English-Spanish translations for reticence

• reticencia
  Esta reticencia de principio es muy real. This reticence in principle is very real.
  No puede haber más reticencia, El consejo y los gobiernos han de actuar. There must be no more reticence; the Council and governments must act.
  Pero, por profunda que sea, esta reticencia es también, al menos en la fase actual, muy comedida. 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