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 Translation for 'reticent' from English to French
ADJ   reticent | more reticent | most reticent
SYNO restrained | reticent | retiring | ...
effacé {adj}reticent
réticent {adj}reticent
avare de paroles {adj}reticent
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  • réticent = reticent
  • réticent = indisposed
  • réticent = grudging [reluctant]
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Usage Examples English
  • She has also played a noticed role in "Zabranjena ljubav", on RTL Televizija in Croatia, as Angelina, a reticent hairdresser.
  • He is reticent and follows Hazel's orders absolutely.
  • Sponsors back then were reticent to have their commercials run on country music stations, even when the ratings warranted it.
  • Wright was not reticent about his deafness, and his autobiography, "Deafness: A Personal Account" (1969), is often used to give hearing people an insight into an experience they might not easily imagine.
  • Neela Kaur Rasgotra first appeared in late 2003 at the start of the 10th season as a talented but very reticent medical student from Southall, London, of Punjabi Sikh heritage.

  • There are few reliable sources for the details of Lalon's early life as he was reticent in revealing his past.
  • Though reticent about speaking about his sexuality, in 2009 Lam gave an interview for a collection of portraits of homosexual Americans.
  • She has two children. She is reticent about sharing aspects of her private life.
  • The reticent slow movement begins in the rhythm of a barcarolle, the violin imitating the singing of a Venetian gondolier, "sighing languorously above the heartbeat of repeated chords".
  • According to Zhao Qi, his father was an extremely reticent man who rarely said anything except when discussing archaeology.

  • He was personally reticent, writing no memoirs and giving relatively few newspaper interviews.
  • Kim was born in South Korea. He had not learned English in school, and was reticent when having to speak it in Singapore.
  • Walter LaFeber said that the incident made some 'reticent Americans' realise the power implications of expansion in the South Pacific.
  • One selection of "I. carnea", 'Inducer', has been used as a rootstock for inducing flowering of sweetpotato cultivars which otherwise prove reticent to produce flowers.
  • At this time, the police were reticent with the media, not yet having ascertained the identity of the woman.

  • The normally reticent United Nations Organization (UNO) has also publicly increased pressure on Pakistan on its inability to control its Afghanistan border and not restricting the activities of Taliban leaders who have been declared by the UN as terrorists.
  • His parents were "very Catholic", and would later be reticent of their son's engagement in the political system.
  • The electorate, restricted to Andorran citizens, was 20,298 voters out of a population of about 85,000. the Liberal Party is more reticent, but has promised to cooperate in any discussions.
  • Roxane wants to dethrone Amurat by wedding Bajazet. He is reticent, which infuriates Roxane. Acomat, and then Atalide pushes Bajazet to accept, and he considers it.
  • 11. Dik6 hon6 (...) - Literally to sweat; to feel speechless and reticent.

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