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“était réticente” in English
4 examplesLa mère était réticente à l'idée de laisser ses enfants seuls.
The mother was reluctant to leave her children alone.
La Commission était réticente à l’idée d’inscrire dans la législation communautaire ce droit des États membres.
There has been resistance in the Commission to the idea that this right of a Member State should be written into Community legislation.
Elle a permis de convaincre tout d'abord la Commission et même la minorité du Conseil qui était réticente à cet égard.
It has helped to convince firstly the Commission, and then even the minority on the Council which was reluctant to go along with this.
Le sujet a été peu évoqué pendant le Conseil européen. J'ai cru comprendre qu'une délégation - je vous laisse deviner laquelle - y était réticente, car elle est opposée à tout caractère de justiciabilité ou de contrainte de la Charte.
Little was said about the issue at the European Council, but I had the impression that one delegation - you can probably guess which - was reticent, as it is opposed to the Charter having any legal effect or being in any way binding.
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