loath

loath also loth  (lth, l)

adj.

Unwilling or reluctant; disinclined: I am loath to go on such short notice.

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[Middle English loth, displeasing, loath, from Old English lth, hateful, loathsome.]

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loath, loth [ləʊθ]

adj

1. (usually foll by to) reluctant or unwilling

nothing loath willing

[Old English lāth (in the sense: hostile); related to Old Norse leithr]

loathness , lothness n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	loath - unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom; "a reluctant smile"; "loath to admit a mistake" loth, reluctant unwilling - not disposed or inclined toward; "an unwilling assistant"; "unwilling to face facts"
	2.	loath - (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request" antipathetic, antipathetical, averse, indisposed, loth disinclined - unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval; "disinclined to say anything to anybody"

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loath loth

adjective unwilling, against, opposed, counter, resisting, reluctant, backward, averse, disinclined, indisposed She is loath to give up her hard-earned liberty.
willing, keen, anxious, eager, enthusiastic, avid, desirous

Translations

loath [ləʊθ] ADJ to be loath to do sth → estar poco dispuesto a hacer algo, ser reacio a hacer algo
to be loath for sb to do sth → no querer en absoluto que algn haga algo
nothing loath → de buena gana

loath [ˈləʊθ] adj
to be loath to do sth → répugner à faire qch

loath, loth

adj to be loath to do something → etw ungern tun; loath as I am to leave → so ungern ich auch gehe; he was loath for us to go → er ließ uns ungern gehen; nothing loath (old) → bereitwillig(st)

loath [ləʊθ] adj to be loath to do sth → essere riluttante or restio/a a fare qc