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.

Further reading

• “renuente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014