a regañadientes

Spanish

Etymology

From regañar (“to gripe”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a reˌɡaɲaˈdjentes/ [a reˌɣ̞a.ɲaˈð̞jẽn̪.t̪es]
  • Syllabification: a re‧ga‧ña‧dien‧tes

Adverb

a regañadientes

  1. (idiomatic) reluctantly, grudgingly
    Synonyms: a cara de perro, de mala gana
    • 2020 July 16, “Otros 16 discos del rock español de los ochenta que hay que escuchar una y otra vez”, in El País‎[1]:
      Los hermanos Amador, Raimundo y Rafael, arrastrados a un estudio a regañadientes (no se soportaban, y así siguen) por el productor Ricardo Pachón para dejar constancia en un disco de su arte.
      The Amador brothers, Raimundo and Rafael, reluctantly dragged into a studio (they couldn't stand each other, and still can't) by the producer Ricardo Pachón to record their art on a record.

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