselho e os governos têm de agir. There must be no more reticence; the Council and governments must act.
  Mas, por muito profundas que sejam, estas reticências encontram-se também, pelo menos no estádio actual, claramente controladas. However deep it runs, this reticence is also, at least at present, quite measured.

Definition of reticence

• Avoidance of say#Verb|saying or reluctance to say too much; discretion, tight-lippedness; an instance#Noun|instance of act#Verb|acting in this manner
• A silent and reserved#Adjective|reserved nature
• ''Followed by''''''': discretion or restraint in the use#Noun|use of something
• ''Often followed by''''''': hesitancy or reluctance (to do something
• To deliberately not listen or pay attention to; to disregard, to ignore

Related words

• theoretical
• theoretic
• heretic
• diuretic
• reticulum
• syncretic
• theoretician
• phoretic
• theoretically
• cretic