Italian-English translations for riluttante

• backward
  They left without a backward glance
  The occasional backward movement of planets is evidence they revolve around the sun
  a backward child
• loath
  I was loath to return to the office without the Henderson file
• reluctant
  I now hear that the Council is very reluctant in this regard. Sento ora che il Consiglio è molto riluttante a questo proposito.
  The Commission was reluctant for a long time and dragged its heels. La Commissione è stata per molto tempo riluttante e continuava a temporeggiare.
  The Brazilian Government, however, has been more than reluctant to help, and even more reluctant to ask for international aid. Il governo brasiliano, tuttavia, si è dimostrato riluttante a fornire aiuti e ancor più riluttante a chiederli alla comunità internazionale.
• skittish
  The cat likes people he knows, but he is skittish around strangers.

Related words

• riluttanza
• con riluttanza