réticence
French → English
(psychology) Reluctance: a feeling of hesitation or unwillingness to do something
Malgré sa réticence initiale, il a fini par accepter de nous aider.
(English) Despite his initial reluctance, he eventually agreed to help us.
Le projet a suscité beaucoup de réticence de la part des habitants.
(English) The project sparked a lot of hesitation from the residents.
(legal) Omission: the act of intentionally hiding a fact one should say
Le contrat d'assurance est nul en cas de réticence sur l'état de santé.
(English) The insurance contract is void in case of withholding information about health status.
Il a fait son récit avec beaucoup de réticence pour protéger son ami.
(English) He gave his account with a lot of omission to protect his friend.
Entry ID: fr:en:réticence · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary