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a regañadientes

reluctantly

Idioms & Sayings

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Aceptó el trabajo a regañadientes, no le convencía del todo.

He accepted the job reluctantly, he wasn't fully convinced.

—¿Vino por su cuenta? —No, vino a regañadientes.

—Did he come on his own? —No, he came reluctantly.

Firmó el contrato a regañadientes tras mucha presión.

He signed the contract reluctantly after a lot of pressure.