Sentence examples of "reluctant to do sth" in English

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The mother was reluctant to leave her children alone. La mère était réticente à l'idée de laisser ses enfants seuls.

Not knowing what to do, I telephoned the police. Ne sachant que faire, j'ai appelé la police.

I'm reluctant to visit him. Je rechigne à lui rendre visite.

This issue has nothing to do with you. Cette affaire ne te concerne en rien.

For all his cleverness, he is always reluctant to give his views. Malgré son intelligence, il est toujours réticent à donner son point de vue.

You've got to be crazy to do something like that. Il faut être cinglé pour faire quelque chose comme ça.

He was reluctant to reveal what he really meant. Il était hésitant à révéler ce qu'il voulait vraiment dire.

I'm sure you did what you thought was the right thing to do. Je suis sûr que tu as fait ce qui te semblait être la chose à faire.

He was at a loss what to do. Il ne savait que faire.

It's extremely important to do sport every day. Il est très important de faire du sport tous les jours.

Give me something to do. Donnez-moi quelque chose à faire.

I was forced to do it. J'ai été forcée à le faire.

Were we to do such a thing, we should be punished. Si nous faisions une chose pareille, nous serions punis.

There were many things that we needed to do to prepare for our trip. Il y avait beaucoup de choses que nous devions faire pour préparer notre voyage.

I have a lot of things to do this afternoon. J'ai beaucoup de choses à faire cet après-midi.

She had nothing to do yesterday. Elle n'avait rien à faire hier.

All you have to do is to tell the truth. Tout ce que vous avez à faire est de dire la vérité.

What are you trying to do? Que cherches-tu à faire ?

I want to do something in a house. Je veux faire quelque chose dans une maison.

I'd like to do shopping on Fifth Avenue in New York. J'aimerais faire du shopping sur la Cinquième Avenue à New York.

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