renuente

Latin

Participle

renuente

  1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of renuēns

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin renuentem (“declining by a nod”), present participle of renuō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reˈnwente/ [reˈnwẽn̪.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ente
  • Syllabification: re‧nuen‧te

Adjective

renuente m or f (masculine and feminine plural renuentes)

  1. resistant or unwilling
    • 29 May 2009, Carlos Chirinos. "Obama pide encarrilar el proceso de paz", BBC Mundo. [1]
      […] que incluye facciones de extrema derecha tradicionalmente renuentes a hacer concesiones a árabes y palestinos.
      […] that includes extreme right factions that are resistant to making concessions to Arabs and Palestinians.

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