renuencia

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /reˈnwenθja/ [reˈnwẽn̟.θja]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /reˈnwensja/ [reˈnwẽn.sja]
• Rhymes: -enθja
• Rhymes: -ensja
• Syllabification: re‧nuen‧cia

Noun

renuencia f (plural renuencias)

1. reluctance

   Synonym: reticencia

   • 2016 July 23, “Asesinan a cuatro reos en penal de Quezaltpeque”, in elsalvador.com‎^[1]:

     Debido a los incidentes, los reos han mostrado cierta renuencia para ingresar a sus celdas.

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Further reading

• “renuencia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16